The minister identified feed and fodder, breed improvement and animal health management as the ministry’s three major priorities.
Ms Erinfolami said that before the training, she didn’t have much knowledge about poultry.
Mr Abubakar said the intervention would also include training for pig farmers on biosecurity measures and good farm practices.
Mr Ishiaku said the facility was part of L-PRES investments in animal health services.
Some agriculture stakeholders have called on the federal government to implement workable measures to reduce production costs in the sector.
Mr Kyari said Africa could not feed its projected 2.5 billion population by 2050 by expanding farmland alone.
The federal government’s fertiliser and farm-input interventions have improved farmers’ productivity and livelihoods in Kano, says AFAN.
Mr Maitafsir said the gesture was part of his commitment to supporting farmers and improving their living standards.
Liyel Imoukhuede, special adviser to Gov Bassey Otu on livestock development, said the initiative supports the national objective of eradicating peste des petits ruminants by 2030.
The farmers said Lagos could meet its target of increasing its contribution to locally consumed food from 25 per cent to 50 per cent.
