Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture and rural
development, says cows raised in Nigeria are the
worst milk producers in the world.
Speaking at the 79th anniversary of Ikoyi Club 1938 in
Lagos on Thursday, he said Nigerian cows produce far
less quantity of milk than their counterparts in other
parts of the world.
Ogbeh said while cows in other countries could
produce 100 litres of milk per day, an average cow in
Nigeria produces less than one litre.
He said cows in Holland produce a minimum of 50
litres of milk per day on the average while the US
boasts of even more production.
“An average cow in the US drinks an average of 100
litres of water per day; but in Nigeria, I doubt whether a
cow can get two liters of water per week,” the minister
said.
He identified the nomadic system of rearing cattle in
the country as the major cause of such low
productivity.
“The earlier farmers started developing ranches for
cows, the better it would be for the cow market and its
entire value chain,” he said.
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