Sun Jul 25 2021 Muhammed Salihu Ahmad is a livestock expert and retired director in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. In this interview, the Managing Director of Space Age Continental Investment Limited suggested ways out of the crisis ravaging the livestock sector of Nigeria’s economy.
The issue of grazing routes and ranches has been on for some time now, can you trace its origin in the history of livestock in our country? Before the colonial masters left, they envisaged that population growth of the country would create challenges in the livestock industry, so they initiated what they called the Grazing Reserve Development Programme. At first, it was called the Fulani Development Initiative.