The vaccination would target 247,000 cattle, 51,000 poultry, 152,000 sheep and goats.
One of the farmers, Hussaini Malleri, said he had been cultivating his farmland for the past 25 years, adding that hippos attacks were a source of concern to the farmers.
“We will help you to set up agricultural cooperatives and work through these to widen access to factors of production such as capital and capacity building.”
The registrar, Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCN), Yakubu Baba, said this in an interview on Tuesday in Abuja.
The group asked the National Assembly under Mr Lawan to look into the lack of government support being faced by pastoralists.
Lagos’ agricultural sector generated over N1.2 billion as revenue in 2022 despite the global food challenges.
Mr Buni gave the charge when the newly-elected national president of MACBAN, Baba Ngelzarma, paid him a courtesy visit.
The beneficiaries will be granted a soft loan of N100,000 each at an interest rate of nine per cent under the 50 per cent capital budget released for the 2022 financial year.
Abdullah Shawesh pledged to support Nigeria with his vast knowledge in the agricultural sector.
