Livestock
Cattle, goat, ram, and livestock market prices
Nigeria's Rabbit Meat Waits for Takers
Rabbit meat is cheap to produce, high in protein and low in fat, yet only a small slice of Nigerians raise or eat it. Experts …
Farm Antibiotics Seep Into Nigeria's Food
Experts warn that the unregulated use of antibiotics on Nigeria's poultry, fish and livestock farms is leaving drug residues in meat, eggs and milk and …
Washington Eyes Nigeria's Livestock
The United States has opened a fresh push to deepen agricultural trade with Nigeria, sending a livestock expert to Abuja and pitching American technology and …
A Cheap Protein Nigeria Barely Raises
Rabbit meat is lean, cheap to produce and multiplies fast, and experts call it a ready answer to Nigeria's protein shortage. Yet only a tiny …
A Deadly Fever Haunts Nigeria's Pigs
Pork is a cheap, popular protein for millions of Nigerians, yet the industry that supplies it lives under constant threat. African swine fever keeps sweeping …
Cane Rats Move From Bush to Barn
The cane rat, or grasscutter, prized across West Africa as a bush-meat delicacy, is moving from the wild into the barn. Its meat is leaner …
Rabbit Meat Nibbles at the Protein Gap
As beef and fish grow dearer, rabbit is being pitched as a cheap, lean protein Nigeria can raise fast on little land and feed. Backers …
Nigeria Trades Open Grazing for Ranches
igeria is pushing to replace open grazing with modern ranches, reviving hundreds of legally protected grazing reserves and courting French financing for its National Ranching …
Nigeria's Livestock Drive Vaccinates 23 Million Animals
Nigeria's World Bank-backed livestock programme has vaccinated 23.3 million animals against major diseases and reached more than 1.44 million people across 20 states. Officials say …
Zobo Blooms Into an Export Earner
The hibiscus flower behind Nigeria's popular zobo drink is becoming serious foreign-exchange business. Prized in herbal-tea markets abroad, it helped push non-oil exports to a …
Nigeria Imports Its Honey, Eyes a Fix
Nigeria consumes about 380,000 tonnes of honey a year but produces only a fraction of it, leaning on imports to fill a vast gap. The …
Nigeria Bets on Ranches to End Grazing Wars
Nigeria is pushing to replace open grazing with modern ranches, hoping to lift livestock productivity and calm the farmer-herder clashes that disrupt food production. Kwara …
Ajah Market Eggs Hold at N6,000 a Crate as Chicken and Mackerel Anchor the Protein Shelf
A crate of eggs at Ajah Market was captured at N6,000 in late January, with frozen chicken at N7,200 a kilogram and cow meat at …
Lekki-Jakande Eggs at N6,000 a Crate as Mackerel and Chicken Hold at N7,000 a Kilogram
A crate of eggs at Lekki-Jakande Market was captured at N5,700 in late January and N6,000 by March, with local mackerel, frozen chicken and cow …
Livestock Ministry, World Bank, and AfDB Partner for Climate Action in Nigeria's Animal Agriculture Sector
Nigeria's Ministry of Livestock Development has partnered with the World Bank and African Development Bank to pursue climate-smart interventions across the country's livestock sector, targeting …
Nigeria Is Building Its Largest Cattle Ranch. Can It Finally Reduce a ₦1.3 Billion Daily Beef Import Bill?
Ogun State plans to build Nigeria's largest dairy and cattle ranch in Ipokia and Yewa South LGAs, starting with 5,000 cattle. The project targets a …