Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP), funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Lives and Livelihood Fund (LLF), has awarded contracts worth N3.96 billion for the construction of 60 Milk Collection Centers across Kano State.
A statement signed by KSADP communications specialist, Ameen K Yassar said the contracts, in four lots, were awarded to four indigenous companies with a completion period of 12 months for each project.
According to him, each Milk Collection Center will have a borehole equipped with a solar-powered pump and a 20,000-litre overhead tank; an inputs (feed, drugs) store managed by a community appointee and up to 10 fodder banks in its environs.
In addition, every MCC will have a 250-litre tank cooled by solar power and a milk testing bench with appropriate reagents/equipment as well as provision of milk collection cans.
- Despite $2.2bn Afreximbank’s inflow, naira continues to depreciate
- Shettima intervenes in Benue APC crisis
The State Project Coordinator, Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project, Malam Ibrahim Garba Muhammad, stated that “the investment is unprecedented in Nigeria and will bridge the gap between pastoralists and the dairy industry”.
Recall that in September 2022, the Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project awarded a contract for the construction of 40 Milk Collection Centers in Kano, as part of moves to take advantage of the state’s huge dairy potential.
