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TCoEFS Successfully Rears and Markets 1,550 Broiler Chickens Under Enterprise Sustainability Initiative
The TETFund Centre of Excellence in Food Security (TCoEFS), University of Jos, successfully reared and marketed 1,550 broiler chickens in December 2025 under its enterprise sustainability initiative. The project demonstrates the Centre’s commitment to integrating research, practical training, and revenue generation in alignment with TETFund performance expectations.
December 2025 | University of Jos
As part of its commitment to enterprise-driven sustainability and practical agricultural innovation, the TETFund Centre of Excellence in Food Security (TCoEFS), University of Jos, successfully implemented a broiler production project that resulted in the rearing and sale of 1,550 broiler chickens in December 2025.
The initiative was launched following the Centre’s strategic repositioning in 2025, with a focus on activating internally generated revenue (IGR), strengthening practical training platforms, and aligning operations with TETFund Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs).
Each of the 1,550 broilers attained an average maturity weight of between 3–4 kilograms, reflecting strong production management, effective feeding regimes, and adherence to biosecurity standards. The birds were successfully marketed and sold, demonstrating both production efficiency and strong market demand.
The broiler project served multiple strategic objectives:
Demonstrating enterprise-based agricultural sustainability
Providing hands-on practical learning exposure
Strengthening institutional confidence in scalable agribusiness models
Generating revenue for reinvestment into research and training activities
The success of the project confirms the viability of integrating research, training, and commercial production within a Centre of Excellence framework. It also reinforces TCoEFS’s broader mandate to promote food security through innovation-driven, market-responsive agricultural systems.
Building on this success, the Centre is expanding its enterprise portfolio to include greenhouse-based bell pepper cultivation and other climate-smart agricultural initiatives.
TCoEFS remains committed to transforming knowledge into production, revenue, and sustainable food systems.
Each of the 1,550 broilers attained an average maturity weight of between 3–4 kilograms, reflecting strong production management, effective feeding regimes, and adherence to biosecurity standards. The birds were successfully marketed and sold, demonstrating both production efficiency and strong market demand.
The broiler project served multiple strategic objectives:
Demonstrating enterprise-based agricultural sustainability
Providing hands-on practical learning exposure
Strengthening institutional confidence in scalable agribusiness models
Generating revenue for reinvestment into research and training activities
The success of the project confirms the viability of integrating research, training, and commercial production within a Centre of Excellence framework. It also reinforces TCoEFS’s broader mandate to promote food security through innovation-driven, market-responsive agricultural systems.
Building on this success, the Centre is expanding its enterprise portfolio to include greenhouse-based bell pepper cultivation and other climate-smart agricultural initiatives.
TCoEFS remains committed to transforming knowledge into production, revenue, and sustainable food systems.