The impeccable aspirations of section 14 (1)(b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended)
The impeccable aspirations of section 14 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , establish that “the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.” Although the purposive intent therein is excellent, however, the practical applicability and enforcement of that provision is at best variable, and at worst, non-existent, regarding the political dynamite of open cattle grazing in Nigeria by pastoralists.
What, then, underpins the ferociously devastating footprints of open cattle grazing in Nigeria? How is livestock farming developed and executed, applying modern practices, in an environmentally sustainable, peaceful and economically beneficial manner in progressive countries? Ranching is equally pervasive in each of those countries ditto technology-enabled dairy production; animal genomics, which helps livestock producers evaluate cattle genetic risks and potential profitability; traceability, which tracks cattle across entire supply chains from farms to forks; precision farming etcetera.
Wikipedia asserts that “herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria are a series of disputes over arable land resources across Nigeria between mostly-Muslim Fulani herders and the mostly-Christian non-Fulani farmers. The conflicts have been especially prominent in the Middle Belt since the return of democracy in 1999. More recently, they have deteriorated into attacks by Fulani herdsmen.”
Although no singular policy response will be perfect nevertheless, the foregoing illustrates that open cattle grazing in Nigeria is unsustainable given its deadly ramifications nationwide. Therefore, serious considerations and political courage, should be summoned to embed optional ranching in willing states across the country.
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