Tag: Livestock

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ECOWAS secures €18m French funding for regional livestock projects

The Economic Community of West African States Commission has received €18 million in financial support from the French Development Agency to implement two flagship regional projects for the agricultural sector. These projects form part of the implementation of the Regional Agricultural Policy and the regional strategy for livestock development and securing pastoral systems in West […]

Livestock sector can generate N33trn annually - FG
Business

FG targets $74bn livestock sector growth in five years

The Federal Government on Monday announced its efforts to transform the livestock sector into a $74 billion industry within five years. This major objective falls under the National Livestock Growth Acceleration Strategy, to be executed through the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development. This disclosure was made by the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, in […]

How Bauchi spent N44m to vaccinate livestock
News

How Bauchi spent N44m to vaccinate livestock

The Bauchi state government has stated that the annual mass vaccination campaign for livestock scheduled to take place in 2023 in all 20 local government areas of the state will get N44 million. The Punch reported that Governor Bala Mohammed said this in his statement during the exercise’s commencement on Monday in Kangere, Bauchi LGA. […]

Livestock sector can generate N33trn annually - FG
Economy

Livestock sector can generate N33trn annually – FG

The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, said that the cattle subsector in Nigeria has a significant economic potential worth over N33 trillion yearly. Speaking during the opening of the Edo chapter of the Animal Science Association of Nigeria, in Benin City, Edo State, on Monday, Umakhihe […]