(Business in Cameroon) - The Project for the Development of Livestock Farming and Fisheries, managed by the Cameroonian Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries, recently provided farmers in the North-West region with a cargo of 900,000 one-day chicks; to boost poultry farming in this region, we learned from reliable sources.

This donation comes in a context characterised by the scarcity of broilers in the markets of the major cities in the country, following the bird flu epidemic which started in the country a year ago, and which was resisting until a few months ago, particularly in the Western region, the biggest production area in the country.

This epizooty, according to the Poultry Association of Cameroon, resulted in the destruction of thousands of layers, making it impossible these past months to produce one-day chicks which are one of the basic material for farmers. According to the same sources, when they can be found on markets these days, one-day chicks are sold at FCfa 600 per unit, when they normally cost FCfa 300 to 350.

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