Nigeria: Ekiti govt trains livestock farmers on alternative feed source
The Ekiti state government has commenced the training of no fewer than two hundred livestock farmers on alternative feed sources as a way of resolving the lingering farmers and herders crisis in the state.
The training through the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project(L-Pres) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security had participants across all the local government areas of the state.
They are expected to be trained on how animal and crop wastes can be transformed to feed to ease the financial burdens by livestock farmers to feed their animals.
The programme which was held in Ado-Ekiti is expected to run for three days as experts train participants on how to manually convert waste to feeds for their livestock.
Declaring open the training, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Ebenezer Boluwade who commended the training initiative, described it as a panacea to massive productivity in the agricultural sector in the state.
He added that while the state government would continue to regulate the activities of herders to avoid unpleasant scenarios through anti-grazing laws, ' the government is also engaging all livestocks owners to enlighten them on the modern system of rearing livestock.'
Boluwade said, 'We are ensuring that animals that graze especially cows do not have a negative impact on cash crop farmers.
'Both can coexist peacefully in the ecosystem if they are properly managed and that is why we are putting up this training to find alternative feed for the animals especially when the season is off and there is a shortage of feed.
'These farmers also have the mandate to train the other farmers across the state while we continue to engage them in productivity through scientific methods of rearing animals.
'We will continue to provide support to farmers and livestock owners in the state to enhance productivity and food security.'
The state project coordinator of L-PRES in Ekiti state, Olayinka Adedipe said the training was necessary to expose the farmers on how to convert waste from the farms and animals to feeds that can help grow the animals.
He said the initiative would help the farmers reduce the cost of production and maintenance, especially procuring feeds for their animals which is understandable due to the economic doldrums in the country.
According to him, 'We are embarking on this training to educate the farmers and practically show them how they can convert these farm wastes to feed mechanically.
'Most of these residues from our homes, yam peels, cassava peels even wastes generally can be used to feed their livestock.'
Some of the participants who spoke commended the state government for the initiative while promising to implement the skills they were taught to further boost livestock productivity in the state.
Copyright © 2022 Nigerian Tribune Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Zawya
01-05-2025
- Zawya
Nigeria: Ekiti govt trains livestock farmers on alternative feed source
The Ekiti state government has commenced the training of no fewer than two hundred livestock farmers on alternative feed sources as a way of resolving the lingering farmers and herders crisis in the state. The training through the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project(L-Pres) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security had participants across all the local government areas of the state. They are expected to be trained on how animal and crop wastes can be transformed to feed to ease the financial burdens by livestock farmers to feed their animals. The programme which was held in Ado-Ekiti is expected to run for three days as experts train participants on how to manually convert waste to feeds for their livestock. Declaring open the training, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Ebenezer Boluwade who commended the training initiative, described it as a panacea to massive productivity in the agricultural sector in the state. He added that while the state government would continue to regulate the activities of herders to avoid unpleasant scenarios through anti-grazing laws, ' the government is also engaging all livestocks owners to enlighten them on the modern system of rearing livestock.' Boluwade said, 'We are ensuring that animals that graze especially cows do not have a negative impact on cash crop farmers. 'Both can coexist peacefully in the ecosystem if they are properly managed and that is why we are putting up this training to find alternative feed for the animals especially when the season is off and there is a shortage of feed. 'These farmers also have the mandate to train the other farmers across the state while we continue to engage them in productivity through scientific methods of rearing animals. 'We will continue to provide support to farmers and livestock owners in the state to enhance productivity and food security.' The state project coordinator of L-PRES in Ekiti state, Olayinka Adedipe said the training was necessary to expose the farmers on how to convert waste from the farms and animals to feeds that can help grow the animals. He said the initiative would help the farmers reduce the cost of production and maintenance, especially procuring feeds for their animals which is understandable due to the economic doldrums in the country. According to him, 'We are embarking on this training to educate the farmers and practically show them how they can convert these farm wastes to feed mechanically. 'Most of these residues from our homes, yam peels, cassava peels even wastes generally can be used to feed their livestock.' Some of the participants who spoke commended the state government for the initiative while promising to implement the skills they were taught to further boost livestock productivity in the state. Copyright © 2022 Nigerian Tribune Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Zawya
17-10-2024
- Zawya
Int'l E-Waste Day: Stop trashing electronic waste with ordinary garbage
To mark the International E-Waste Day, October 14, consumers worldwide are urged to collect dead and/or unused electronics and electrical products and give them a second life through reuse or repair, or recycle them properly. Above all, consumers should stop throwing them away in household waste bins. The Global E-waste Monitor 2024, authored by UNITAR, in cooperation with ITU, reported almost a quarter of end-of-life electronic waste ends up in home trash, squandering billions of dollars worth of copper, gold and other precious metals, materials critical to the production of such products, along with valuable plastics, and glass. The 14 million tonnes of e-waste (dead or unused products with a battery or plug) discarded with ordinary household waste works out to the weight of approximately 24,000 of the world's heaviest passenger aircraft – enough to form an unbroken queue of giant planes from London to Helsinki, NY to Miami, Cairo to Tripoli, or Bangkok to Calcutta. Speaking to the issue, Ibukun Faluyi of E-waste Producer Responsibility Organisation Nigeria (EPRON), told Nigerian Tribune that, 'We are putting a spotlight on e-waste today. E-waste has no place in household bins.' Faluyi added that for cities and towns outside Lagos where collection centres are not yet available, consumers need to put e-waste aside until there is opportunity to dispose them in an environmentally sound manner. Pascal Leroy, Director General of the Brussels-based Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum, in a statement sent to Nigerian Tribune, stated that: 'Small electronic and electrical goods such as mobile phones, toys, remote controls, game consoles, headphones, lamps, screens and monitors, heating and cooling equipment, and chargers are everywhere.
Zawya
03-10-2024
- Zawya
Nigeria: FBRA commits to lasting societal behavioural change to waste management
THE Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) has demonstrated its commitment to ensuring a clean, and safe environment and driving change in consumer behaviour through awareness creation and sensitisation in celebration of the 2024 World Clean-up Day. Representatives from FBRA member companies' and youths from the Lagos chapter of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), and the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social development cleaned the streets of Iyana-Ipaja in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos state. The clean-up in collaboration with youth was a deliberate intervention to leverage on the youth in an effort to influence behaviour. The group said it believe that the youth are best suited to drive change, create and build a strong force that can influence behaviour and overall impact positively on the environment. This is in line with this year's theme of 'Make Room for Life' in a collective effort for a clean, healthy and waste-free world that can sustain life. Other collaborators for the clean-up event were Green Janitors and Let's Do it Nigeria. The locals commended the clean-up initiative because of the impact on the environment and their health. With the support of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), a total of 207kg of waste was collected by over 100 participants at the clean-up exercise. Sensitisation on the need for recycling was promoted. The waste was recovered by an indigenous collection partner. Registered in March 2018 as the industry coalition for the food and beverage sector, the Packaging Producer Responsibility Organisation to implement the Extended Producer Responsibility in Nigeria. Copyright © 2022 Nigerian Tribune Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
