As part of efforts being put in place by the Federal Government to
end the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers, a Local
Organising Committee has been inaugurated ahead of a national conference
on livestock.
The committee is saddled with the responsibility of designing
implementable structures to check the attacks and increase cattle
breeding in the country.
Speaking during the inauguration, which took place in Abuja on
Wednesday, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh
said the committee would ensure that cattle would no longer be found
roaming across the country.
Ogbeh said, “The need to keep our cattle in secured colonies will
afford us the opportunities to curtail the incessant farmers/herdsmen
clashes as well as embark on systematic cattle breed improvement.”
According to the minister, transforming grazing reserves into ranches
was as a result of the recommendations of a three-day stakeholders’
policy dialogue that was held in Kaduna in April this year.
He urged the committee to consider the Kaduna recommendations while
organising the national conference on livestock, and agree on
sustainable solutions.
Ogbeh also thanked members of the committee for their commitment to the sustainable development of the livestock sub-sector.
Chairman of the committee, Dr. Gidion Mshebwala assured Ogbeh that
members will adopt their collective skills and experience to organise
the conference.
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