Poultry Farm Business Plan In Nigeria

Poultry Farm Business Plan – The Poultry or Chicken Farm Business requires a well written Feasibility Study. The aim is to reduce any type of waste that may result in the set up of the business. I and my team do update the business plan document from time to time, this is done to correspond with the prevailing economic condition of the country.

The Poultry Farm Business Plan comes in form of an e-document, which can be converted to word document or PDF, depending on the request of the client, the following are content;

Poultry Farm Business Plan Table Of Content

Chapter One – This chapter contains the executive summary of the business plan on poultry farm, here is the overview;

OVERVIEW

• The business Opportunity
• The Market
• The market Target
• The competition
• The competitive Strategies
• The management Team
• The financial Plan, It comes in an excel spreadsheet

PURPOSE OF THE BUSINESS PLAN

A typical proposal for raising a poultry farm in Nigeria should at least come with the purpose of starting the business and then followed by other important information.

Poultry Farm Market Analysis

Poultry farm market analysis makes references to SWOT Analysis, they include the listed item below;

• Strengths
• Weakness
• Opportunities
• Threats

STRATEGIC INTENT

• Vision
• Mission

VALUES AND PRINCIPLES

• Project Strategies
• Financial Strategies
• Marketing Strategies
• Operational Strategies
• Human Resources Strategies

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

• Organization Structure
• Manpower Requirements
• Manpower Plan
• Man Power Budget
• Roles And Responsibilities

Poultry Farm Technical And Operational Plan

• Raw Material Requirements
• Machinery And Equipment Requirements
• Layout Of The Business Premises
• Growth Management And Quality Assurance
• Disease Control And Prevention
• Egg Production Process

MARKETING PLAN

• Product
• Pricing
• Packaging
• Location Of The Project

Poultry Farm Business Plan In Nigeria Projected financial Statement

• Assumptions
• Application Of Funds
• Operating And Maintenance Costs
• Daily EEG and Feed, Drugs Computation Analysis From Point Of Lay (POL) For 12 Months period
• Income Statement Projections
• Projected Profit And Loss For 4,000 Birds In 52 Weeks
• Market Information
• Mortality Losses
• Threats
• Profit projection For 4,000 Laying Birds
• Profit Projection for 10,000 Broilers

Additional Content

• Poultry farming egg Production Management
• Broiler Management Guide
• Broiler Starter formula
• Broiler Grower formula
• Pullet grower formula
• Laying Bird feed formula
• Layout Concentration Formula
• Broiler Concentration formula

How To Use Your Poultry Farm Business Plan;

Obviously, the Poultry Farming Business Plan was written not only or the execution of a business, but it also has other purposes for which it was written, the poultry farming business plan comes as a well researched feasibility study with well detailed information on how to start up a poultry farming business and how to successfully run the business. This is a business plan for poultry production & marketing in Nigeria, every entrepreneur deserves to have this document for various purpose apart from just starting up a farm business, especially when it concerns sourcing for fund in order to either begin the business or to increase business investment portfolio of the farm, below are the things you can use your poultry/chicken farming business plan to do;

BANK LOANS – Accessing a bank assistance in form of loan can be achieved using a well written business plan or feasibility study by a professional, most of these financial institutions, especially banks can be convinced that their money will be safe with you, they will have to trust you if you provide a template on how you intend making use of the loan facility issued to you. Banks are most times interested in the fact that the loan being issued will be recovered; your business plan for poultry farm will help out big time.

GRANTS – Your business plan on chicken farm gives you an edge while applying for grants from different organization, especially government agencies. The possibilities of having these agencies listening to you or even processing your application lies with the quality of your application, and this comes from the sample of the poultry business plan you will be submitting. This makes it a lot more easier and accessible. The thing is this, a written document outlining in details how you intend to use the money given to you will convince those issuing the grants to go ahead.

PROPOSAL – Quality proposal goes a long way in your pursuit for funding. Your business proposal application can get much attention when your document is not some random piece of writing. One of the factors that will make your proposal to be considered in any way is the information contained in the document. After getting our poultry farming business plan document, applying for a proposal will become as good as complete, you may want to make a few adjustments to suit your business objectives, By so doing you can defend your proposal before any board if need be. Your application for the loans and grant becomes a lot more easier, given that you now have a well detailed information contained in the business plan you intend to present.

Seminar presentation – You deserve a document that offers the best information required, so that in your presentation, you will not be caught reeling out unconfirmed data and information. The things is that this business plan forms the basis of your seminar presentation as well as research, however, you can as well get more information in order to compare information contained in your research work.

COMPETITIONS – Going for competition? This business plan gets you ahead your competitors. The aim most times is to be rewarded, these rewards most times comes inform of cash prize or scholarship, or for the entrepreneurs this competition might be where your journey in business begins. The essence is to win, and trust me the information contained in this business plan can earn you that..

POULTRY FARM BUSINESS IN NIGERIA

Today’s Nigeria accommodates some of the biggest poultry farms in Africa, despite this fact, Nigeria is still one of the largest importers of chicken. Understandably, this is a country of over 200 million people hence the need for edible birds will always be on the high.

