In Nigeria, there are two separate poultry production systems: commercial and rural. This study aimed to create a spatial dataset of poultry farms in Ogun State and locally assess the poultry meat production capacity of the farms through a location-based assessment using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology.

The poultry system in Ogun State is essentially characterized by small to large-scale production. Applying the FAO categories of poultry farm production: 17.2% of Household free-range (HHFR) farms (<200 birds) produced at 0.1%, 69.9% of Backyard commercial (BYC) farms (200-4,999) produced at 21.9%, 8.7% of Medium-scale commercial (MSC) farms (5,000-19,999) produced at 15.1% and 4.2% of Large-scale commercial (LSC) farms (with =20,000 birds) produced at 62.9%. GIS analysis also showed production of poultry meat type as: Broilers 2.2%, Breeders 4.1%, Layers 89.7% and Cockerels 4%. The application of GIS to the local production of poultry revealed that 13.9% of farms in Ogun State are not producing while Ewekoro Local Government Area has the highest number of non-producing farms.