The Federal Government has unveiled plans to establish state-specific Livestock Development Centres as part of efforts to transform Nigeria’s livestock sector and increase its contribution to the economy from $32bn to at least $74bn by 2035.
The initiative, being implemented through federal, state and private-sector partnerships, will allow participating states to select livestock species or value chains based on their agro-ecology, producer base, feed and water resources, market demand, social acceptance and investment potential.
The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, made this known during a press briefing with journalists on Friday in Abuja.
The minister said the initiative was designed to operationalise the National Livestock Growth Acceleration Strategy, which was approved by the National Economic Council.
“This is about operationalising the National Livestock Growth Acceleration Strategy (NL-GAS), which was approved by the National Economic Council.
