Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh has said Nigeria cows are the worst milk producers in the world.
Ogbeh said this at the 79th anniversary of Ikoyi Club 1938 in Lagos on Thursday.
According to him, an average cow in the country produces less that one litre of milk per day compared to those from other countries where a cow could produce 100 litres per day.
He said moving cows from place to place was a major problem affecting meat and milk production in Nigeria.
“An average cow in the US drinks an average of 100 litres of water per day; but in Nigeria, I doubt whether a cow can get two litres of water per week,” Ogbeh added.
Why will they produce enough milk when the cows don trek out all the milk in the name of looking for grass to eat.
It’s because most of the cows are in the north, they eat dry grass and most of their energy they use moving about looking for the grass. Other cows in better countries stay in ranches, eat fresh grasses and don’t spend their energy hovering about. Teach your herdsmen about ranching, they will be less violent as no one will tamper with their cattle & they will be more productive
In spite of the vast virgin grassland. Na wa o.