The high demands for poultry birds is not restricted to just the festive periods or seasons like Easter, Christmas, Sallah etc. In fact a visit to Chicken market in a town as small as Abakaliki will tell you that the demand for this birds are high, virtually every market in Enugu has a potion where live chicken are sold, and the number of people trooping in too buy will amaze you. The story is not different from other small and large cities, and there are families buying for their consumption. When you factor in the fast food restaurants, the Supermarkets the request for these live stock products, you will understand why the country still import these products despite the level o production.

In essence, demand has always been higher than supply, and that is where the business opportunities comes in from. As an individual poultry farmer, your business stands a chance of supplying birds to families, eateries, Malls as well as big supermarkets. The truth is that the industry has become a money spinning machine and it is estimated to worth a multi billion Naira industry.

Set Backs In The Poultry farming Business

As live stocks, the poultry industry suffered huge set back, these set back resulted in the loss of some birds, the setbacks came inform of avian influenza, salmonellosis, although it was contained, it caused huge losses to some farms as demand for birds reduced, that is not the case anymore even though there is still the challenges of incessant power outage which also affect other businesses not just the poultry business.

Factors Responsible for The Growth O Poultry Business In Nigeria

Despite the setback and other challenges, the industry has continued to progress, meanwhile, there are factors that have contributed to the remarkable development of the poultry industry in Nigeria, these factor has continued to control how the business is done, these factors includes the following;

• The demands for eggs
• The poultry meat which is the primary reason for raising a poultry farm.
• The relatively profitability of the Poultry enterprise if brought into comparison with other agriculture enterprises.
• The roles as well as the contribution of the Poultry association of Nigerian, this is the umbrella body that cover all the poultry farmers in Nigeria, they regulate the market, one of the ways they achieve this is through price control.

Hindrances To The Growth Of Poultry farm Business In Nigeria

Without a doubt, in as much as the industry is experiencing growth and profitability, there are factors that has caused hindrances to the Poultry Business; see below;

• High cost of inputs
• Power outages
• Seasonal diseases (periodic)
• Low purchasing power etc.

Factor To Consider Before Setting Up A Poultry Farming Business

Ensure you have the following in place before setting up your poultry farming business in Nigeria;

Overview – Write a comprehensive overview of the business you want to start up, outlining every other required information needed. You should also chose a business name for your Poultry Farm, other things to include are the services on offer, then the level of your farm production of quality, then you should highlight how affordable your poultry meat and eggs are. Also you should have a set of customers you get to target. In conclusion, the demand for poultry farm products and services is almost the same everywhere in Nigeria.

The Company – The business should at least be structured. Who are the owners, how are you going to finance the start up, what is the name of the Poultry Farm business, will it be established as a limited liability company, who will be the owner, manager as well as investors. And then describe your products and services, items that will likely be the poultry farm products, items such as the poultry eggs, chickens or poultry waste, the chicken itself etc, now what are the services, you could chose to provide the services known as KCW and F, in plan terms Kill–‐Cut–‐Wrap–‐Freeze, most poultry farms offer these services these days. Place emphasis on the quality of your products and how hygienic your eggs and how they are of high quality. Your business motto could be something like “We produce, process and package to meet Your standard”.

Capital And Start Up fund – You can’t successfully set up and run any business without at least having you capital in place, this is applicable to all kinds of business, some business minded individuals even resort to taking loans and advances, while others hunt for grant, business proposal etc. The essence is to have fund to start up the business.

Location – When sitting a poultry farm, the location to be selected should at least be conducive to house the birds, exposing the birds to extreme climatic conditions can affect their growth and development, which will lead to loss in profit margin.

Equipment – You need to have the best equipment in order to survive the delicate nature of handing your chicks. Ensure that your live stock supply are healthy, and also ensure that the Hatcheries in charge o delivering a day old chicks to your farm are well scrutinized. Also engage a qualified doctor to always check and apply vaccinations or medication when needed.

Sourcing Of Heat – Most poultry farms I have been to have their own way of generating heat for the birds. There are different ways to do this, but the most common sources of supplemental heat is through the use of electric bulb, this can benefit your poultry farm, below are some other ways you can achieve this;

• Cooking stoves
• Coal stove
• Lesser extent paraffin stoves
• Brooder stoves

You can place the stove on the roof or somewhere above ground level.

Feeding – Feeding technique varies, there is one which is common, it is called forced feeding, chicks find it difficult to feed to feed themselves, hence the need to do that yourself, at least for the first four weeks.

Types Of feed for your Poultry Farm Business

Broiler growth and efficiency are dependent on the type of feed you give to them, there are stipulated feeds you must offer to these birds, they as follows;

• Starter feed crumbs
• The Grower feeds
• Finisher feeds

While the grower feeds is given to the birds between 14 to 16 days after the completing the Starter, you can then start administering the broiler finisher feeds, this is the feed that the broiler consumes most.

Other factors To Consider Includes The following;

• Brooder Guards/Rings
• Preparing For Arrival Of Chicks
• Brooding
• Brooder Stove Arrangement And Temperature
• Lighting
• Feeding
• Keys to Successful Brooding And Rearing

To get the full Poultry Farming Business Plan…… Pay N10,000

TO

GTBank (Guaranty Trust Bank)

Account Name – Okite Joseph ikenna

Account No – 0044083736

Once payment is made for the Business Plan, send the following (i) a valid email address and (ii) your payment details to any of these numbers – 07039768549.

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