Agro agency launches Feed Finishing Project for Livestock Farmers

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Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), under the aegis of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Wednesday launched the National Feed Finishing Project for Livestock Farmers in Yola.

The Managing Director of NIRSAL, Mr Aliyu Abdulhameed, who spoke at the launching, said that the project was aimed at harnessing the enormous potential of livestock production in the country.

He said that the project had so far trained over 100 certified livestock farmers on the feed finishing scheme in Adamawa.

“Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending was created by CBN, with the collaboration of Ministry of Agriculture and Bankers Committee.

“The entire cooperation of NIRSAL is with the resource endowment of 500 million dollars by CBN to support farmers nationwide,’’ he said.

Abdulhameed noted that the development…

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