Home Agriculture FG, stakeholders partner to boost animal feed production

FG, stakeholders partner to boost animal feed production

...
The Federal Government and its development partners have proffered a roadmap for National Alternative Feed Resources to reduce cost of production and effects of incessant price volatility in the animal feed industry.
 
 Mrs  Anthonia Eremah, Chief Information Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
 
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar,  said this at the 2nd National Animal Feed Summit in Abuja.
 
Abubakar said that the theme of the summit, “Harnessing Alternative Feed Resources for Sustainable Animal Feed Supply”, aligned with the aspirations and agenda of the Federal Government to improve the Animal Feed Policy.
 
He said the theme also aligned with Federal Government’s agenda to improve the Feed Value Chain, Feed Quality Control and Safety, National Strategic Feed Reserve amongst others.
 
Abubakar said that the role of animal feed in Nigeria’s  Agriculture sector was critical as it would provide essential nutrients and support for livestock and production.
 
He said that the animal feed market was characterised by a mix of small and large scale, traditional and modern methods and with challenges such as lack of access to credit and markets, low investment in Research and Development amongst others.
 
Abubakar said that to meet the increasing demand for animal feed in Nigeria, there was need for innovation and technology to develop sustainable and efficient production methods which would support small scale and rural communities.
 
He urged stakeholders to deliberate on a single platform, strategies and come up with robust implementable National Animal Feed policy.
---
Source: NAN


0 Like
0 Comment
132 Views
Share on Report Post

Latest Comments

    There is no comment.

Related Post