Kaduna Govt Provides Pasture Fields, Others For 19 Communities

Kaduna State commissioner for Agriculture, Malam Murtala Dabo, has said Governor Uba Sani administration has prioritised investments across the livestock value chain to improve productivity, strengthen food security and enhance livelihoods.

Dabo disclosed that 19 pastoralist communities have been provided with pasture fields and solar-powered boreholes to reduce seasonal migration and minimise farmer-herder conflicts.

The commissioner stated this during a media tour facilitated by the commissioner of Information and Culture, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, where journalists inspected some projects in zone one.

The commissioner further revealed that the state government has constructed three modern abattoirs across Kaduna State’s three senatorial zones—in Kawo (Kaduna North), Kafanchan (Jema’a) and Zango Shanu (Sabon Gari)—in addition to 21 slaughterhouses across the state to strengthen the livestock value chain.

According to him, the facilities were equipped with modern cold-chain infrastructure, including cold rooms, deep freezers, display refrigerators, hygienic meat shops, solar-powered boreholes and water-heating systems to ensure safe meat processing, storage and distribution.

“By providing grazing support and water infrastructure, we are enabling pastoralists to remain in designated settlements, boosting meat and dairy production while promoting peaceful coexistence,” Dabo said.

Also, the Sabon Gari Branch of Butchers Association of Nigeria has commended Governor Sani for upgrading the Zango Shanu Modern Abattoir in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of the State.

The Butchers also during a media tour, which was facilitated by the Commissioner of Information and Culture, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, where journalists inspected some projects in zone one.

Speaking on behalf of the Association, Alkasim Mai-Nama noted that governor Sani has transformed meat preservation and marketing, by installing modern equipment like cold-chain facilities in abattoirs, in the three senatorial districts.

He noted that the governor’s intervention has enhanced food safety and hygiene, reduced post-slaughter losses and significantly increased butchers’ earnings.

Mai-Nama recalled that the lack of storage facilities in the past forced butchers to dispose of unsold meat, resulting in heavy financial losses.

The Sarkin Fawan Badawa, Musa Dalhat Abubakar, said the construction of a perimeter fence has strengthened security and safeguarded the investments of butchers and livestock traders.

“For over 30 years, the abattoir remained exposed to encroachment and theft because there was no fence. Today, our businesses are more secure, and the improved infrastructure has attracted butchers and livestock traders from neighbouring Katsina and Zamfara states, expanding commercial activities and boosting the local economy,” he stated.