The
Ebonyi Government says it has paid its N150 million counterpart fund
for the establishment of the World Bank-funded Automated Integration
Ranch System in the state.
Mr Victor Nwite, the Project
Coordinator, Livestock Productivity and Resilience Project (L-PRES), a
World Bank Assisted project, disclosed this in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Saturday.
Nwite said that the state had also provided the enabling environment to ensure that the project was successfully executed.
He said that the project would be situated at Ezzamgbo in Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
He also said that the initiative was meant to transform the livestock sector by enhancing value addition and quality service.
He said the move would ensure the sustainable diversification of the state economy through livestock protection.
According
to him, the development is part of L-PRES’s goal to improve livestock
productivity, build resilience within the sector and promote
commercialisation of key value chain.
“The facility is
expected to have structures of hospital for animals, veterinary
laboratory and cold chain facility, cottage pasture, alongside a smart
skills training centre.
“The plan involves establishing infrastructures to take care of pigs, cattle, sheep, goats and processing.
“Everything will be automated and this vision is in collaboration with the World Bank.
“This
project gears towards educating farmers on how best to rear their
animals in a proper way, using climate smart activity and interventions.
“We
are ready to really turn around the livestock industry in the state,
led by L-PRES, with support from the governor,” Nwite said.
He
further said that the agency had budgeted to support live bird markets
in the state and funded a processing unit at the poultry farm to supply
day-old chicks to various regions.
He said that about 14,000
livestock farmers were profiled and trained on good animal husbandry
practices, to control outbreaks, artificial insemination to improve
productivity, among other benefits.
Nwite said that the project had trained veterinary staff, para vets and extension agents for the programme.
He
disclosed that the state government had purchased 15 motor bikes for
extension agents to attend to farmers in the LGAs of the state.
He
said that the project would provide structures that would assist
community of farmers with clusters with cold store, solar-powered
borehole, among other benefits.
Nwite said the project was
expected to introduce an automated standard abattoir, pig market,
processing unit and renovation of five slaughter slabs in the state.
He commended the governor for his commitment and collaboration to make significant positive impact with the initiative.
“In
other areas of assistance to farmers, L-PRES carried out free Anthrax
vaccination across the state to avoid zoonotic diseases among animals,”
he said. https://nannews.ng/2025/06/21/ebonyi-pays-n150m-counterpart-fund-for-integrated-ranch-project/
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Meanwhile,
eleven states has already embraced ranching but I came across a thread a
while ago where Ipob were wailing about ranching in Abuja. Wetin
concern ipob with Abuja?, Lol. Modernity has left ipob behind, let them
continue wailing. This ranching program is completely different from
Ruga. In this case, the Governors are in charge of each ranching centers
and the indigenes are involved 100%, of course, outsiders are also
welcome to do business. |
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