Vanguard reports that the Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina called for a stronger check on the
consumption and sale of the product.
Adesina reportedly made this known at the 3rd joint
anniversary of the Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN) and Nigeria
Institute of Animal Science held at the University of Ibadan.
He said that this would enable farmers make a bigger profit
because they would able to turn the hides and skins into leather.
Adesina said:
I am confident that
the satisfactory production levels achieved in the poultry and swine segments
will soon stretch to reach other commodities such as beef, dairy, micro
livestock and animal by products such as leather, bones, hides and skins.
The drive to turn Agriculture into business and not merely a
way of life is now in full gear, with the use of mobile phones and e- wallet
for input distribution directly to farmers, farmer’s registration with
biometric identity cards and the Growth Enhancement Support scheme.
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