The Chinese government has offered to assist Nigeria end farmers and herders’ clashes.
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, made this known on Friday during a tour of the China-aid Nigeria Agricultural Demonstration Centre project in Abuja.
Jianchun said that China is ready to set up a twin demonstration technological centre for the production of livestock feeds.
According to the Ambassador, he is at the point of meeting with the Nigerian government for a site for the project.
With this, the country will be able to produce feeds for its cattle thereby, curbing farmers and herders frequent clashes.
Jianchun said, “I am planning to talk to the FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello, to give us 20 hectares of land to build a twin-hall technology.
“We will use this technology to grow mushrooms for food to feed the cattles. We feed the people and then the animals. This will help curb between herders and farmers.
“We are ready from the Chinese side to bring the farmers to the demonstration centre to train them on technology.”
