Laying Farm

Poultry Farm

Pioneering Egg Branding and Retail Packaging

Over 30 years ago, eggs in Nigeria were largely sold as open tray presentation and unbranded, limiting their inclusion in urban retail shelves spaces. By introducing hygienically packaged, branded eggs, Animal Care pioneered and revolutionized consumer access to safe and traceable animal protein. Today, FUNTUNA eggs are a staple in supermarkets, convenience stores, and urban markets across the country.

Building an Inclusive Supply Chain with Smallholder Farmers

Animal Care’s success is not built on scale alone—it’s rooted in community collaboration. Recognizing the challenges faced by smallholder poultry farmers, especially those lacking a strong route-to-market strategy, Animal Care developed an inclusive business model that integrates these farmers into its supply chain.

Egg Offtake Partnerships: Aside from having one of the largest installed layer farm capacity in Nigeria, Animal Care also builds resilience in its community by partnering directly with smallholder farmers after they have been empowered with training, quality assessment standards and key feed inputs. The farmers then become onboarded as affiliate egg producers, keeping to our farming standards. This gives them stability, structure and access to finance
Distribution Leverage: Farmers benefit from Animal Care robust regional distribution network, ensuring their products reach consumers efficiently.
Market Security: This partnership guarantees consistent demand and fair pricing, allowing farmers to earn sustainable profits.

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Boosting Animal Protein

Eggs are one of the most affordable and accessible sources of animal protein in Nigeria. With rising population growth and increasing demand for nutritious food, Animal Care’s operations help bridge the protein gap by ensuring a steady supply of high-quality eggs.

Nutritional Impact: Eggs provide essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals, making them a cornerstone of balanced diets.
Affordability: Compared to meat and fish, eggs offer a cost-effective protein source for low-income families.
Accessibility: Through wide distribution networks, Animal Care ensures that eggs reach urban and rural markets alike.

Enhancing Food Security Nationwide

Food security hinges on consistent access to nutritious food. Animal Care’s pullet rearing operations directly support this goal by:

Empowering Farmers: By supplying healthy, uniform pullets, the company enables farmers to maintain productive flocks and stable incomes.
Enhanced Egg Production Quality Standards through Farmer Training and Market-Oriented Education
Animal Care leads a targeted capacity-building initiative to improve egg production quality by training poultry farmers on best practices and acceptable quality standards. This intervention focused on aligning production with market requirements, thereby facilitating greater market penetration and contributing to improved food safety across the value chain.
Creating Jobs: From hatchery technicians to feed distributors, the company’s operations generate employment across the poultry value chain.

Fish Farm

The fish farm operates hatchery and grow out systems and produces catfish in concrete ponds and a capacity to produce catfish in concrete ponds with a capacity to produce 250 tonnes of catfish annually.