Smart move

Blessedhandsome:
.....plz can you direct me on how to post on NL?

Go any desired group e.g politics, romance etc click on it and you see create new topic on the top RHS...

Akwaibom is a developing state

omohayek:
It boggles the mind what sort of rubbish passes for "governance" in Nigeria. What do politicians and public sector employees know about animal husbandry? Why is a state government getting involved in what would be better left to the private sector? Is Akwa Ibom's government so lacking in other high-priority tasks that this is the most pressing thing they could come up with? And just what is the track-record of Akwa Ibom's state-run enterprises in the first place?

All I see here is an opportunity to engage in looting through a "populist" gesture that exploits the ignorance of the electorate. There are eminently solid reasons why big ranches with imported cows are not to be found in southern Nigeria - most notably the endemic trypanosomiasis throughout the region - and nothing in this report suggests that there's anything special about these cows which would make them particularly resistant to the disease. Besides, the Akwa Ibom state government could just have easily extended credit guarantees to experienced, successful private-sector farmers, rather than plunging into a business it knows nothing about.

I am almost 100% certain that the real motivation behind this is to steal in US Dollars through the usual Nigerian technique of inflated invoicing. The pity is that the scam will not only work, but the people who will cheer the loudest and hardest for it - while accusing critics and doubters of being "haters", "afonjas", "abokis", etc. - will probably be the ones being ripped off themselves. I'm betting that not a single one of these cows will be alive and breeding in 10 years.

No time to read this" plenty" irrelevant grammar of urs, the Governor is only trying to protect his people at all cost from your blood thirsty marauders from up north. If you don't understand or you don't like his decisions, hang urself. From the way you sound, u must be yoruba {confused lots}..

Now that's how to strategically deal with a problem without noise.


2000 pregnant cows would birth another two thousand calves.

Mexican breeds produce 25 -28 litres of milk daily/per cow which is a far cry from what the Fulani breed produces due to unnecessary trekking stress and eating of all kinds of shrubs coupled with harsh weather conditions.

Meat derived from ranched cows are tender and more in quantity.


It's also going to create massive awareness on the workability and viability of the ranching option.

It's the way to go.


Good thinking engenders good results.

olahero:
i wonder bro, i hope it's Naira they used to bought those cow if not, it's not sensible.

But it is sensible to be buying cows from murderous herdsmen in Nigeria?? Mtchew..

ja2ken:
No time to read this" plenty" irrelevant grammar of urs, the Governor is only trying to protect his people at all cost from your blood thirsty marauders from up north. If you don't understand or you don't like his decisions, hang urself. From the way you sound, u must be yoruba {confused lots}..

If anyone is confused here, it's you, shameless enough to admit you're too lazy to read everything I wrote before spewing your garbage, and stupid enough to accuse me of being simultaneously Yoruba and "from up north" at one and the same time.

You are exactly the kind of low-IQ cretin scams like this are aimed at, spouting your tribalistic nonsense to cheer on a ridiculous initiative designed to siphon off funds that could have been used to provide you with better roads, primary healthcare access, or even (particularly needed in your case) a decent education. I'm sure the scam's creators know that you will soon forget all about these cows, just as you've forgotten the many failed businesses that have been started by the same state government over the years; ignorant suckers like you were born to be cheated.

Good decision, I hope this news is real... If u r against this decision, Pls do me a favor by hanging urself... Those animals that think cows are more important than humans should take their bloody cows elsewhere.. Maybe Southwest and Middle bet states.. South South states ll never tolerate such madness...

omohayek:

If anyone is confused here, it's you, shameless enough to admit you're too lazy to read everything I wrote before spewing your garbage, and stupid enough to accuse me of being simultaneously Yoruba and "from up north" at one and the same time.

You are exactly the kind of low-IQ cretin scams like this are aimed at, spouting your tribalistic nonsense to cheer on a ridiculous initiative designed to siphon off funds that could have been used to provide you with better roads, primary healthcare access, or even (particularly needed in your case) a decent education. I'm sure the scam's creators know that you will soon forget all about these cows, just as you've forgotten the many failed businesses that have been started by the same state government over the years; ignorant suckers like you were born to be cheated.

