Opeoluwa Fayomi
Smallholder poultry farmers in Nigeria lose half their birds to disease and poor practices—trapping them in cycles of loss and poverty.
The Idea
Poultry Production Clusters
Organization
Organization
Pullus Africa
Mission
Profitable poultry farmers
The Dream
Businesses like Pullus organize millions of smallholder poultry farmers into profitable clusters across Africa, paid by customers buying chickens from efficient, reliable supply chains.
How it Works
Pullus organizes smallholder poultry farmers into synchronized clusters led by trained "super farmers." Each cluster receives bundled training, feed loans, insurance, and tech for tracking bird health. Pullus guarantees a market—buying birds at fair prices and paying on time—so farmers can immediately reinvest in their next flock.
Why We're Excited
Ope Fayomi brings the rare trifecta of farmer, funder, and founder. She spent seven years as a poultry farmer in Northern Nigeria and later helped facilitate nearly $200M in financing for agribusinesses through USAID. Since founding Pullus in 2022, she's trained nearly 30,000 farmers and provided market access to over 1,000. The cluster model is gaining traction, bundling training, inputs, insurance, and guaranteed off take. The big test is proving unit economics work at scale and that businesses—including Pullus—can profitably organize smallholder poultry farmers across Africa.
