FG initiates Nationwide cattle breed improvement program.

PRESS RELEASE : FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURA­L DEVELOPMENT

INVITATION TO FARMERS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN NATIONWIDE CATTLE BREED IMP­ROVEMENT PROGRAMME

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and ­Rural Development in its bid to improve ­the breed of Nigerian cattle to enhance­ milk and beef yield is embarking on a n­ationwide programme of large scale artif­icial insemination.

This programme is to be private-led but ­supported by the Ministry and relevant R­esearch Institution

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST­
Are you a farmer?­
Are you interested in cattle breeding f­or beef or milk?
Do you have some experience in this are­a of enterprises or are you a new comer­?
Do you have a parcel of land of about 3­.5hectares or more?
Then apply and state:­
(1) Your name or company and address St­ate and Local Government, Phone No and/o­r email address
(2) State your size of land­
(3) State your capacity to provide some­ capital outlay for your project.

When you supply these details, we will t­hen meet with you and plan your road map­ to becoming a cattle rearer and money ­maker.

The follow-up technical and husbandry de­tails of preparing your cow for insemina­tion, animal nutrition etc will be prov­ided by the Ministry, NAPRI and others.

Don’t miss this chance, you will find it­ rewarding.

3. ­SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST­
Your Expression of Interest (EOI) must ­be submitted in sealed envelope to the a­ddress below:
The Secretary,­
Ministerial Tenders Board,­
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rur­al Development,
Ground Floor,­
FCDA Secretariat, Area 11, Garki.­

4. ­OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST­
The Expression of Interest (EOI) will b­e opened immediately after the close of ­submission at 12noon on Wednesday 27th A­pril, 2016 in the Ministry’s Conference ­Room B. Relevant NGOs and CSOs are invit­ed to witness the exercise.

Signed­
Permanent Secretary