Stakeholders seek review of national livestock plan
Written by on April 27, 2022
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have called for a review of the implementation arrangements of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) to define roles and responsibilities of private sector, Federal and State Governments.
Some of the stakeholders made the call on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 2022 summit on NLTP organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural in collaboration with Agriculture Correspondents of Nigeria(ACAN) in Abuja.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations representative in Nigeria and to ECOWAS, Fred Kafeero, said such reviews will fast track its implementation, monitoring, evaluation, learning and accountability for the results.
Kafeero also called on the need for a strong institutional set up to drive national level implementation in a coordinated manner.
He said the measure would fast track its implementation, monitoring, evaluation, learning and accountability for the results to resolve the lingering crises between farmers and herders as well as reposition the livestock sector in the country there need to reposition the livestock sector.
It is an initiative designed to partner with interested state governments to provide land for livestock farmers to practice their profession.
Through this programme, livestock farmers, including the controversial Fulani herders (and their employers), will have access to land for ranching.
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