Livestock: Minister asks NAPRI for a proposal

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The business relationship between the National Animals Production Research Institute (NAPRI) with Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) today has deepened as the Minister of State, Mrs. Aisha Abubakar met with the team and demanded a proposal that would hasten business partnership towards a modern farm model for animals and other livestock productivity using standard methods for local consumption and export.

Mrs Abubakar said there is need for committee interface with the ministry so has to hasten the proposal process for proactive action from the ministry adding that the concept of the livestock business team comprising both the private and public sectors led by the Executive Director, NAPRI, Prof. C.A. Lapkini was very exciting and capable of checking the insecurity challenges in the country.

She said that “ I have found your concept very interesting towards achieving economic diversification of the present administration and to check security challenges. Come up with a proposal in connection with Mrs. Ope Ewe for immediate action”

 

 Speaking, Prof. Lapkini had taken the Minister through its Institute’s mandate and the other key stakeholders involved in the business team saying all modern ways of animals’ productivity would be deployed in training an organized youths and women farmers to production of fresh milk and meat for established private companies as off takers. He however wanted the minister to visit the Institute to see the facilities that were on ground and the ones that needed to be resuscitated through partnership.

 

The CEO, Fodder Green Technologies, Mr. Edward Uba stressed that the business build up was aimed at achieving an organized standard market for livestock products of fresh milk and meat from local producers using modern technologies through training towards ensuring off takers like WAMCO, Arla, UAC etc, adding that the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of the partners had suggested the inclusion of the FMITI in the buildup for better success of the concept.