An agriculture expert, Amina Momoh-Orimoloye, has proffered workable solutions to address the challenges of Nigeria’s livestock sector.
Founder and chief executive officer of Rumer, Momoh-Orimoloye, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos.
Rumer is a pioneer in blockchain based supply platform, which is dedicated to transforming the agriculture sector in Nigeria and hoping to scale out across Africa.
The platform focuses on establishing traceability, providence (everything about livestock animals dating back to its birth).
As an agro-trading platform, it enables local and international livestock trading, expanding the market reach of Nigeria’s producers, eliminating proximity to markets as a barrier to global market access
The expert noted that addressing the challenges of the sector requires a multidimensional approach.
“Addressing these challenges requires a comprehensive approach and most importantly involving policy reforms that will enable regulations to be adhered to,” she said.
She identified farmers/herdsmen clashes as the major challenge of the Nigerian livestock sector.
“Also, inadequate infrastructure and lack of access to quality feed and veterinary services and lack of market information are major challenges of the sector.
“Limited market access is also a problem of the sector. We have access to limited markets currently. The international community has stringent compliance standards, we still have a lot to do to address this,” the expert told NAN.
Momoh-Orimoloye also stressed the need for the right policies to boost the livestock sector’s productivity.
“Ensuring investment in infrastructure and adoption of sustainable farm best practices would help the sector overcome its challenges.
“Rumer dedicates itself to overcoming these challenges by implementing innovative digital solutions and advocating for policies that support the livestock sector’s development.
“That is why we have partnered with the government to flesh out possible policies that would enable Nigeria to start getting behind global compliance requirements.
“There would be no growth in the Nigerian livestock sector if these challenges are not swiftly addressed,” Momoh-Orimoloye said.
