Poultry Farming Business Concept
Summary of Business Idea
Business Overview
The poultry farming business will be a sole owner primarily based project conceptualized by a dedicated social entrepreneur. The project will focus on the production of meat and eggs for sale. The project will purchase layers and broilers and raise them in their production cycle. The project is located in Jomvu constituency, Mombasa County.
Focus Area (Sector)
Agriculture
Business Idea Details
The project will purchase 'ready to lay' pullets and broilers and raise them through their production cycle. The goal is to produce meat and eggs while offering delivery services. The target market includes hotels, bed and breakfast suppliers, guest homes, vacation resorts, and other related entities.
Job Creation
The business aims to create 10 jobs in the next 12 months, including 4 jobs for young women.
Business Idea Benefits for Others
Social entrepreneurship through social media will be employed to share the poultry business with communities, encouraging collaboration, and disseminating information about the organization.
Competitive Edge
The business will focus on a specific market segment, striving to understand customers better than competitors. It will choose either individuals or corporate customers and decide on retail or wholesale operations.
- Changing Rules and Legal Risk
- Human Issue/Risk
- Market Risks
- Innovation
- Quality Risk
- Resource Risk
Funding Request
Amount of Funding Requested: KSh1,000,000
| Grant provider/sponsor | Total |
|---|---|
| Poultry housing, structure for the layers | 50,000 |
Do you have other sources of funding? Yes, Own resources
Additional Information
The project aims to empower women and youth, create sustainable employment, contribute to poverty alleviation, and create participatory self-sustaining development at local levels.
The poultry industry is threefold, divided into Egg Production, Broiler, and Day Old Chick Supply. Challenges include maize price fluctuations, poultry diseases, urbanization, land redistribution, imports competition, raw material prices, standards, and regulations.
