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FG will Plant Grass To End Herdsmen/Farmers Clash And Export To Saudi Arabia – Ogbeh

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, (THEWILL) – Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, says the ministry will begin the paddock development (growing of special grasses for cattle) in August.

Ogbeh made this known on Wednesday in Abuja adding that the ministry has started bringing the special seeds of grass (fodder seeds) into the country and would become an exporter of the grass to earn foreign exchange.

“The Saudi Arabia is asking that if Nigeria can grow enough grass, they will buy to feed their cows,” he said.

He assured that with the paddock development, the clash between farmers and herdsmen in the country would be put to an end.

“The clash between farmers and herdsmen has been getting worse by the years and by the grace of God I will bring it to an end,” he said.

He said that no farmer would allow his crops to be eaten by cattle.

“No farmer in the world would like to plant his crops and arrive to see that cows have eaten everything up,” he said.

NAN adds that the Minister noted that the problem had persisted because, over the years, successive governments had not done enough to check the problem.

He said that most of the conflicts were been perpetuated by Fulanis from some West African countries such as Senegal, Mauritania and Mali.

Ogbeh cited an instance where some of the herdsmen arrested could not speak any Nigerian language.

He said that there was a need for the country to end the herdsmen roaming with cattle even it was a culture.

The minister noted that one culture cannot become a source of conflict in the nation adding after the development of ranches, it would be an offence for any herdsmen to allow his cattle to roam the streets.

The Minister said that land has been allocated to government in some states that would be used for ranches for herdsmen to acquire for their cattle.

He said that cattle produce more litres of milk when they are kept in one place than when they walk about in search of food.

Story by David Oputah

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