Ebonyi state poultry farmers affected by the December 2016 Avian Influenza attack on their poultry farms will be receiving compensation from the federal government from July 5.
Uchenna Orji, the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, disclosed this in Abakaliki during a training programme for poultry farmers in the state on ways of preventing and handling incidences of the disease.
According to Orji, a Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development team would arrive the state on July 5, to conduct necessary assessment and other procedures before the compensation.
About 20 poultry farmers would benefit from the compensation but they must be registered with the ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and fulfil all requirements needed of them in the conduct of poultry activities.
Meanwhile, plans are underway by Ebonyi state government to establish 100 poultry farm clusters in each of the 13 Local Government Areas of the state, to enhance poultry farming.
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