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Miyetti Allah Breeders Association of Nigeria says it is tired of open grazing in Ondo State, calling on government to make provision for ranches as a way of putting an end to frequent herdsmen/farmers’ crises.
The Chairman of the association in the state, Alhaji Bello Garba, stated this on Wednesday in Akure.
Garba was speaking during a public hearing on a bill to regulate rearing and grazing of livestock and provide for the establishment of ranches and other related matters.
He said that the association would support any peaceful move to address the issue in the state, adding that farmers and herdsmen must carry out their respective activities without clashing.
By James Sowole
The Ondo State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has recommended that herders should seek modern alternatives to open grazing, and urged the government to make provision for ranches to end the frequent clashes between herders and farmers.
Speaking yesterday in Akure, Ondo State capital, during a public hearing on a bill to regulate grazing of livestock and provide for the establishment of ranches, among other related issues, the Chairman of the association in the state, Alhaji Bello Garba, said the association would support any peaceful move to address the issue.
He argued that farmers and herders must carry out their respective activities without clashing.
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Alhaji Bello Garba, stated this on Wednesday in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Garba was speaking during a public hearing on a bill to regulate rearing and grazing of livestock and provide for the establishment of ranches and other related matters. He said that the association would support any peaceful move to address the issue in the state, adding that farmers and herdsmen must carry out their respective activities without clashing. According to him, the association has been begging the state government to register Fulani men in all the local government area of the state. Similarly,
The Chairman of the association in the state, Alhaji Bello Garba, stated this on Wednesday in Akure.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Garba was speaking during a public hearing on a bill to regulate rearing and grazing of livestock and provide for the establishment of ranches and other related matters.
He said that the association would support any peaceful move to address the issue in the state, adding that farmers and herdsmen must carry out their respective activities without clashing. x
According to him, the association has been begging the state government to register Fulani men in all the local government areaa of the state.