Nat’l Livestock Transformation Plan Would Not Address Pastoralists Problems – Miyetti Allah

The National President of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Baba-Othman Ngelzarma, has explained that although MACBAN is happy about the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP), it would do little or nothing to address the problems of pastoralists.

Newsbreak.ng reports that Ngelzarma, who briefed journalists in Abuja recently, also said pastoralists in Nigeria crave a general sense of belonging.

According to him, “Only recently the Muhammadu Buhari administration started implementing the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) where some states have accessed the N3 billion, N6 billion funding. Some states started it, the one in Yola has started but we see it as a project that cannot solve the problem.

“How do you think a livestock centre that can accommodate not more than 20,000 cows can solve the problem of the cows in Adamawa that are over two million? But as a model, it is okay, we appreciate it. At least the pastoralists will see how to modernise animal husbandry.”