The Federal Government has pledged full support for a consortium of Egyptian investors seeking to establish feed and pasture production centres across Nigeria, as part of efforts to close the nation’s feed gap and strengthen livestock productivity.
The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, made this known on Wednesday, when he received representatives of Nutrivet Misr LLC of Egypt, led by its Chairman, Alaa Ibrahim Mahmoud, and K.K. Kingdom Limited, led by its President and CEO, Alhaji Khalifa Naziru Abdullahi, during a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja.
Maiha described the initiative as a major boost to Nigeria’s livestock transformation agenda, noting that inadequate feed and poor animal nutrition remain the sector’s biggest challenges.
He stressed that feed represents the “biggest gap and greatest opportunity” for growth, adding that improved feeding and animal health could raise milk yield from one or two litres to as much as eight litres per day.
Reaffirming the government’s readiness to facilitate the partnership, the Minister assured the investors of a favourable policy environment and cooperation with state governments to establish demonstration and milk collection centres nationwide.
He also underscored the importance of extension services, genetic conservation, and inclusion of creep feed and small ruminant feed formulas in their production plans to meet diverse livestock needs.
“We will work with you all the way,” Maiha stated. “Nigeria is Africa’s largest livestock market, and this collaboration will help us strengthen our feed base, enhance productivity, and create jobs.”
In their remarks, the visiting team expressed confidence that their proven feed production model, successfully implemented in Egypt, could accelerate livestock development in Nigeria. They commended the Minister’s leadership and reaffirmed their commitment to advancing agricultural cooperation between both nations.
