By our reporter| The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Thursday threw its support behind the position of Southern Governors to ban of open grazing.
The National Patron of MACBAN, Senator Walid Jibrin, who made the disclosure at a press conference in Kaduna, said the development is capable of addressing the farmers-herders crisis.
According to him, cattle rearing has been in Africa for over 100 years without any consideration to free movement of cattle (Open Grazing) or any Grazing Reserve.
This he said, was carried out because at that time there were few herders, farmers, and cattle, especially in Nigeria, stressing that currently, the population has increased with modern technique of farming consuming land tremendously.
Senator Jibrin, who is also the Sarkin Fulani Nasarawa, noted, with the current concern on cattle rearing in Africa especially Nigeria, there is need to look at how best this practice will be carried out successfully.
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