Nigerian woman managing broiler chickens inside a modern poultry house
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Poultry Business

Training and empowerment of women and other beneficiaries in poultry management and entrepreneurship.

Women-led poultry enterprises, from training to farm ownership. Illustrative image — NAMCON digital library

Overview

The Poultry Business programme trains and equips women and other beneficiaries in poultry management, enterprise development and farm ownership.

Beneficiaries are supported to move from training into ownership through a structured farm ownership model built around broiler production and appropriate poultry housing.

Why this programme exists

The programme is designed to move beneficiaries — with particular attention to women — from poultry training into poultry ownership and enterprise.

It addresses the gap between short training exercises and sustained income, by pairing practical poultry management skills with a structured farm ownership pathway.

Poultry was selected because it has a short production cycle, steady domestic demand and a comparatively low barrier to entry.

Objectives

Practical poultry management training.
Entrepreneurship and enterprise development skills.
Support towards a farm ownership model for beneficiaries.
Guidance on appropriate poultry housing.
Broiler production and market linkage.
Rural economic empowerment, with emphasis on women.

Expected outcomes

Stated as programme intentions, not reported achievements.

  • Designed to establish beneficiary-owned poultry enterprises.
  • Expected to increase household income and protein availability.
  • Aims to strengthen women's economic participation in agriculture.
  • Designed to build practical poultry management and business skills.

NAMCON’s role

Practical poultry management trainingEnterprise and business development supportGuidance on appropriate poultry housingMarket linkage for broiler productionProgramme administration and beneficiary selection

Eligibility & participation

  • Women's groups, cooperatives and individual beneficiaries in participating states.
  • Willingness to complete the full training cycle.
  • Access to a suitable site for poultry housing, where required by the cohort.

Implementation status

Open for Application

This programme is open for applications through the NAMCON portal.

Partners & collaboration

NAMCON works with relevant public-sector institutions, private-sector organizations, agricultural stakeholders and development partners where applicable.

Proposed Programme Targets

These figures are proposed programme targets. They are not reported achievements.

Proposed programme target

Beneficiaries per cohort — proposed programme target

Programme value chain

How this programme creates value

Each stage connects the previous one, from the farmer through to the market.

  1. 01Training
  2. 02Poultry farm
  3. 03Production
  4. 04Market
  5. 05Income

How it works

Participation follows the same structured pathway across NAMCON programmes.

  1. Step 01

    Register

    Farmers, youths, women and cooperatives register through the NAMCON portal.

  2. Step 02

    Assessment

    Eligibility, location and needs are assessed and verified.

  3. Step 03

    Training

    Beneficiaries receive the relevant technical or enterprise training.

  4. Step 04

    Deployment

    Equipment, services, inputs or placement are deployed where approved.

  5. Step 05

    Monitoring

    Activity is tracked at state and local government level.

  6. Step 06

    Impact

    Results are recorded and reported as verified programme data.

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