National dialogue to end farmers/herdsmen clashes holds in June

Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said the Federal Government will hold a national conference to discuss and proffer solutions to farmers/herdsmen clashes currently ravaging the country.

Ogbeh who disclosed this while addressing members of a joint dialogue set up to analyse the root causes of the crisis while submitting their report in Abuja on Monday said the proposed conference would enable cattle breeders and farmers to discuss and analyse the situation with a view to finding a lasting solution to the crisis.
 
Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
The minister listed other stakeholders to be involved in the conference to include policy makers, the security agencies, Ministry of Interior and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN).

"The issue of herdsmen and farmers clashes and the big question of grazing reserves and ranches done by the committee is supported by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The committee has been working on this matter for two weeks and they brought the summary of their report today.

"We have looked at it to see how we can finally deal with this problem. We don't like the conflicts and we do not want them to continue. We also want to make sure that cattle breeding is not a nuisance but a viable industry. We are targeting June 2017 for a major national conference on this matter and at that conference we will bring in all stakeholders.

"We have to solve the problem and we will solve the problem," Ogbeh said.

Dr Rabe Mani, Assistant FAO Representative in Nigeria said access to land, capital, market, infrastructure, inputs and manpower were needed to improve the livestock production in the country.



He said the committee recommended at least a 10-year national livestock or ranch development plan to establish milestones and targets.

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