Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project, KSADP, has awarded a contract worth N38. 5 million, for the renovation of Kadawa Animal Insemination Center, in Garun Mallam local government area of Kano state.
The move is part of strategies put in place by the project to facilitate breed improvement and dairy enterprise development in the state.
According to the state Project Coordinator, KSADP, Malam Ibrahim Garba Muhammad, the renovation contract awarded to HOMAD Associates covers the renovation of 20 cattle pens, fencing of the centre, and provision of solar-powered borehole and provision of lighting.
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Other components of the work are the provision of a store, security room, flooring, roofing, painting, and provision of feed and water troughs.
“It could be recalled that about one month ago, KSADP awarded the contract in the sum of N9. 2 million for purchase of five pure breed Friesian bulls as semen donors for the Kadawa AI Center. By the time they arrive, work will have been completed, and our insemination activities will commence in earnest”.
“We intend to inseminate at least 25 000 cattle in five years, and you can imagine the impact that will be created in the local meat and milk industry”.
Malam Ibrahim explained that his project would also equip the AI centre with modern facilities to enable it to serve farming and pastoralist communities and commercial cattle breeders.
“The renovation work, which is expected to be completed within two months, and its subsequent functioning, will serve as the springboard for improvement of livestock value chain activities in the state”, he added.