Mr I too know, don't worry about the state, it shouldn't be ur business.. If u r too blind or just playing ignorant to understand what is going on in this country, then I pray u remain that way.. Or u forgetting this ll also create employment opportunities for the teaming youths of that state thru cattle ranching?? as well create Industries ?? Or u lack the vision to seeing Akwa Ibom state as one of the highest exporters of beef in world?? Mr, don't be ignorant and stop the hate.. The journey of a thousand miles starts with a step.. Put that into ur thick skull..

best move from a southern governor with brain

omohayek:

If anyone is confused here, it's you, shameless enough to admit you're too lazy to read everything I wrote before spewing your garbage, and stupid enough to accuse me of being simultaneously Yoruba and "from up north" at one and the same time.

You are exactly the kind of low-IQ cretin scams like this are aimed at, spouting your tribalistic nonsense to cheer on a ridiculous initiative designed to siphon off funds that could have been used to provide you with better roads, primary healthcare access, or even (particularly needed in your case) a decent education. I'm sure the scam's creators know that you will soon forget all about these cows, just as you've forgotten the many failed businesses that have been started by the same state government over the years; ignorant suckers like you were born to be cheated.

stupid and trashy post
Good move from a governor with brain

omohayek:
It boggles the mind what sort of rubbish passes for "governance" in Nigeria. What do politicians and public sector employees know about animal husbandry? Why is a state government getting involved in what would be better left to the private sector? Is Akwa Ibom's government so lacking in other high-priority tasks that this is the most pressing thing they could come up with? And just what is the track-record of Akwa Ibom's state-run enterprises in the first place?

All I see here is an opportunity to engage in looting through a "populist" gesture that exploits the ignorance of the electorate. There are eminently solid reasons why big ranches with imported cows are not to be found in southern Nigeria - most notably the endemic trypanosomiasis throughout the region - and nothing in this report suggests that there's anything special about these cows which would make them particularly resistant to the disease. Besides, the Akwa Ibom state government could just have easily extended credit guarantees to experienced, successful private-sector farmers, rather than plunging into a business it knows nothing about.

I am almost 100% certain that the real motivation behind this is to steal in US Dollars through the usual Nigerian technique of inflated invoicing. The pity is that the scam will not only work, but the people who will cheer the loudest and hardest for it - while accusing critics and doubters of being "haters", "afonjas", "abokis", etc. - will probably be the ones being ripped off themselves. I'm betting that not a single one of these cows will be alive and breeding in 10 years.

Last time I checked on this story. It was supposed to be a PPP venture between some Mexican firm and state. I don't agree with state running business either but it's what ever. The conflicting information on which group state plans on partnering with.

Akwa Ibom track record is bad in my opinion Ibom hotel formally le merridian hotel didn't make state cash for decade, the specialist hospital wasn't profitable, the pencil factory, toothpick and stadium is questionable because we dont get financial reports. The power plan is profitable you can't screw that up.

Theirs nothing they can do about the tse tse fly except fumigate the fields and do land clearing. They'll give the cattle Trypanocidal drugs. If it's about breading you can always bring other species in. How big an issue is tse tse currently in Nigeria. The ranch can work if private sector led.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPeQcA0kdg0

sweetjohn:
stupid and trashy post
Good move from a governor with brain

Don't mind that brainless hater...

ja2ken:


Mr I too know, don't worry about the state, it shouldn't be ur business.. If u r too blind or just playing ignorant to understand what is going on in this country, then I pray u remain that way.. Or u forgetting this ll also create employment opportunities for the teaming youths of that state thru cattle ranching?? as well create Industries ?? Or u lack the vision to seeing Akwa Ibom state as one of the highest exporter of beef in world?? Mr, don't be ignorant and stop the hate.. The journey of a thousand miles starts with a step.. Put that in ur thick skull..

Ha ha ha ha! It's been a long while since I've corresponded with someone of such a low-wattage intellect as yourself. Is it any wonder Nigeria is a s***hole, when it's full of mentally-challenged clowns like you, who don't even understand what "trypanosomiasis" is, who are too lazy to bother to even click through to the Wikipedia link I provided, and who are so intellectually feeble that they can only understand criticism as stemming from "hate"?

