Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani says his administration’s broader strategy is to transform the agricultural sector and strengthen the livestock value chain as the capital of northern Nigeria.
Represented by the Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarebe, Gov Uba Sani made the observation during the flag-off of the distribution of livestock intervention to 5,000 farmer cooperatives across the state.
The state government, during the event, distributed 500 solar-powered freezers complete with panels, inverters and batteries; 300 feed millers; 3,000 bags of poultry feed; and 200,000 day-old chicks to organised farmer cooperatives across the state’s 23 Local Government Areas.
Sani explained that the government aims to position Kaduna as a centre of innovation, productivity and inclusive growth in agriculture, saying that the objective is to build a Kaduna State that feeds itself, supports the nation and exports to the world with the support of its people.
He further explained that the intervention would directly benefit 5,000 farmers organised into cooperatives of 10 members each, stressing that the assets will boost productivity, reduce losses, improve quality and expand income opportunities, especially for women and youth who drive much of Kaduna’s livestock value chain.
Sani explained, “The intervention was part of deliberate investments by his administration to strengthen agricultural value chains, expand access to modern technology and empower farmers to increase productivity.”
The governor stated that the state had already recorded significant milestones in livestock development and rehabilitated abattoirs and slaughter slabs, constructed veterinary clinics and boreholes in pastoral communities and deployed mobile veterinary teams to ensure timely animal healthcare.
He said that vaccination campaigns carried out by the state government had protected over 850, 000 cattle, 250, 000 sheep and goats, 250, 000 poultry and 5,000 dogs from transboundary diseases.
He said the administration had also distributed 100 residue crushers and 50 fodder choppers to cooperatives and sedentary pastoralist groups to convert crop residues into livestock feed and enhance feed availability.
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