The State Coordinator of Kogi State Livestock Production and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), Otaru Abdulkadir say Kogi L-PRES is to Collaborate with CUSTECH Osara for Commercialisation of Pasture Production.
The initiative according to State Coordinator of L-PRES) will improve productivity in livestock sector to ensure Food Security and reduce Farmers/Herders Conflict.
The State Coordinator made the remark during a visit to the vice chancellor of CUSTECH IN OSARA
HE said the visit was part of project strategic engagement with relevant partners to advance discussions on the commercialization of pasture production for export under a Public, Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
According to him the project includes assessing the 50 hectares of land site and its suitability for pasture development.
He noted that Employment to the Youths; Generating income and enhancement of means of livelihood.
In a remark, a member of the team and Value Chain Consultant of the L-PRES Project, Miss. Healther Ronke emphasized that the initiative is capable of enhancing the nation’s Foreign Exchange earning while also helping to reduce the level of insecurity in the land.
She appealed for cooperation for the successful implementation of the programme.
Reacting, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abdullrahman Asipita Salawu commended the Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo for ensuring the enabling environment for the implementation of the L-PRES Project in the state through the provision of 100 hectares of land by the Confluence of Rivers Osara and Oro for the development of the pilot scheme.
According to him, the scheme will not only be beneficial to the project but to the Agricultural Science students of the University thereby making it a reciprocal benefit for CUSTECH as Resource Owners.
