…Says Nigerians must key into the ranching policy
…As FG identifies 417 grazing reserves
The federal government says it has intensified plans to end recurring clashes between farmers and herders, with the proposed six ranches that will reduce movement of cattles.
Mukhtar Maiha, the minister of livestock development, while speaking with State House Journalists, said, it will rehabilitate grazing reserves and establish modern ranching settlements in six areas identified as major conflict flashpoints.
He identified the Federal Capital Territory fct, Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Adamawa states, as the areas for the intervention because of their history of farmers-herders conflicts.
