Kwara State Governor AbdulRazaq, has flagged-off the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project, a six-year $500m food security programme supported by the World Bank and the Federal Government.
Both the Federal Government and the World Bank commended the State governor for providing quality leadership and platforms for livestock value chain production and commercialisation in the State.
The Governor said his administration had invested in the development of the livestock sector to maximise its potential, particularly in beef and dairy production.
“Kwara has a comparative advantage in all areas of livestock production, particularly in beef and dairy production. It serves as a form of income and wealth for families to better access financial services. It is a major form of financial instrument for families, especially now that we are talking about financial inclusion, improvement in the standard of living, and improving our GDP in the State.
“This is why our focus has been on developing, upgrading, and transforming the economy in terms of livestock development. This has had positive impacts on smallholder farmers while also reducing farmer-herder conflict in the State.
“We aim to ensure that the smallholder farmers become commercial farmers so that they can respond to the demand for quality food from the urban centres, climate change, contribution to the global economy, and also ensure that families have an adequate supply of animal protein and improved livelihood”.
