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Kwara State to Pilot Nigeria’s National Ranching Policy
Kwara State is set to pilot Nigeria’s national ranching policy as the federal government moves to modernise the livestock sector,...
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Climate-Smart initiative to train 4,000 Kano farmers in dairy production
A consortium in the agribusiness industry has unveiled a climate-smart agriculture initiative aimed at equipping no fewer than 4,000 farmers...
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Nigerian States, China to Produce 6 Million Eggs Daily
Nigerian states including Enugu, Kaduna and Oyo are set to play key roles in a $1 billion National Integrated Poultry...
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FG Partners World Bank, AFDB on Climate-Smart Sector Growth
The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has reaffirmed its readiness to partner with the World Bank Group and the African...
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FG inaugurates NEC technical sub-committee on livestock development
The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Economic Council (NEC) Technical Sub-Committee on Livestock Development, reaffirming its commitment to repositioning...
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FUNAAB to deploy technological innovation to cut cost of poultry feeds
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has announced plans to deploy a home-grown technological innovation aimed at reducing the...
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FG trains women, youths on sheep and goat production
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has organised an on-farm skills training programme for women and...
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FG Targets $74bn Livestock GDP in 10 Years
The Federal Government has unveiled plans to significantly boost the contribution of Nigeria’s livestock sub-sector to the nation’s Gross Domestic...
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Ogun acquires facility to add 1.3 million birds yearly
The Ogun State Government has announced the acquisition of a facility capable of producing an additional 1.3 million birds annually,...
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Kaduna $200m poultry project to generate $450m, create 350,000 jobs
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has confirmed that the $200 million Mega Poultry Project approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,...
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Katsina targets livestock-led growth through South Africa investment talks
Katsina State is taking major steps to modernise its livestock sector as Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has concluded a...
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NAPRI crossbreeds White Fulani cows with exotic breeds to boost milk
The National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) has made notable progress in cattle breeding after successfully crossing White Fulani cows...
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FG launches livestock centres in Sokoto to create youth jobs
The Federal Government has launched a Livestock Development Service Centre and an Artificial Insemination and Breed Multiplication Centre in Sokoto...
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FG trains youths, women on livestock feed and micro-livestock production
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, has carried out a series of hands-on capacity-building trainings for...
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FG Launches Tsetse Fly Control Intervention in Taraba, Sokoto
The federal government, through the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, has launched a coordinated intervention to control tsetse fly and...
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FG Trains Dairy Farmers to Boost Nigeria’s Milk Production
The federal government has moved to position small-scale dairy farmers, who contribute more than 80 per cent of Nigeria’s milk...
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Kwara launches Women and Youth Livestock Clubs scheme for jobs
The Kwara State Ministry of Livestock Development has launched the Women and Youth Livestock Clubs under the Kwara Livestock Entrepreneurship...
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FG Backs Ranching After Inspecting Manchong Integrated Farms
The federal government, through the Honourable Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has described ranching as a viable, scalable,...
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FG Sets Up Livestock Committee to Address Farmer Herder Crisis
The National Economic Council (NEC) has constituted a committee on livestock development to fast track the implementation of livestock production...
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FMLD, Christian Aid launch youth, women poultry transformation initiative
The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has reaffirmed its commitment to youth and women empowerment in the livestock sector under...
