LOCALLY PRODUCED FEED COULD BE 50% LESS IN COST Says Cees Laros
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Abdoulie G. Dibba
Mr. Cees Laros, a Gambia based Dutch national, told Farmers’ Eye that a locally produced chicken feed could be 50 percent less in cost compared to the imported one.
Mr. Laros said this in an interview with the Columnist at the Foroyaa office on Monday, 18 August, 2014.
He said what are needed to produce chicken feed are premix, maize, wheat, rice or coos and oyster shell and which apart from the first ingredient (the premix) are all available in the Gambia.
He said a complete imported chicken feed costs D1500 per 50kg bag, while a similar complete chicken feed with 75 percent locally produced ingredients will only cost D780 per 50kg bag.
Mr. Laros gave the following breakdown for the cost of a complete feed using locally available ingredients.
He concluded that producing chicken feed in the Gambia would enhance the income of the farming communities as the local ingredients are purchased from them and the cost of chicken would also be reduced.
Below is the list and cost of ingredients needed to produce chicken feed.
Cost for complete feed with all possible locally available ingredient.
Material
Price
Quantity
Imported premix
D1,800
50kg
Locally produce maize
D450
50kg
Locally produce wheat
D550
50kg
Locally produce rice or coos
D160
50kg
Oyster shell
D250
50kg
Final cost for 50kg bag when the mixing is done
Material
Percentage
Cost
Premix
25%
D450
Maize
60%
D270
Wheat
8%
D44
Rice/coos
5%
D8
Oyster shell
2%
D5
Total cost
100%
D777.00
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