Get over your semi-illiterate self, chump, I don't particularly care about Akwa Ibom per se. What irritates me is that this same disease of low intelligence and deficient schooling, worsened by unthinking tribalism, is responsible for so many politicians in all parts of Nigeria getting away with such blatant irresponsibility, and their being able to count on their very victims to act for free as their biggest defenders. Not that I expect a bottom-feeder like you to comprehend anything I've written, but hopefully a few intelligent people passing through will get what I'm driving at.

Make Una no kill person with laugh jare

ja2ken:


Don't mind that brainless hater...

You really need to stop talking about yourself in the third person. At least if you kept your grubby little fingers off your cheap Tecno phone's keyboard, the rest of the world would only have to guess that you're an idi.ot, rather than having it confirmed for them.

ja2ken:


Don't mind that brainless hater...

He is trying to do calculation he don't know about

omohayek:

Ha ha ha ha! It's been a long while since I've corresponded with someone of such a low-wattage intellect as yourself. Is it any wonder Nigeria is a s***hole, when it's full of mentally-challenged clowns like you, who don't even understand what "trypanosomiasis" is, who are too lazy to bother to even click through to the Wikipedia link I provided, and who is so intellectually feeble that they can only understand criticism as stemming from "hate"?

Get over your semi-illiterate self, chump, I don't particularly care about Akwa Ibom per se. What irritates me is that this same disease of low intelligence and deficient schooling, worsened by unthinking tribalism, is responsible for so many politicians in all parts of Nigeria getting away with such blatant irresponsibility, and their being able to count on their very victims to act for free as their biggest defenders. Not that I expect a bottom-feeder like you to comprehend anything I've written, but hopefully a few intelligent people passing through will get what I'm driving at.

Dude, park well.. To be honest, I ve not bn reading this trashy post of urs, because I know nothing reasonable will come out of it after the 1st trash u discharged.. My convictions are stil intact and there is nothing a nitwit with absurd thoughts can do about it.. Numbskull.. Please don't quote me "Mankey"

Blue3k:


Last time I checked on this story. It was supposed to be a PPP venture between some Mexican firm and state. I don't agree with state running business either but it's what ever. The conflicting information on which group state plans on partnering with.

Akwa Ibom track record is bad in my opinion Ibom hotel formally le merridian hotel didn't make state cash for decade, the specialist hospital wasn't profitable, the pencil factory, toothpick and stadium is questionable because we dont get financial reports. The power plan is profitable you can't screw that up.

Theirs nothing they can do about the tse tse fly except fumigate the fields and do land clearing. They'll give the cattle Trypanocidal drugs. If it's about breading you can always bring other species in. How big an issue is tse tse currently in Nigeria. The ranch can work if private sector led.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPeQcA0kdg0

Unfortunately, the tse-tse fly issue is a tremendous roadblock to animal husbandry throughout the south. To illustrate, it's historically the reason why none of the southern kingdoms that preceded the arrival of the British were able to rear their own horses and create cavalry divisions like the northern kingdoms (and it's for the same reason that the Sokoto jihad never made much headway into the south, despite repeated attempts). To get a better understanding of how big this problem really is, you can begin by looking at this research article: without effectively dealing with the issue, farmers in the south will never be able to hold their own against the Fulani nomads, who migrate their herds back and forth precisely to minimize their exposure to the disease.

If the state government were serious, they'd put that money into hiring scientists with relevant expertise in zoology, genetics, ecology, etc., and having those scientists concentrate on the particular issues which make cattle-rearing so difficult in the "sleeping sickness" belt: they could then provide the discoveries of those experts to local farmers for free. This would directly address the problem without the state taking on needless business risk by getting directly involved in animal husbandry. Backing solid science isn't sexy, and won't grab the attention of the semi-literate types who are busy shouting "hater", "Yoruba", "northerner" and all that other rubbish, but it will have a much bigger payoff in the long-run than importing thousands of cows that will mostly be dead within the first 5 years of their arrival.

ja2ken:


Dude, park well.. To be honest, I ve not bn reading this trashy post of urs, because I know nothing reasonable will come out of it after the 1st trash u discharged.. My convictions are stil intact and there is nothing a nitwit with absurd thoughts can do about it.. Numbskull.. Please don't quote me "Mankey"

Haven't I already told you to stop talking to yourself? Your hallucinations must really be troubling you right now for you to go on like this. Wait a minute while I call the hospital warder, so he can fetch your antipsychotic meds.

omohayek:

You really need to stop talking about yourself in the third person. At least if you kept your grubby little fingers off your cheap Tecno phone's keyboard, the rest of the world would only have to guess that you're an idi.ot, rather than having it confirmed for them.

