Published 14 Mar,2021 via The Nation - The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development , Alhaji Mohammed Sabo Nanono, has said that the Nigerian livestock industry that forms 18 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the agricultural sector is worth over N33 trillion.
He urged that the sector should be given proper attention.
He made this known in Abuja while inaugurating the 5th Council of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), adding that the recent happening in the country does not go well with the development of the livestock industry.
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Juliana Agbo, Abuja