L-PRES is a 6 Year Project with Development Objective (PDO) to improve livestock productivity, resilience and commercialization of selected value chains and to strengthen the country’s capacity to respond to an eligible crisis or emergency.
Livestock is vital to Nigeria’s economy and poverty alleviation. It employs 30 percent of the rural population but accounts only for less than 10 percent of the Agricultural GDP and 2-3 percent of the National GDP , which highlights the sub-sector under-development. Livestock provides increased significant economic stability to rural households in the form of cash buffers, as capital reserves, and creates a hedge against inflation.
A Livestock Industry where value addition and quality services enable sustainable, diversified and productive livestock economy in Nigeria.
To provide enabling environment for quality and efficient service delivery to livestock farmers and stakeholders through effective livestock policy formulation and implementation
Professionalism, Teamwork, Innovation, Quality Service, Productivity, Resilience, Value Addition, Self Sufficiency, Wealth Creation, Inclusiveness.
Beef cattle value chain promotes economic growth through local industries,
L-PRES will support smallholder sheep and goat marketing systems, tackle
L-PRES will support smallholder sheep and goat marketing systems, tackle
The pork value chain will receive adequate attention from this
The beekeeping and honey-bee wax value chain will be supported
Professionally managed waste can create employment opportunities hence improving social
