The
Federal Government has said it would provide insurance cover and agro-rangers
for ranch operators to curb cases of cattle rustling as well as clashes between
farmers and herdsmen.
Vice
President Yemi Osinbajo said this yesterday in Abuja at a national conference
on the transformation of the livestock industry.
Osinbajo,
who was represented at the event by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Audu Ogbeh, explained that 3,000 agro-rangers had been adequately
trained to protect animals and livestock from rustlers.
The
vice president added that the country had about 19 million cows, noting that
the number was less when compared to other countries.
In his
comments at the event, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, said the
state government was in the process of setting up ranches to develop the
livestock sector, adding that ranching was necessary to improve the quality of
beef and livestock production in the country.
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