The experts spoke during the second edition of the National Animal Feed Summit held in Abuja.
, its sister organisation, PREMIUM TIMES, and Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited in Abuja.
She said insects have the potential to meet the animal protein needs of feed milling and poultry industries. In his presentation, Yarama Ndirpaya, director of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, said Nigeria is facing a feed and food security crisis that is compounded by the COVID-19 global pandemic and its effects on the food value chain in the country.
He said degraded lands can be converted into pasture cultivation in an effort to curb climate change. On agricultural policies like the Anchor Borrowers Program launched in 2015, Mr Akinbajo said the problem of the programme was the lack of transparency.“If you want success for the agriculture sector, ensure transparency,” he added.
“It is important that relevant individuals within the agriculture space should collaborate with the media to keep the government accountable,” he said On his part, the President of the Potato Farmers Association, Daniel Okafor, during his presentation on potatoes as an alternative feed for livestock, urged researchers to train farmers to know more about extension services.
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