MINISTER OF LIVESTOCK CONFIDENT ABOUT ECONOMIC POTENTIAL IN LIVESTOCK SECTOR

The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to the development of the numerous opportunities that abound in the livestock sector to enhance national economic development. The Minister for Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, said this while inspecting livestock projects at the Modibbo Adama University in Yola. After touring the university’s veterinary clinic, artificial insemination…

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TUC PRESIDENT BLAMES DEPENDENCY ON IMPORTED FOODS FOR DISINCENTIVE FOR GROWTH OF REVENUE FROM AGRICULTURE

The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, has revealed that untapped agricultural potentials have deprived the country of an annual revenue of $100bn. Osifo highlighted the country’s reliance on agricultural food imports as a factor driving underdevelopment in the sector. According to him, channeling loans toward agricultural development and reducing taxation…

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MINISTER ADVOCATES PROPER LIVESTOCK CARE AND REPLICATION OF MINISTRY BY SOME STATES 

The Minister of Livestock Development, Di Maiha, has called for stringent regulations on milk collection mechanisms and value chain distribution. Maiha, speaking at the 2024 edition of the Continuing Education Programme for Veterinary Professionals in Abuja, emphasised that the vaccination of cattle should be prioritised to enhance the healthy consumption of dairy products. The event,…

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AGREEMENT SIGNED IN BRAZIL ON AGROTECH, AGRI-FINANCE AND FERTILISER PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BOOST AGRIBUSINESS IN NIGERIA’S 774 LOCAL LGAS AND ENHANCE PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has, on behalf of the federal government, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) of Brazil, (has signed a Memorandum of Understanding MOU) to advance private sector development in fertiliser production, implement 1.2 billion Green Imperative Project (GIP). The partnership, struck at the…

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LAWMAKER ALERTS ON CHALLENGES TO LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Chairman of the House Committee on Livestock, Hon. Wale Raji, has lamented the significant capital flight caused by the country’s reliance on livestock imports due to its inability to meet domestic consumption demands. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Committee in Abuja, Raji noted that the annual production in Nigeria’s livestock sector is estimated…

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