FG Flags-off Transportation Of Cattle With Railway In Zamfara(photos)

The federal government through the Nigerian Incentive–Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, (NIRSAL), has flagged-off cattle rail transportation in Zamfara State.A train carrying 500 cows in 15 wagons left Gusau, the state capital, for Lagos in a trip expected to take two days.

The Managing Director of NIRSAL, Mr Aliyu Abdulhameed, said the total live animals trade between the northern and southern part of Nigeria is estimated at about N850 billion to N950 billion yearly.
Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, represented by his deputy Mallam Ibrahim Wakkala Muhammad said with the launch, businessmen will have cheaper means of transporting their produce to all parts of the country.
The Managing Director of Connect Rail Services Limited, Mr. Edeme Elikume, said the cattle rail transportation marked the beginning of economic diversification that must be sustained.

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