The project aims to improve milk and meat production as well as marketing these products. It will also improve animal health and productivity through improved feeds and water.
Cross River state governor, Bassey Otu, aims to boost the agricultural sector and establish trade consolidation centers to support the state's agro-industrial revolution.
Arla Foods, a multinational cooperative, has inaugurated a dairy farm in Damau, Kubau LGA of Kaduna state, Nigeria. The farm will cover 200 hectares of land and at full capacity, it will be home to 400 cows.
The idea behind creating the the National Agricultural Development Fund is to finance agricultural policies, support its development, and strengthen institutions that will make it work.