The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project has budgeted N9.2million to purchase five pure breeds of Friesian bulls to boost animal insemination at Kadawa Insemination Center. The center is situated at Garun-Malam Local government area of the state. KSADP was supported by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). The project Coordinator, Ibrahim Garba-Muhammad,.The Advocate
Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano
The Islamic Development Bank, (IsDB) in partnership with the Lives and Livelihood Fund (LLF) has released about N74 million for the purchase of vaccines and other consumables for mass livestock vaccination campaign in Kano State.
The fund was allocated through the Islamic Solidarity Fund, the poverty alleviation arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group, to the Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) for the vaccination of cattle, sheep and goats against major diseases challenging their productivity and health.
Livestock health and productivity are serious concerns in not only Kano State but Nigeria in general. An indication of this problem is that the country imports 60 percent of its milk requirement, implying that local production cannot meet up with demand.
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