FG Moves To Strengthen Feed and Fodder Value Chain ..... As Women, Youths Receive Training

Dr. Alike Peters, (Director Technical) representative of the Permanent Secretary, Livestock Development Ministry, Dr. Chinyere Ijeoma Akujobi

"Improving nutrition is central to unlocking the genetic potential of livestock, increasing output in eggs, milk, and meat, and achieving the national target of doubling the livestock sector’s contribution to the economy to an estimated $74 billion." Akujobi

A Training of Women and Youths in the Feed and Fodder Value Chain organized by the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, commenced on Monday, 15th December 2025, in Abuja.

The training is aimed at addressing critical gaps in livestock nutrition and boosting productivity across the sector.

The training is designed to equip participants with practical skills in feed formulation, strategic ingredient use, operation of feed mill machinery, production of monogastric animal feed, hay bale production using local technology, biosecurity measures, and feed mill insurance, positioning them as pioneers in a new era of sustainable livestock development.

Declaring the training open on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Chinyere Ijeoma Akujobi, the Director (Technical), Dr. Alike Peters, described the programme as a shift from routine capacity-building to a results-driven intervention designed to equip participants with practical, market-relevant skills. 

He noted that feed accounts for over 70 per cent of livestock production costs and remains a major driver of productivity, competitiveness, and conflict over grazing resources nationwide.

Dr. Peters emphasised that improving nutrition is central to unlocking the genetic potential of livestock, increasing output in eggs, milk, and meat, and achieving the national target of doubling the livestock sector’s contribution to the economy to an estimated $74 billion. 

"This training would adopt a data-driven and evidence-based approach, with all participants profiled to ensure tailored learning aligned with their specific value-chain interests," he said.

This is contained in a statement issued and signed by Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu, Head, Press and Public Relations department of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development Abuja.