Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, has urged key stakeholders to collaborate and tackle pressing challenges in Nigeria’s livestock sector, particularly the persistent farmer-herder conflicts.
Key Points from the Minister’s Address
- Collaboration: Maiha emphasized the critical role of collaboration between various actors in the sector to achieve desired changes.
- Practical Solutions: He highlighted the importance of working towards tangible, practical solutions that benefit both the livestock industry and the nation.
- Stakeholder Engagement: The minister stressed that all stakeholders, including academia, donors, private sector actors, and other government ministries, will be engaged in the Ministry’s activities moving forward.
- Transparency and Results: Maiha assured participants of the government’s readiness to act swiftly on accepted recommendations, emphasizing transparency and results-driven actions.
Focus Areas for the Two-Day Meeting
- Animal Health & Breeding: Discussing ways to improve animal health and breeding practices.
- Livestock Entrepreneurship/Value Chains*: Exploring opportunities for entrepreneurship and value chain development in the livestock sector.
- *Feed & Fodder-Grazing Reserves Development
- Addressing the need for sustainable feed and fodder production, as well as grazing reserves development.
Cross-Cutting Issues: Discussing other critical challenges affecting the livestock sector, such as farmer-herder conflicts and environmental sustainability.
