, at the Imo State Government House, Owerri, the State Capital in February, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority has organised a skills acquisition training programme for women, youths and staff of the agency in the south-East States.
In poultry farming, sub topics treated include: overview of poultry farming: importance and challenges; poultry breeds and farm site selection; commercial Broiler production; commercial egg production; health and disease prevention and marketing. The requirements for fish farming were x-rayed and fish farming systems and practices were discussed. Hereafter they were taken through the various designs of fish ponds and their construction. Pond preparation was discussed and questions on stocking density, nutrition, disease handling and general farm management were discussed. The module ended with discussions on fish farming as a business and how the farmer can succeed as a fish farmer.
Some challenges of poultry farming and ways to mitigate them were discussed. Hereafter they were taken through the various breeds for commercial poultry production, the various designs of poultry pens and their construction. The various steps in commercial poultry production and egg production were x-rayed. Various questions such as stocking density, nutrition, disease handling and general farm management were discussed.