Anambra State signs a $61M worth M.O.U. with Lynden Intergeated Farms Ltd.

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, on Tuesday signed a N13bn  Memorandum of Understanding with Lynden Integrated Farms Limited for the establishment of a modern poultry production and processing farm in the state.
The event took place at Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, near Awka, the state capital.
Obiano,  on the occasion, emphasised that agriculture remained the number one pillar in his economic agenda.
He explained that the proposed poultry farm, which would  be located on seven hectares of land at Igbariam, would generate no fewer than 250 jobs during construction and 200 permanent jobs as well as 2,000 indirect jobs subsequently.
“At the moment, all the day-old chicks sold in the South-East are brought in from Oyo State. We want to change that. We want all the day-old chicks sold in this area to come from Anambra State,” he said.

He further explained that his plan was to approach agriculture in two areas  by creating  a favourable and sustainable environment for commercial agriculture to thrive and to roll out programmes that would upgrade the class of farmers to embrace the use of new implements and improved seedlings.

Obiano added, “We have mapped out specific areas where cassava, rice and maize will best grow and establish cooperatives in those specific areas. We plan to play to our full strength in agriculture.”
The Chairman of Lynden Integrated Farms Limited, Mr. Clem Nwogbo  who signed on behalf of his organization. explained that his company plans to develop a two-phased modern integrated poultry production and processing farm with day-old chicks and then subsequently upgrade its facilities in order to provide high quality meat, eggs from layers and fresh and frozen poultry meat from broilers.
“The first phase of this facility will comprise the setting up of 200,000 broiler houses with 8 pens, 93,000 layer house with 3 pens, 33,000 pullets house with 1 pen, 2000 birds per house slaughter house and a feed mill. We plan to double the production capacity of this farm by extending the broiler and layer houses to accommodate 400,000 broilers, 186,000 layers and 66,000 pullets after 3 years of full operation of the first phase,” Mr. Nwogbo further explained.

According to him, Lynden Integrated Farms Limited has the capacity to position Anambra State as the center of excellence in poultry farming in the South-East and South-South.