LIVESTOCK VALUE CHAINS -
ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE
2012
FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICUTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT,
ABUJA.
LIVESTOCK VALUE CHAINS
There are five (5) Livestock Value Chains
namely;
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1.Dairy Value Chain
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2. Beef Value Chain
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3. Sheep and Goat Value Chain
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4. Poultry Value Chain
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5. Leather Value Chain
 Pig Value Chain will take off by 2013.
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1. DAIRY VALUE CHAIN
Milk collection is on - going in Oyo State
(547mt of milk collected to date in the five
milk collection centres)
 Five milk collections centres established in
the last 2 quarters in Oyo State
 Rehabilitation of fours roads across five milk
collection centres in Wasinmi Grazing
Reserve, Oyo State is On - going
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1. DAIRY VALUE CHAIN
Draft Comprehensive breeding plan
completed
 Three existing breeding centres at
FunaFuna, Niger State, Paikon Kore, FCT and
Jibiro, Adamawa State selected as
community AI Service centres
 First set of EAs trained on milk hygiene and
animal Health
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2. LEATHER VALUE CHAIN
In collaboration with GEMS organised two mini
trade fairs on Finished Leather Goods (FLGs)
 50 Shoemakers trained in various aspects of
shoe making
 50 small scale producers were identified and
granted loans by GEMS, a programme of DFID
partnering with the Leather value chain
 500 jobs were created by engaging artisans in
the leather industry
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3. BEEF VALUE CHAIN
Selection of loan beneficiaries for fattening
scheme on-going in the states
 Bank of Agriculture ready for loan
disbursement to selected fatteners
 Mckinsey Consultants visited Nigeria to
assess the possibility of establishment of
Halal Certified Meat Processing and
Packaging Centres in Nigeria (HCMPPC).
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3. BEEF VALUE CHAIN
 The
contract for the procurement of AI
equipments and accessories for the
improvement of local breeds has been
awarded by the ministerial tender board
 Arrangements
for conducting a study on
HCMPPC under way
4. ANIMAL HEALTH
5.3million doses of CBPP vaccine allocated to 5
States (Benue, Niger, Katsina, Jigawa & FCT)
 3.55million doses of PPR vaccine allocated to 9
States (Benue, Niger, Katsina, Jigawa, Kaduna,
Kwara, Delta, Ogun & FCT)
 Sero monitoring carried out for 3 diseases
namely: Newcastle Disease, Infectious Bursal
Disease, and African Swine Fever
 Procurement of 4500doses of Anti-rabies
vaccines to Benue and Cross Rivers State
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PEST CONTROL
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200 flight hours carried out in Jigawa, Kebbi &
Sokoto)
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK TRAINING CENTRE,
KACHIA
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Commissioned by the HMA on 14th Oct., 2010
Collaborates with the following Institutions for Resource
persons:
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NAERLS (Livestock Extension delivery
methodology,Cooperative formation and managent,etc
ATBU, Bauchi (Pasture prodn)
Uni-Agric Makurdi (Swine,Poultry and Microlivestock
production and management)
NAPRI (Dairy /Beef cattle production, pasture production)
University of Maiduguri(Sheep and Goats production and
mgt)
FACILITIES
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Some of the facilities in the Centre are:
31 Bed hostel
500 seat Conference hall
Computer unit
Lecture Classes with Syndicate rooms
Restaurant with Dinning hall
250 KVA Generator
Water from borehole supply
Library
Clinic
Laundry
COURSES OFFERED BY THE CENTRE
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19 courses for a start; some include;
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Livestock Extension Delivery Methodology
Livestock Credit administration and
recovery
Feeds and Feeding
Livestock products processing, storage and
marketing.
Livestock Cooperative formation and
management
COURSES CON’T
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Dairy cattle production and management
Beef cattle production and management
Poultry (Egg)Layer production and
management
Poultry(Broiler) production and
management
Swine production and management
Microlivestock production
Animal traction
TARGET AUDIENCE
Livestock personnel (FGN, States – ADPs,
MANR, LGAs)
 Smallholder, Peri-urban and Commercial
farmers
 NGOs, Interested farmers and new entrants
(Retirees, Youth Corpers, etc)
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ABOUT THE TRAINING
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DURATION OF TRAINING- Range from one(1) to
two (2) weeks depending on the course.
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OUTCOME OF TRAINING- Certificate of
Attendance
ACHIEVEMENTS (2012)
68 Pastoralists trained on Modern Dairy cattle
production
 28 livestock farmers trained on profitable Swine
production
 57 Livestock Officers (one each from FMARD and
State MANR of the 37 States and FCT) trained on
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Extension Delivery Methodology, Conflict Resolution
and Management and ICT
Collaborated with NASRUN Ltd and trained 60
Livestock personnels from Adamawa, Kwara, Gombe,
Bauchi and Kaduna States on Feeds and Feeding.
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Concluded plans to train of 200 Youths from
North East and North West Geopolitical Zone of
the country, under the Youth and Gender
Empowerment sheme of the FMARD
CONSTRAINTS
Funding
 Demonstration units
 Supporting staff
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2013 WORKPLAN
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TRAINING CALENDAR DEVELOPED TO BE SENT
TO ALL ADPs, MANRs, etc
THANK YOU