The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono has said that Nigeria would ban the importation of milk in the country in two years time.
Alhaji Nanono disclosed during a press conference marking this year’s World Food Day celebration.
The Minister expressed dissatisfaction how Nigeria with a livestock asset of N33 trillion and about 25 million cows would continue to import about 1.8 billion litres of milk which it consumes annually.
He said: “We have a livestock industry with an asset of nearly N33 trillion, we are planning in this Ministry watch my word, in the next 2 years, we will ban importation milk in this country because we have 25 million cows in this country, we consume 5 million litres per day”.
Furthermore, the Minister said efforts were being made by the government to eradicate hunger and poverty through a robust food production system.
He, however, said to boost food production, Nigeria curbed imports which consequently increased rice production, thereby placing the country as the largest producer of rice in Africa.
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“As a nation, we consider the relevance of eradicating poverty and hunger and transforming our food production systems to ensure sustainable food security. Significant progress has therefore been made to improve agricultural productivity since the inception of the present administration.
“To boost food security, Nigeria has curbed imports and has established a robust rice production programme to encourage more rice production at home.
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