The National Committee on Livestock Reforms, headed by the chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has recommended the creation
Ganduje, a former governor of Kano State who led other committee members to the Presidential Villa on Thursday to present a report detailing their recommendations, said such a ministry would end the incessant acrimony between farmers and herders and also pave the way for future reforms for the livestock industry.
He said the recommendations to the presidency grew out of the urgent need to reform and develop the livestock industry and to provide solutions to the age-long conflict between herders and farmers in Nigeria. According to Ganduje, the low productivity of the sector has made Nigeria an import-dependent economy, draining scarce foreign reserves used for importing dairy, meat, and other livestock products.
“The conflicts are resulting in killings of citizens and loss of livelihoods, further affecting peaceful coexistence in the country.
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