Niger State gets grazing reserve
Thu Aug 25, 2016 01:58:am National
3.7K By Buchi Obichie
30,000 hectares of land in Bobi community, Mariga Local Government Area, Niger State, was on Monday allocated as grazing reserve for herdsmen.
This was disclosed by the State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, during a meeting with the national leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Minna.
According to Bello, the Bobi grazing reserve is enough to accommodate half of the cattle in the state. The Governor said facilities such as veterinary clinic, water and adequate feeds would be put in place at the Bobi grazing reserve.
In his response, the National President of Miyetti Allah, Alhaji Mohammed Kiruwa, commended the Governor for the gesture, saying the grazing reserve initiative would end the farmers/hersmen's clash across the country.
Kiruwa said so far 10 state Governors had allocated land as grazing reserves in their respective states.
He said the association was working towards ending the incidences of cattle rustling through collaboration with stakeholders in the cattle business.
The Miyetti Allah President also revealed that as a way of curtailing the rising cases of cattle rustling, the association was collaborating with the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and cattle traders in identifying real herdsmen .
Governor Bello also promised to open up additional grazing reserves in designated locations across the state to sort out farmers/herdsmen's problems in the state.
This was disclosed by the State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, during a meeting with the national leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Minna.
According to Bello, the Bobi grazing reserve is enough to accommodate half of the cattle in the state. The Governor said facilities such as veterinary clinic, water and adequate feeds would be put in place at the Bobi grazing reserve.
In his response, the National President of Miyetti Allah, Alhaji Mohammed Kiruwa, commended the Governor for the gesture, saying the grazing reserve initiative would end the farmers/hersmen's clash across the country.
Kiruwa said so far 10 state Governors had allocated land as grazing reserves in their respective states.
He said the association was working towards ending the incidences of cattle rustling through collaboration with stakeholders in the cattle business.
The Miyetti Allah President also revealed that as a way of curtailing the rising cases of cattle rustling, the association was collaborating with the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and cattle traders in identifying real herdsmen .
Governor Bello also promised to open up additional grazing reserves in designated locations across the state to sort out farmers/herdsmen's problems in the state.
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