The co-chairman of the Presidential Livestock Reforms Implementation Committee (PLRIC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has urged the Federal Government to enhance the National Animal Identification and Traceability (NAIT) system to boost livestock product standards and address security concerns.
This recommendation emerged from
a recent two-day workshop on livestock reforms, held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, which concluded with a set of proposed reforms for Nigeria’s livestock sector.
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Daily Trust reports that the workshop included stakeholders who discussed a broad range of reforms targeting various livestock subsectors, such as ruminants, dairy, poultry, swine, and microlivestock, as well as areas like animal health, breed improvement, and climate action.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has created a new ministry of Livestock Development to boost the agricultural sector and address the challenges of farmer-harder crisis across various parts of the country.
AgroClimateNews reports that Idi Mukhtar Maiha has been nominated to serve as the minister of the new Ministry in the recent reshuffling of Tinubu’s 48-member cabinet.
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