Livestock: Checkmate cattle routes not ministry creation, experts advice FG

 The experts in the Livestock sub sector of Agriculture have advised Federal Government (FG) against the creation of any other ministry saying the cattle routes should be rather properly manned to avoid clashes.

Livestock Reform: Tinubu promises lasting solution to farmer-herder conflicts

As part of effort to ensure peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders towards food security, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to make use of the new report on Livestock being submitted to him yesterday at his office.

Nigerians alert on contagious animal disease

 

The Federal Government (FG) has alerted Nigerians to be cautioned against getting infested with an animal disease called Anthrax. Although a standing committee has been constituted for its control against entrance from the neighbouring countries.

Miyetti Allah advocates milk centres as CBN claims spending N40b

 

Herders have identified development of milk centres as a powerful tool to curb frequent conflicts with the crops' farmers, even as the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) claimed to have spent N40b on dairy productivity.

Loans facility: BOA takes hard stance on Associations

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Managing Director (MD)  Iwan Hassan has said that Associations will not partake in its  loans facility of N65 billion recapitalization, and another N5 billion for livestock, saying he would prefer individual farmers that are doing their agric business with genuine collaterals.

Cattle Association appeals president elect for new tech training

President, Cattle Breeers And Dealers Association  of Nigeria ( CBDA), Prince Segun Dasaolu has called on the incoming administration of President elect, Alhaj Ahmed Bola Tinubu to imbibe training of farmers on the use of modern farming technologies that would enhance food productivity and development towards secured nutritional food.

Milk Day - ACAN president wants Govt to encourage private sector

 

As the world plans to celebrate the 2023 World Milk Day, the President, Agricultural Correspondents of Nigeria (ACAN) Mr. John Oba has advised the Federal Government (FG) to embark on private sector motivation into surplus milk production towards sustainable productivity for human consumption.

FG tells stakeholders to prioritize animals'well being

The Federal Government (FG) through its main Agriculture Ministry has asked stakeholders to ensure the safety of animals especially during any emergency occasioned by vagaries of climate change.

Zamfara AFAN laments over herdsmen, cattle rustlers

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Zamfara chapter has frowned over continuous activities of herdsmen and cattle rustlers against food security in the state.

Farmers/ Hersders clash: Islamic Bank VP berates 4, 000 dead

*calls for reformation of justice

The Chairman of the just concluded National Conference on Livestock Reforms and Mitigation of Associated Conflict, and Vice President Islamic Development Bank (ISDB) Mansur Mukhtar has lamented on the  continuous farmers-herders clash that have resulted to more than 4,000 death.

People are hungry and angry, implementation key to end crises- Sultan speaks

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III has attributed non implementation of livestock policy to check mate farmers/herders clashes as why people are angry with hunger.

FG vaccinates 30 cows against diseases in North Central

The Federal Government (FG) through its  ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched the vaccination of animals across the six geo- political zones of the federation starting with thirty (30)cows in Abuja, for North Central.

Livestock: FG spends N360m in 2yrs vaccinations

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has said it has spent over three Hundred of Sixty Millions Naira (N360, 500.000) as intervention fund on five different vaccines distributed to all states of the federation to checkmate spread of animals’ trans-boundaries disease between 2020 and 2021 years. Food farm News authoritative gathered from the ministry.

Annual animals’ vaccination is a waste of government fund

The usual highly celebrated animals’ vaccination and inseminations across some states in the country has been described as a charade and waste of government resources, an anonymous source told Foodfarmnews.

FG TO SUPPORT STATES IN NORTH EAST WITH FREE LIVESTOCK VACCINES

 

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has said that Federal Government (FG) through the Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services will support Gombe , and other States in the north east  with two million  Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP), Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Newcastle Disease (ND) vaccines among others. 

Monkey pox: One dead records, Agric Minister advises

Finally, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the death of one person out of 21 being infected by monkey box disease.

Nigeria losses $14b annually on farmers-herders crisis, says Presidential Aide

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Agriculture and Head of (PACE) Secretariat, Dr. Andrew Kwasari has said over $14 billion is annually lost to farmers- herders conflict, just as 22 states have shown interest of participation in the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP).

National Livestock: Minister, FAO advocate implementation

 The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar and the Country Representative, Food for Agriculture Organization (FAO) have both said that consistent implementation of the 10 years National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) will unlock the full economic potentials of the meat and dairy productivity into agricultural economy development in Nigeria.

Agric correspondents, Ministry hold national summit on Livestock transformation

The Agricultural Correspondents of Nigeria (ACAN) in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) will on Tuesday, April 26th host participants across the states of the federation to a national summit on livestock transformation plan. 

FG trains millers, farmers on using local contents for feeds

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has trained both livestock farmers and feeds millers on how to use our own local materials for nutritious animal feeds at a very competitive cost.