Benue Imported Swine Pigs Finally Arrive Yandev.(Pictures)
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The swine comprising 60 females and 20 males arrived Nigeria last night through Abuja airport and reached their destination at about 10am accompanied by two expatriates from the University of Iowa in the United States of America, the Consultant on the Benue State Swine Integrated Farm, Dr. Timothy Ijir, and Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture and Food Security, Mr.Emmanuel Atser.
State Information and Orientation Commissioner, Mr. Conrad Wergba, his Sports and Youths counterpart, Mr. Aondowase Chia, Gboko caretaker chairman, Mr. Ioryue Yajir, as well as journalists, other dignitaries, the rector and staff of the college as well as other members of the public turned out to witness the arrival.
While Dr. Aliegba pledged to give journalists details on the animals later, they were carefully offloaded into a building already constructed for them.
The Special Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Atser stated that the specie which he described as the best in the world was procured from Ireland.
Dr. Ijir disclosed that the animals were aged between two to four months and were expected to start breeding within the next six months.
Speaking at the ministerial press briefing to mark the 2012 Democracy Day in Makurdi yesterday, Dr. Aliegba, represented by the permanent secretary in the Ministry, Prince Andy Uwouku, disclosed that the farm centre was established in conjunction with Iowa State University from the USA.
He said the centre comprises two farms which were located in Yandev and Katsina-Ala and would undertake pig production, processing and marketing as well as crop production.
According to Dr. Aliegba staff have already been trained to manage the farms while the buildings to house the animals and the administrative block have already been constructed.This puts to rest speculations that the Swine Project is a hoax.
Source Tahav Agezua
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hmmmm, swine project, make dem no just try let dat meat enter mkt o
To what impact does the importation of 80 swines from IOWA brings to the people of Benue State? and the assembly of this notable personalities in Govt., and Party chieftains clearly indicates the greed and selfish nature of a failed government who is dumb, and fails to listen, as well as fulfill it's manifesto to the good people of Benue but rather uses propaganda such importation of swine to boost agriculture, rather than boosting the resources in what we are blessed with.
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