Nigeria faces imminent egg shortages as day-old chick prices have surged 67 percent in three months, BusinessDay's findings show.
Poultry farmers are struggling to restock and boost production amid months-long waits for pullets – young hens produced for egg laying. The scarcity has pushed the p
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
