President Bola Tinubu today received a 152 pages report from the Presidential committee on implementation of livestock reforms, detailing several actionable targeted indicators within 10years time-frame that would reform the livestock sector in Nigeria.
The Co-Chairman of theĀ Livestock Committee, Professor Attahiru Jega alongside other members briefing State House Correspondents today after submitting the report to the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, revealed that the committee has proffered recommendations on the set up of the Federal Ministry of Livestock development including detailed guidelines on the establishment of the Ministry.
Our correspondent, Raliat Adenekan reports that Professor Jega further stated that the report outlined terms of opening up the value chain in the sector and ensuring that all sectors in the value chains enhance economic growth and development, create jobs, and also ensure that Nigeria attains food sufficiency and nutrition security, as well as exportation of the products that are associated with this sector.
Fielding questions on the call for the ban of Open grazing of animals in Nigeria, Professor Jega, posited that in order to address the Farmers-herders crisis, there should be a combined approach of adopting Ranching and Open grazing, noting that Open grazing which has been an age-long, traditional practice would be gradually phased out.
