1. LIVESTOCK VALUE CHAINS - ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE 2012
FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICUTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT,
ABUJA.

2. Livestock Value Chains
There are five (5) Livestock Value Chains namely;
    1.Dairy Value Chain
    2. Beef Value Chain
    3. Sheep and Goat Value Chain
    4. Poultry Value Chain
    5. Leather Value Chain
Pig Value Chain will take off by 2013.

3. 1. Dairy Value Chain
Milk collection is on - going in Oyo State (547mt of milk collected to date in the five milk collection centres)
Five milk collections centres established in the last 2 quarters in Oyo State
Rehabilitation of fours roads across five milk collection centres in Wasinmi Grazing Reserve, Oyo State is On - going

4. 1. Dairy Value Chain Draft Comprehensive breeding plan completed
Three existing breeding centres at FunaFuna, Niger State, Paikon Kore, FCT and Jibiro, Adamawa State selected as community AI Service centres
First set of EAs trained on milk hygiene and animal Health

5. 2. Leather Value Chain
In collaboration with GEMS organised two mini trade fairs on Finished Leather Goods (FLGs)
50 Shoemakers trained in various aspects of shoe making
50 small scale producers were identified and granted loans by GEMS, a programme of DFID partnering with the Leather value chain
500 jobs were created by engaging artisans in the leather industry

6. 3. Beef Value Chain
Selection of loan beneficiaries for fattening scheme on-going in the states
Bank of Agriculture ready for loan disbursement to selected fatteners
Mckinsey Consultants visited Nigeria to assess the possibility of establishment of Halal Certified Meat Processing and Packaging Centres in Nigeria (HCMPPC).

7. 3. Beef Value Chain
The contract for the procurement of AI equipments and accessories for the improvement of local breeds has been awarded by the ministerial tender board
Arrangements for conducting a study on HCMPPC under way

8. 4. Animal Health
5.3million doses of CBPP vaccine allocated to 5 States (Benue, Niger, Katsina, Jigawa & FCT)
3.55million doses of PPR vaccine allocated to 9 States (Benue, Niger, Katsina, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kwara, Delta, Ogun & FCT)
Sero monitoring carried out for 3 diseases namely: Newcastle Disease, Infectious Bursal Disease, and African Swine Fever
Procurement of 4500doses of Anti-rabies vaccines to Benue and Cross Rivers State

9. Pest Control
200 flight hours carried out in Jigawa, Kebbi & Sokoto)

10. NATIONAL LIVESTOCK TRAINING CENTRE, KACHIA
Commissioned by the HMA on 14th Oct., 2010
Collaborates with the following Institutions for Resource persons:
NAERLS (Livestock Extension delivery methodology,Cooperative formation and managent,etc
ATBU, Bauchi (Pasture prodn)
Uni-Agric Makurdi (Swine,Poultry and Microlivestock production and management)
NAPRI (Dairy /Beef cattle production, pasture production)
University of Maiduguri(Sheep and Goats production and mgt)

11. FACILITIES Some of the facilities in the Centre are: 31 Bed hostel
500 seat Conference hall
Computer unit
Lecture Classes with Syndicate rooms
Restaurant with Dinning hall
250 KVA Generator
Water from borehole supply
Library
Clinic
Laundry

12. COURSES OFFERED BY THE CENTRE
19 courses for a start; some include;
Livestock Extension Delivery Methodology
Livestock Credit administration and recovery
Feeds and Feeding
Livestock products processing, storage and marketing.
Livestock Cooperative formation and management

13. COURSES CON’T
Dairy cattle production and management
Beef cattle production and management
Poultry (Egg)Layer production and management
Poultry(Broiler) production and management
Swine production and management
Microlivestock production
Animal traction

14. TARGET AUDIENCE Livestock personnel (FGN, States – ADPs, MANR, LGAs)
Smallholder, Peri-urban and Commercial farmers
NGOs, Interested farmers and new entrants (Retirees, Youth Corpers, etc)

15. ABOUT THE TRAINING
DURATION OF TRAINING- Range from one(1) to two (2) weeks depending on the course.
OUTCOME OF TRAINING- Certificate of Attendance

16. ACHIEVEMENTS (2012)
68 Pastoralists trained on Modern Dairy cattle production
28 livestock farmers trained on profitable Swine production
57 Livestock Officers (one each from FMARD and State MANR of the 37 States and FCT) trained on-Extension Delivery Methodology, Conflict Resolution and Management and ICT
Collaborated with NASRUN Ltd and trained 60 Livestock personnels from Adamawa, Kwara, Gombe, Bauchi and Kaduna States on Feeds and Feeding.

17. Concluded plans to train of 200 Youths from North East and North West Geopolitical Zone of the country, under the Youth and Gender Empowerment sheme of the FMARD

18. CONSTRAINTS
Funding
Demonstration units
Supporting staff

19. 2013 WORKPLAN
TRAINING CALENDAR DEVELOPED TO BE SENT TO ALL ADPs, MANRs, etc

20. THANK YOU