From Left: Dr Ayoola Oduntan, Group Managing Director, Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited; with His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde, the Executive Governor of Oyo State; having a glance at the processed natnudO chicken at the abattoir in Akinyele farm of Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited; during the Governor’s visit to Akinyele and Awe farms of the company, in Oyo State, on Monday 9th October, 2023.
In his remark, Dr. Debo Akande, the Executive Adviser to the Governor on Agribusiness and International Cooperation and Development who was also in the Governor’s entourage, said the company’s investment in agriculture is massive and calls for effective partnership, considering its significant contribution to the State’s development, through agriculture and job creation.
Mrs Itoro Awala-Ale, the Business Development Manager, at Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery, spoke on the natnuPreneur scheme, where farmers are trained, given technical support and access to quality inputs to raise birds that are off taken by natnudO. Through this process, over 6,000 poultry farmers have been trained across the country for market access for the brand.
She said “Governor Makinde’s visit is important to our company, as 70% of our operations are in Oyo State. We have also provided over 2,000 direct jobs to the people of the state, and our impact on other aspects of socioeconomic development in the area has been significant.”
Dr. Oduntan also said that the company has empowered over 1.3 million rural households with the innovative Noiler bird, with an emphasis on women. This has laid a solid foundation that could be multiplied to spread across the whole of the country, and even the rest of Africa.
From Left: Dr. Debo Akande, the Executive Adviser to Oyo State Governor on Agribusiness and International Cooperation and Development; with His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde, the Executive Governor of Oyo State; Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, Group Managing Director, Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited; and Dr. Anand Burra, Managing Director, Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited; during the Governor’s visit to Akinyele and Awe Farms of Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited, in Oyo State, on Monday 9th October, 2023.
Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited’s Noiler bird, a genetically improved dual-purpose chicken breed indigenized in Oyo State, is a nutritious and sustainable source of protein. It resembles and tastes like native chicken, but is resistant to diseases, and produces four times more eggs and three times more meat. Like its eggs, the Noiler’s meat contains all essential amino acids and is low in saturated fats and cholesterol.
From Left: Mr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Oyo State; with Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, Group Managing Director, Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited; His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde, the Executive Governor of Oyo State; and Dr. Debo Akande, the Executive Adviser to Oyo State Governor on Agribusiness and International Cooperation and Development; during the Governor’s visit to Akinyele and Awe Farms of Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited, in Oyo State, on Monday 9th October, 2023.