The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has stated that critical investment in the livestock sector will help eliminate farmer-herder clashes and eradicate hunger in the country.
Tinubu disclosed this on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the signing of a Letter of Intent between the Nigerian Government and JBS S.A, a meat processing firm in Brazil.
The president also urged the company to recognize the considerable potential in what he described as the $2.5 billion livestock investment opportunities in Nigeria.
He highlighted the country’s large population and encouraged JBS S.A. to leverage its globally recognized expertise in ensuring food security.
“What we are doing right now is that we are solving a problem that afflicted humanity in that part of Africa, clashes between farmers and migrating cows that have caused some life and bloodshed when there is a modern, civilized way to solve those problems and even bring a successful economy out of it.
“We are trying to turn…