At the event in Abuja, Abdullahi stated that President Bola Tinubu’s commitment is to reposition the dairy industry by investing in it in order to fight malnutrition, especially in children and ensure total food security so that Nigerians will have enough milk to consume daily
“When you talk about food security, you are talking of many dimensions, food can be available, affordable, but the question is what type of food is that?
“So, this is where the aspect of nutrition comes in, and in talking about nutrition, then you have to talk about the various sources whether plant-based or animal-based.
“But we all know that the one that is highly desired is the animal-sourced protein, and our milk is a complete one because I doubt if there is anybody raised without milk.
“President Bola Tinubu is highly committed to the Nigeria project, he is committed to providing what it takes for Nigeria to be totally food secured because it is not enough for you to take milk today and tomorrow you don’t have milk and you don’t have an alternative to it”, the Minister said.
“Just recently, we concluded the Multi-Stakeholders’ Platform (MSP) for feed and fodder, and you know for the dairy industry, feed and fodder is key, because the livestock have to eat very well.
“And I think that good feed is critical to dairy industry development, and with what we are doing on this, I want to guarantee you that in no distant time, what the National Dairy Policy is recommending will begin to receive massive attention and we will be able to work the talk, ” Abdullahi added.