When they say some Nigerians are daft and dumb, people like you come to my mind.. It s appalling how some of you who think they know it all reason, Beware, blowing big big grammar doesn't make you smart especially when you lack conviction but makes you look stupid .. And please, don't quote me again "Mankey"..

Kudos to igbos
Una get sense

Aregbe oya do the same for my state o
Make we kick those herdsmen out

Suko110:

Did u read the post where it said its a different species u can also milk?? Don't be in a rush to type nonsense read and understand. Thank u

don't mind the idiot

omohayek:

Unfortunately, the tse-tse fly issue is a tremendous roadblock to animal husbandry throughout the south. To illustrate, it's historically the reason why none of the southern kingdoms that preceded the arrival of the British were able to rear their own horses and create cavalry divisions like the northern kingdoms (and it's for the same reason that the Sokoto jihad never made much headway into the south, despite repeated attempts). To get a better understanding of how big this problem really is, you can begin by looking at this research article: without effectively dealing with the issue, farmers in the south will never be able to hold their own against the Fulani nomads, who migrate their herds back and forth precisely to minimize their exposure to the disease.

If the state government were serious, they'd put that money into hiring scientists with relevant expertise in zoology, genetics, ecology, etc., and having those scientists concentrate on the particular issues which make cattle-rearing so difficult in the "sleeping sickness" belt: they could then provide the discoveries of those experts to local farmers for free. This would directly address the problem without the state taking on needless business risk by getting directly involved in animal husbandry. Backing solid science isn't sexy, and won't grab the attention of the semi-literate types who are busy shouting "hater", "Yoruba", "northerner" and all that other rubbish, but it will have a much bigger payoff in the long-run than importing thousands of cows that will mostly be dead within the first 5 years of their arrival.

Ok point noted on the prevalence part. The thing I don't agree with is yiur lack of faith in ingenuity of the entrepreneurs. We have medicines to prevent and fight off the sleeping disease. The wiki article you cites mentions medicines that work in pregnant cattle aswell. There's no need for the ancient practice of moving North to south.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEx-66ZIE5Y

The last point about state universities researching more into this is true. I would like the state to fund them more. Maybe they can figure something out. The can expierment with technology like CRISPR.

JideAmuGiaka:
They should export COWhari to mexico intead

I swear ur moniker is one funny one. Kai people dey oo

ikorodureporta:
So all the cows, goat, ram, sheep, pigs etc wey dey naija no good? Dat state need a person with vision. They hav so much resources, bt seem they are being led by village men .

They're talking of how to remedy Buhari's cattle colony and you're here talking like someone who drank Alomo and Akamu. Mtcheeeew

Blue3k:


Ok point noted on the prevalence part. The thing I don't agree with is yiur lack of faith in ingenuity of the entrepreneurs. We have medicines to prevent and fight off the sleeping disease. The wiki article you cites mentions medicines that work in pregnant cattle aswell. There's no need for the ancient practice of moving North to south.

It's not a question of my lacking faith in entrepreneurs - certainly, I have more faith in them than I do bureaucrats who have never done a day's worth of farming in their lives, which is why I would have preferred the state government provide private farmers with credit guarantees, instead of directly entering the business. The problem is that trypanosomiasis is a very, very difficult challenge to deal with effectively, even with off-the-shelf drugs, and ordinary farmers lack the expertise and resources to go beyond that level (e.g. when drug-resistance emerges in parasites), especially African farmers who have major problems getting access to large amounts of low-cost credit. This is one of the reasons why I've repeatedly complained about the stupid Land Use Act, which prevents farmers from using their most obvious assets to secure cheap credit.

The last point about state universities researching more into this is true. I would like the state to fund them more. Maybe they can figure something out. The can expierment with technology like CRISPR.

