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Kaduna, Jan. 5, ’25 (TNZ) The National Agricultural Mechanisation Cooperative of Nigeria (NAMCON) is planning to establish cattle ranches in all the nation’s 774 local government areas.
TheNewsZenith reports that the move is part of sustained efforts to modernise livestock production in the country and bolster value-addition.
The National President of NAMCON, Dr Aliyu Waziri, announced the measure to newsmen on Saturday in Kaduna.
According to Waziri, the ranches would have adequate animal feeds, dams and other world-class equipment for successful ranching.
He added that they would also be provided with clinics, western and Islamic schools and other necessary infrastructure.
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“These ranches will be fully equipped for both rainy and dry season farming activities for sustained food production.
“This is crucial to boosting food security in the country, jobs creation, poverty eradication and jerking off Nigeria’s foreign reserves,” TheNewsZenith quotes Waziri as saying.
According to him, the ranches will also have plantations of various economic trees like mango, guava and cashew among others.
Waziri said that the gesture would also greatly help in combating the recurring herder-farmer clashes in the country.
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