Speaking
to this medium, in Sabi village, in the Upper River Region (URR), a 26-year-old
poultry farmer, Sulayman Camara, has ‘wholeheartedly’ expressed satisfaction
with the high demand for his poultry products by consumers in his community and
beyond.
As
a Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) mini grant beneficiary, Camara attributed his
success to the timely grant support that he received from the National
Cooperative Credit Union of The Gambia (NACCUG). He disclosed that the grant
has enabled him to attract a lot of customers within his community (catchment
area) and even those at the border between The Gambia and Senegal.
“In
Sabi, we have a good market as the demand for chicken is very high,” the
poultry farmer said. However, he admitted that they couldn’t even meet his
community’s demand for chicken, much more those within the border areas.
It
could be refreshed that Camara was supported by YEP in 2019 with 250 broiler
birds, 20 bags of feed, 5 feeders, 6 drinkers and medication to expand his
poultry farm.
Before
he received any support, he started with 50 birds in 2016, which he then
increased to 100 birds. Presently, he has about 500 birds in his poultry farm.
The
young Sabi poultry farmer called on young people to venture into poultry as it
creates many employment opportunities, especially in URR.
He
encouraged: “I am not one of those poultry producers who face difficulties in
marketing my poultry products. The edge I have over other producers is my
business location, where the demand for poultry meat is very high. I cannot
even meet my customers’ demand.” He extended sincere gratitude to YEP for
enabling him to expand his business.