Certainly, there has been a lot of work going into such techniques over the last decade (I know because I actively developments in genetic engineering).

https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/82986/animalResearchWorkshop_2016.pdf
http://mbio.asm.org/content/8/6/e01788-17.full

Again, in the long-run I think this is the ideal approach, but it doesn't make for Trump-style snappy headlines to impress the poorly-educated, and supporting advanced research in biotechnology doesn't provide politicians with easy means for siphoning off funds, so I don't expect any such support for research from any of the states in the south.

omohayek:
It boggles the mind what sort of rubbish passes for "governance" in Nigeria. What do politicians and public sector employees know about animal husbandry? Why is a state government getting involved in what would be better left to the private sector? Is Akwa Ibom's government so lacking in other high-priority tasks that this is the most pressing thing they could come up with? And just what is the track-record of Akwa Ibom's state-run enterprises in the first place?

All I see here is an opportunity to engage in looting through a "populist" gesture that exploits the ignorance of the electorate. There are eminently solid reasons why big ranches with imported cows are not to be found in southern Nigeria - most notably the endemic trypanosomiasis throughout the region - and nothing in this report suggests that there's anything special about these cows which would make them particularly resistant to the disease. Besides, the Akwa Ibom state government could just have easily extended credit guarantees to experienced, successful private-sector farmers, rather than plunging into a business it knows nothing about.

I am almost 100% certain that the real motivation behind this is to steal in US Dollars through the usual Nigerian technique of inflated invoicing. The pity is that the scam will not only work, but the people who will cheer the loudest and hardest for it - while accusing critics and doubters of being "haters", "afonjas", "abokis", etc. - will probably be the ones being ripped off themselves. I'm betting that not a single one of these cows will be alive and breeding in 10 years.

Look at the big picture here. Don’t be so quick to criticise. We have to start from somewhere. Lots of jobs can be created from this venture. We need this special breed

finally,dis country (Nigeria) is turning to NAT GEO CHANNEL...Issokay...

Congratulations ! Akwa ibom state. Now you need to import cowboys with guns from America to protect this strategic project, cause the "Indians" are coming.

as if dog meat is not enuf, okon must have impregnated the cows

AKWA IBOM STATE GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH CATTLE RANCH IN URUAN

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has reiterated his administration's comitment to harness the available natural resources to create wealth for sustainability.

Governor Emmanuel stated this when he played host to San Carlos - a group of Agro Allied Investors from Mexico, United States Of America who called on him at Government House, Uyo .

He said "it behoves on the leadership of the state to harmonize the God given resource to fight poverty and hunger. I am often appalled by the vast lands surrounding the state and not cultivated yet we depend on importing food items from neighbouring states whereas eighty percent of what we consumed should be produced locally".

Mr Emmanuel hinted that in keeping with the focus of his administration of ensuring food sufficiency, he has evolve an environment induced diagnosis by partnering with other investors to achieve set goals and make Agriculture a big business for farmers in the state.

He expressed gratitude to the San Carlos Group for their decision to invest in the Agricultural sector of the state's economy.

Earlier the Chairman Technical Committee on Agriculture Professor Edet Udoh lauded the enterprise vision of Governor Emmanuel who has created enabling environment to attract investors to the state.

He said a Memoranda of Understanding has been signed with the San Carlos Group on areas of comparative advantage and that a cattle ranch is to be established at Adadia, Uruan Local Government Area beginning with two thousand herds of cattle in the first phase.

He added that they will off take the harvest of cocoa yields using the international standard to control quality for export as well as introduce a new breed of cocoa and provide a nursery to nurture the new variety that would be given to farmers.

The investor Mr Carlos Cabal said that modern Agriculture is driven by Technology and that after an accurate feasibility study, they have resolved to invest in the livestock by bringing high breed cattles and would carry out an insemination programme to provide new breeds for consumption and export.

Mr Cabal also spoke of the white almond Cocoa variety that would be introduced to cocoa farmers in Ini Local Government Area while a fermentation Plant would be established in the area to save the grower the stress of wastage due to poor processing and ensure good quality of the cocoa seeds for export.

He expressed appreciation to Governor Udom Emmanuel for welcoming them to the state and pledged to abide by the MOU entered into with the state government.