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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, has said that the Nigerian livestock industry forms 18 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the agricultural sector and worth over N33 trillion.
The Minister said this subsector should not be neglected instead, it should be given proper attention.
Nanono said this, on Thursday, in Abuja while inaugurating the 5th Council of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS).
He regretted that the continued crisis between herdsmen and farmers in the country does not go well with the development of the livestock industry.
Noting that cattle form the most important part of livestock development of any country because of its size, value and mobility, Nanono said the country needs to quickly transit from conflict era to becoming a net exporter of premium beef.
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CHAIRMAN of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria, GAFDAN, in Oyo State, Alhaji Yusuf Gizori, and the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, were, yesterday, locked in a war of words over the alleged attack on Fulani leader, Iskilu Wakili, at Ayete, in Oyo State.
The verbal war came as the Asawo of Ayete, in Ibarapa North local government area of Oyo State, Oba Emmanuel Okeniyi, also, yesterday, insisted that Wakili was involved in the destruction of farmlands in his domain, which ruined business for most farmers in the area.
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PDP warns Fayemi against using state funds for ranching
The party says such a move will only be welcome if it is not funded by the state government
The
Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has warned against the use of public funds by the Ekiti State Government to fund the provision of “enclosed grazing/ranching” for herdsmen in the state.
A resurgence of the issue of herdsmen and farmers clashes followed the killing of two farmers by suspected herders last week in the state.
After the incident last week,
Governor Kayode Fayemi visited the families of the murdered farmers, vowing to put an end to the continued