Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has distributed 150 cattle to displaced livestock farmers, selected from Jere and Konduga Local Government Areas of Borno state.
Deputy FAO Representative in Nigeria, Nourou Macki-Tall, revealed that 2,000 young adults in resettled farming communities would also be supplied with cattle, under the first phase of the livestock re-stock programme supported by the European Union (EU).
The FAO official added that the programme was aimed at boosting livestock farming and improving the standard of living of farmers.
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“The productivity of the youth in the northeast could be unlocked with strategic and complementary support including animal re-stocking for depleted herds, access to startup capital, markets and training in livestock production. With bulls and other livestock provisions, youths will have an alternative source of much-needed income.” He said
Macki-Tall explained that the UN agency would be saddled with the responsibility of supervising and supporting the beneficiaries, by providing free animal health services, livestock feeds and training on animal care.
He further stressed that the youths are less likely to become hypnotised by insurgent groups, if they have a productive livelihood in agriculture that can meet their daily needs.
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