The official says the fund was ap[proved to address the control of migratory pests, control of animal and zoonotic or trans-boundary animal diseases and
The Federal Government has provided a breakdown of the N13.9 billion Pest Control Fund recently announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono.
Mr Olaniran explained that of the N13.9 billion announced by the minister, N2.8billion was for migratory pest control, N9.6 billion for control of animal and zoonotic diseases, and N1.4billion for rehabilitation and upgrade of abattoirs. He added that no state in the South was chosen because “we are bounded to the South by the sea or ocean, so nothing comes in from there.’’
“Because over the years we have been inundated with increasing number of animal diseases and some of these diseases are are zoonotic that can also affect human beings. He further said, “the other intervention is to upgrade abattoirs across the states. You will notice that most of the abattoirs in most states if you have taken your time to visit some of these abattoirs, they are in very deplorable states.
The director pointed out that the essence of the intervention was to bridge the gap created by the annual budgetary appropriation, which he said would not be enough to address the three key areas.
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