By Peter Adelowo
At least hundred livestock farmers in Kwara state have been trained in commercial fodder production and value chain addition to reduce farmers and herders clashes in the country.
Speaking at the end of a capacity building for organized by the Kwara L-PRES, World Bank and Centre for Dryland Agriculture, CDA, the state officers of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), Mallam Nureni Razaq said the fodder production activities will assist in ensuring food security in the country.
He also said fodder production can lead to enhanced livestock productivity and improved livelihood for farmers and eradicate poverty.
Mallam Razaq explained that the incessant farmers/herders’ clashes occured following competition over food between human being and animals, adding that the initiative would reduce pressure on human food.
He noted that going into fodder production will make available quality feeds for the animals and improve livestock production.
In his address, a member of the Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Bayero University Kano, Dr. Abdulkareem Ajeigbe said that the participants were trained in both theory and practical aspects of fodder production.
He said the trainees were taught how to process fodder from various crop residue into livestock feeds, including forest trees.
Dr. Ajeigbe said the participants were also trained on how to market what they produce and make storage facilities that are needed.
