Agriculture

17 States Benefit from $546 Million Livestock Support Project

A total of 223,097 beneficiaries from 17 states have received funding from the $546 million Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), a major initiative by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security aimed at boosting livestock productivity across Nigeria. The L-PRES project, which was established to enhance livestock productivity, commercialization, and resilience, is […]

Agriculture

Adamawa Launches Mass Vaccination of Livestock Amid Taraba Cattle Deaths

The Adamawa State government is ramping up surveillance and preparing a mass vaccination campaign in response to the suspected outbreak of haemorrhagic septicaemia, a disease believed to have caused the death of over 1,000 cows in neighboring Taraba State. Suleiman Aminu, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Livestock and Aquaculture, shared the information with journalists […]