Yobe Govt. paid N80m counterpart fund for L-PRES
Yobe Govt. paid N80m counterpart fund for L-PRES
Yobe government has paid N80 million as its counterpart fund for the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) from 2023 to 2026.
Hajiya Adama Madaki, the state’s Coordinator of the project, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Monday.
She explained that L-PRES was a six-year World Bank- supported project, jointly funded by the Bank, the state and benefitting communities.
“The project is currently being implemented in 20 states of the federation.
“ There are certain value chains that L-PRES is promoting and they include sheep and goats, dairy, beef, poultry, piggery and honey,” Madaki said.
The coordinator said that the state expressed interest in cattle, sheep and goats value chains because of its comparative advantage.
She said that the project’s implementation commenced in December 2022, with the objectives of improving livestock productivity, enhancing commercialisation and improving resilience of targeted livestock production systems.
Madaki also said that the project had acquired 700 crop residue crushers and 20 solar-powered refrigerators, which would soon be distributed to livestock farmers and butchers, respectively.
The coordinator said that over 71 solar-powered boreholes were sunk at grazing reserves, stock routes and pastoralist communities across the state under the project.
She said that L-PRES had established five pasture demonstration sites in Lawankalam, Geidam, Jakusko, Kanda and Danchuwa towns to enhance pasture development.
Madaki said that the project had rehabilitated veterinary clinics and furnished them with laboratory equipment in Potiskum, Nguru and Damaturu.
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The coordinator said that artificial insemination centres were established in Nguru and Jakusko, adding that cold chain facilities were installed in Damaturu veterinary clinic for the storage of vaccines.
She listed other activities of L-PRES to include building a modern livestock market in Geidam and slaughter slaps in various locations.
Madaki said that no fewer than 600 veterinary doctors, livestock farmers and environmentalists were trained by L-PRES in animal husbandry, waste management, conflict resolution, among others.
The coordinator commended Gov Mai Mala Buni of the state for his unwavering support toward the successful implementation of the project.
“This is a Governor who is so passionate about agriculture.
“He has demonstrated that by paying the state’s 2026 counterpart fund even though we are still in 2025,” she said.
