FG collaborates stakeholders to boost supply of livestock products

The Ministry of Livestock  Development has pledged its commitment to collaborate with relevant stakeholders for increased supply and affordable beef, dairy  products, pork and other livestock products to the populace.

Alhaji Idi Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development said this at the ongoing Strategic Consultative Session with stakeholders on Sustainable Livestock Development in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja.

Maiha said the essence of the meeting was to aggregate the ideas from key stakeholders towards obtaining implementable actions that would be of benefit to livestock industry and the country in general.

The minister said that President Bola Tinubu created the ministry to meet the yearnings of the populace that were seeking for concerted action in the livestock sub sector of economy.

“Nigerians are looking for change: in the areas of reduction of farmer-herder conflict, increased supply of and affordable beef, dairy products, poultry, chevon, mutton, pork and other livestock products.

“With the ministry and the available human resources in Nigeria, the days of lamentation should be over, we must come together and provide tangible results.

“The ministry plans to engage all stakeholders to achieve the desired results, we will link up with academia, donors, other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, private sector among others.

“All actors in the upstream, midstream and downstream of our livestock chains will be consulted in the implementation of the ministry`s activities,’’he said