Nigeria - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Oasis is a poultry farming business unique in ensuring healthier alternative to conventional poultry by providing conscious consumers a high quality, hormone-free, and antibiotic –free live and dressed broiler chicken and other poultry products.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

Oasis is a poultry farm that specialises in rearing, processing and sales of organic broiler chicken.With adequate market research and feasibility studies, the farm is strategically located in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, and the promoter of the business is Abdulrahman Abdulraheem, who hails from Kwara state, Nigeria. The vision of the business is to become one of the biggest and successful poultry farm in Kwara State and in the country as it has several advantages that are sure to lead to success which are uniqueness in organic raising of chicken, vast networking with customers and low prices offer. Our target customers are immediate environment, households, restaurants, hotels, schools and event planners. Oasis Livestock Products and Services is a limited liability company registered with CAC and SMEDAN in 2022. Our mission is to be pioneer in the poultry industry through quality service delivery by adopting highest level of quality towards high customer satisfaction.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

This sustainable and ethical business idea will not only provide a healthier alternative to conventional poultry but also contribute to the overall well-being of the environment and local community. Oasis promote poultry health using natural welfare treatments.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

1Cheap quality poultry products. 2. contributing to the overall well-being of the environment and local communities. 3. Providing job opportunities to the teeming youth.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

The enterprise targets to supply 50% (2,500 live birds) of its products to live bird markets, 30% (1,500 live birds) to Broiler Processors, 10% (500 live birds) to Hoteliers, 6% (300 live birds) to individual households and 4% (200 live birds) to eateries, fast food centres, numerous restaurants, hotels and individual consumers.

01.05 When was your company established?

2022-10-04

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

0

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

0

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

Nil

01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

l) Farming

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

4

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

4

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

This is so because it offers health conscious consumers a high quality, hormone-free, and antibiotic –free poultry products. This sustainable and ethical business idea will not only provide a healthier alternative to conventional poultry but also contribute to the overall well-being of the environment and local communities.

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

4

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

4

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

6

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

Oasis activities ensures clean water and sanitation because it's aims at recycling it's waste majorly the poultry litter in generating maggot which can be subsequently used in feeding catfish. The process requires storing the waste around a specific spot within the farm for maggot production rather than releasing it into rivers as it so common to many poultry farms.

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

4

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

Reduce emission

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

4

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

4

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

4

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

4

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

4

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

4

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

5

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

Oasis avoids contamination if flowing water through non- release of it's waste into water

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

4

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

4

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

4

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

4

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

4

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

5

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

4

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

6

06.08 Justification for my startup

06.09 Competitive Analysis

Ar-Rahman is unique not only in low prices offer but also in the organic method of raising the broiler chicken. Organic poultry farming entails the rearing of chickens for meat under a sustainable culture without the use of antibiotics, hormones or other synthetic drugs. As a seasoned Animal scientist, safety of consumers is very paramount as there is serious campaign across the entire world on the need for farmers to embrace organic mode of farming owing to the numerous health challenges posed to the body of consumers who consume chicken raised using synthetic drugs.

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?