World Bank, FG, Kogi govt commended for investing in livestock
By Taiwo Osho
The World Bank, Federal Government and Kogi State Government have been eulogized for investing heavily in the livestock sector to generate enormous income for Nigerians.
The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, His Majesty Ahmed Tijani Anaje, who made the commendation, stated this when staff and management of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project, KOGI L-PRES, led by the state project coordinator, Dr Olufemi Bolarin, visited his palace in Okene. The visit was part of stakeholder engagement with traditional rulers in the central senatorial district of the state.
According to the monarch, crops and livestock farming have been the trademarks of the Ebira ethnic group, noting that the massive investment in the livestock sector in Kogi State would no doubt change the lives of rural dwellers for the better.
Charging the beneficiaries of the programme to use the input that will be given to them to expand their livestock farming to generate income as well as become employers of labour in the near future, the royal father pledged the support of the traditional institutions in the central senatorial district to enable the project to succeed and benefit the people.
On his part, Dr. Olufemi Bolarin, while reeling out some of the achievements of Kogi L-PRES, disclosed that the process of establishing a multi-million naira livestock service centre has commenced at Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara.
The state project coordinator mentioned that Kogi is the only state that carried out such an intervention aimed at uplifting livestock farming in rural areas.
“We are in your domain today to seek your permission and royal blessing to commence the distribution of inputs to the 500 women and youth poultry farmers’ beneficiaries across Kogi State.
“L-PRES will offer day-old chicks, feeds, drugs and vaccines as well as input for beneficiaries of broiler production, while those in egg production get Point of Lay, feeds and drugs just as beneficiaries in the marketing and processing, will also get preservation equipment (deep freezer), generator set, stabiliser, table-size broiler birds and packaging bags,” Dr Bolarin explained.
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