FG urges importations of livestock feed ingredients raw materials

By Saka Laaro, Ilorin.

The Federal Governments has been urged to allow structured and guided importation of livestock feed ingredients and other raw materials to save the business from total collapse.

This is contained in a Communique issued at the end of a 1- day seminar on the Challenges of Scarcity and high cost of feeds ingredients, organised by Kwara State animal Science Association of Nigeria, held at Kwara hotels in Ilorin.

The Communique appealed to government to provide  adequate security to crop farmers to ensure adequate production of required livestock feed ingredient.

The Communique called for  improved collaboration and synergy between researchers and livestock farmers in order to effectively make use of alternative feed ingredients for new livestock management innovations.

It advised research Institutes and Researchers to target production-based researches that will improve livestock production efficiency and reduce cost of production inputs.

The Communique urged government  to initiate a structured ban on egg powder in order to stimulate local production, conserve foreign exchange and improve the income generation of poultry farmers.