Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has adviced Fulani herdsmen in the country to adopt modern cattle farming and send their children to school.
The governor said educating the Fulani in modern cattle farming would help en d the herders/farmers conflicts.
“The purpose and objective of this project has been mentioned to the community. This project is not only for Fulani, it is for all those living in the 10 affected local governments and even beyond.
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“The second phase of this project will involve both the Northern and the southern part of the state in the hinterland of the state where we have large numbers of livestock and people living in the densely populated area of Katsina.
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“The objective is to restore what was there before and definitely enough, we have seen some old generations of Fulani that are here and also the community leaders that are here. We need to ask ourselves, what went wrong? We were living peacefully before.
“We know we have challenges in terms of land because of population explosion and climate change which most of us, especially in the forest, do not really understand. Maybe they thought it is the normal climate change that normally happens after each ten years.
“But It is important for us to understand that the whole world is facing climate change. Things are changing.
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“For us to prepare ourselves to adapt to these changes and overcome them and move on, we need to be really informed and educated about what is going on.
“What 20 herds of cattles can do, today technology has made it possible for three or four herds of cattle to produce the same milk, infact meat for the family to be able to enroll their children into school.
“I think what the herders need to do is to enroll into school, to try to send their children to school to learn the modern rearing of cattle. We have seen in other countries, how they sent their children to school to become educated herders.
“Unfortunately, in our system…when they go to school, they feel they have become more important that they cannot be butchers.
“After all, it was through butchering that they were born, bred and educated. How can they now think that they are so important that they cannot be butchers anymore?
“All your traditional cows cannot in the best of times, especially during the rainy season produce one litre. But it is doable through education.
“Some people have done it. Those who have done it are human beings like you and me. They are not different. They took advantage of the opportunity for them to learn.
“So That is why we want to establish schools. It is important to enroll your children in schools for the purpose of the economy and modern cattle rearing,”
