Herdsmen Give FG Condition To End Open Grazing
The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a group of Fulani herders, has set requirements must be met in order to put a stop to open grazing in Nigeria.
Herders have stated that they are willing to abandon open grazing if the Nigerian government provides them with the necessary financial and logistical support.
Temitope Ajayi, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore brand ambassador, said this in Abuja alongside executives from the organization during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen.
The ranchers explained that they can’t just stop doing what they’ve done for generations since they don’t have another method to feed their cattle yet.
Ajayi went on to say that the Fulani herders’ mindsets and views needed to be re-oriented and changed in order to stop the archaic practice of open grazing.
“There is a need to re-orientate and change the mindset and perceptions of the Fulani herders, farmers and other entities in Nigeria, modernise cattle breeding and end outdated practices of open grazing and other nomadic activities, and bring them up to international best practice,” she said.
The herdsmen vowed to leave the farmlands as soon as ranches that are being proposed by some government officials, particularly southern state governors, are provided.
