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Federal Ministry of Livestock Development aims to raise sector GDP from $32bn to $74bn by 2035.
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Strategy focuses on healthy herds, modern management, processing expansion, quality packaging, and organic production.
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Collaboration with private sector and regional partners key to achieving sustainable growth.
The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has set an ambitious target to increase the sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from $32 billion to $74 billion by 2035. Saleh Momale, special assistant to the Minister of Livestock Development, outlined the ministry’s mandate, strategic priorities, and communication challenges during a two-day workshop on livestock opportunities.
The ministry’s transformation agenda prioritises healthy livestock, adoption of modern management practices, expanded processing, improved product quality and packaging, and organic production standards where feasible. The initiative also aims to create a distinctive “Bred in Nigeria” brand.
The strategy emphasises partnerships with industry players to co-invest in public goods such as vaccination programmes, while enabling private enterprises to develop systems that improve productivity and profitability.
Three pillars underpin the growth strategy: boosting productivity, improving market access and ecosystem building, and providing cross-cutting support.
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These measures are intended to strengthen value chains, expand exports, and enhance Nigeria’s competitiveness in the global livestock market.
“The ministry is optimistic that if these strategies are implemented to the fullest, with broad participation from all stakeholders, we will have an informed and progressive livestock industry that the country will be proud of,” the ministry stated.
The ministry also highlighted the media as a critical partner in achieving short-, medium-, and long-term goals, pledging close collaboration with journalists.
