Tinubu determined to reposition dairy industry to fight malnutrition — Minister

President Tinubu

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Severity, Senator Abdullahi Sabi, has reiterated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to investing in the dairy industry in order to fight malnutrition, especially in children.

Senator Sabi stated this on Monday in Abuja at a Conference and Exhibition programme which is part of the event to mark this year’s World Milk Day.

The Minister harped on the need to make milk available to all Nigerians, as it is one of the animal proteins which is needed by the body they build, especially in children.

He, however, restated the commitment of the President Tinubu-led administration to ensure total food security so that Nigerians will have enough milk to consume daily

“When you talk about food security, you are talking of many dimensions, food can be available, affordable, but the question is what type of food is that? So, this is where the aspect of nutrition comes in, and in talking about nutrition, then you have to talk about the various sources whether plant-based or animal-based.

“But we all know that the one that is highly desired is the animal-sourced protein, and our milk is a complete one because I doubt if there is anybody raised without milk.

“President Bola Tinubu is highly committed to the Nigeria project, he is committed to providing what it takes for Nigeria to be totally food secured because it is not enough for you to take milk today and tomorrow you don’t have milk and you don’t have an alternative to it”, the Minister said.

Furthermore, Senator Sabi noted that the recently concluded Multi-Stakeholders’ Platform on Feed and fodder is another step the government is taking towards addressing the challenges in making available feed and fodder for the livestock.

He guaranteed that the implementation of some of the critical recommendations of the National Dairy Policy would receive attention and the implementation would commence.

“Just recently, we concluded the Multi-Stakeholders’ Platform (MSP) for feed and fodder, and you know for the dairy industry, feed and fodder is key, because the livestock have to eat very well.

“And I think that good feed is critical to dairy industry development, and with what we are doing on this, I want to guarantee you that in no distant time, what the National Dairy Policy is recommending will begin to receive massive attention and we will be able to work the talk, ” the Minister added.

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