The National Coordinator of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L pres) Project, Mr Sanusi Abubakar was in Gusau Zamfara state on a three day Technical Mission from 20th to 23rd August 2024 to assess the level of the project implementation and assessment of the proposed livestock service centre in the state, already Zamfara was identified among the five benefiting States currently at the first phase of the project implementation in the country.
During the mission, Some places visited by the National Coordinator and his entourage comprising Animal Health specialist, Animal Husbandry officer, and Technical operations officer includes :Poultry production unit, Abattoir, veterinary clinic, and the proposed livestock Service Centre all located in Gusau.
At the veterinary clinic, the Coordinator disclosed that the clinic will be upgraded to a Hospital and equipped with standard facilities in addition to training and retraining of the personnel for effective services delivery.
At the poultry production unit, the National Project Coordinator confirmed the project commitment to upgrade the facility which include the entire Housing systems, feed mill, and the hatchery unit, in addition to equally providing a workable and sustainable management approach especially forming clusters of poultry farmers so as to drive total benefit for livestock farmers in the state.
The site allocated for the establishment of the livestock service centre by the State Government was also visited by the team, the facility will serve as a place for livestock production and breeding services in addition to serve as a center for capacity building, pasture land and Animal Health services among others, according to the National Project Coordinator.
At Gusau Abattoir Mr Sanusi Abubakar hinted that, the facility will be remodelled up to standard with a particular attention on Cold room and the administrative block, importantly , an integrated waste management system capable of generating Bio gas will be constructed , The Mission lead equally proposed drilling of an industrial Bore hole to address the acute water shortage at the facility.
The National Coordinator was received and conducted round during the visit by the State Project Coordinator Nasiru Mohammed and his Management team.
This was contain in a press release sign by Information and Communication (ICT) officer
for State Project Coordinator
LPRES. Zamfara State.
