Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sabi Abdullahi, has said implementation of the National Dairy Policy will save $1.5 billion spent annually on milk importation. The minister, who spoke on this year’s World Milk Day, noted the Federal Government would galvanise stakeholders to implement the policy to boost food production. Addressing reporters in Abuja, Abdullahi noted the challenges …

The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof Abdullahi Mustapha, says the $1.5 billion spent on the importation of dairy products annually is not sustainable. He made this disclosure on Thursday during the 2023 Strategic Interest Research Group meeting on Livestock Genetic Improvement, organised by NABDA and the Centre for Genomics Research and Innovation, in collaboration …