The Federal Government announced on Tuesday it has agreed with 10 states to set up ranches to end the constant herder and farmer crisis in the country.
The Secretary of the National Economic Council National Livestock Transformation Plan (NEC) Sub-Committee, Dr. Andrew Kwasari, said the Federal Government and states would spend N70bn in the first three years of the pilot scheme, adding that N179bn would be spent over a 10-year period on the National Livestock implementation.
FrieslandCampina WAMCO, makers of Peak milk, Three Crowns milk and Frisco milk, among others is seeking to partner with the Benue State government on a Federal Government endorsed School Feeding Programme.
The Federal Government has indicated an interest in partnering with programme organizers of the annual Maltina Teacher of the Year Awards, Nigerian Breweries Plc.
The government said the partnership would be formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the programme and ensure its sustainability.
Beta Glass Plc, the glass bottle and container maker for the beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries is seeking to reinstate the Export Expansion Grant (EEG) by the Federal Government, to enable it export its products and earn much needed foreign exchange.
At the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which held in Lagos recently, Beta Glass declared a net income of N2bn for the 2015 financial-year despite foreign exchange challenges and economic headwinds.
The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja signed a Memorandum of Understanding with FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, to improve dairy production in the country.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, said that government’s target was to ensure each child in the country consumed three pints of milk a day.
The Federal government, in partnership with a Fulani community and Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH) have opened a milk collection and processing facility in Yola State.
The idea was aimed at reducing the dependence on foreign milk products, which experts said cost the country N75bn per year.
