The farmers expressed confidence in the governor’s leadership and commitment to agricultural development.
Mr Ali said the artificial insemination exercise commenced about two months. ago,
Mr Guterres urged governments to enforce strong regulations and create incentives to prevent, recover and responsibly manage waste.
Ms Ogunkua urged stakeholders to take ownership of the programme.
The government is working with stakeholders to validate a national action plan to boost local milk production and reduce the country’s annual $1.5 billion dairy import bill.
The loans are under the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP).
The project coordinator said the hospitals were established to bring quality veterinary services closer to livestock farmers.
In separate interviews with journalists in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, poultry farmers described rising input costs as a serious threat to productivity.
The commissioner said that mobile veterinary clinics had also been deployed across the 27 LGAs.
Mr Otu also announced a partnership to establish 6,000 hectares of coffee plantations across Odukpani, Akamkpa and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas.
