{"id":7304,"date":"2026-04-14T14:22:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/?p=7304"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:30:18","slug":"world-bank-commends-gombes-livestock-transformation-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/2026\/04\/14\/world-bank-commends-gombes-livestock-transformation-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bank Commends Gombe\u2019s Livestock Transformation Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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World Bank Commends Gombe\u2019s Livestock Transformation Efforts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u2026Describes State\u2019s Innovation as a Promising Model for Livestock Development in Nigeria<\/div><\/div>
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The World Bank has once again commended the scale and impact of Gombe State\u2019s livestock transformation efforts, particularly the ongoing revitalisation of the sector.<\/div>
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The Country Director for Nigeria, Mr. Matthew Verghis, gave the commendation during a visit to Dawaki Integrated Dairy Farms in Gombe, where he inspected key activities under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project, including the Artificial Insemination (AI) programme being implemented in partnership with the state government.<\/div>
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Visibly impressed during the tour, the Country Director praised the innovation and early outcomes of the initiative, describing it as a promising model for livestock development in Nigeria.<\/div>
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\u201cWe are truly impressed by what we have seen. The L-PRES Project has played a significant role in advancing the modernisation of the livestock sector in Gombe State, making improved productivity a reality. This is only the beginning, and there is still much more to be done,\u201d he said.<\/div>
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He further commended the commitment and political will of the Gombe State Government, assuring that the World Bank would continue to support transformative initiatives in the sector.<\/div>
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\u201cI look forward to working closely with the Governor, the project team, and all stakeholders to build on this progress and take it to a more ambitious level, as clearly demonstrated by the strong commitment of the State Governor,\u201d he added.<\/div>
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Earlier, while conducting the delegation round the facility, the State Project Coordinator of L-PRES, Professor Usman Bello Abubakar, explained that the Artificial Insemination programme is a flagship intervention aimed at improving cattle breeds for enhanced productivity, profitability, and resilience\u2014particularly in the dairy subsector.<\/div>
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He noted that, in line with the World Bank\u2019s evolving implementation approach, the project has actively engaged the private sector to ensure sustainability and efficiency in livestock development.<\/div>
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According to him, a reputable private firm was contracted for the programme, with improved semen imported from Brazil under clearly defined performance benchmarks.<\/div>
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\u201cWe set a minimum acceptable conception rate of 60 percent, but achieved an unprecedented 79 percent success rate\u2014an outstanding milestone in the history of artificial insemination in Nigeria,\u201d he disclosed.<\/div>
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During the visit, the delegation witnessed a live demonstration of the artificial insemination process on two cows, which were re-inseminated just 40 days after calving. They were also shown several healthy calves\u2014products of the first generation of the programme.<\/div>
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Professor Abubakar revealed that most of the calves are between three weeks and 40 days old, with a high proportion being female. He added that, upon maturity, they are expected to produce between 30 and 40 litres of milk daily.<\/div>
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He further disclosed that the project has established dairy cooperatives across the state, which will serve as the foundation for milk collection centres and, subsequently, a milk processing factory in the state capital to strengthen the dairy value chain.<\/div>
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In addition to dairy development, he said the project is making significant investments in the beef sub-sector, including the construction of an ultramodern automated abattoir and a tannery\/leather processing facility to fully harness the economic potential of livestock in Gombe State and beyond.<\/div>
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Members of the visiting delegation included the Commissioner for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperatives, Dr. Barnabas Musa Malle; Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Alhaji Salihu Baba Alkali; Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Muhammad Gambo Magaji; Commissioner of Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru, Commissioner for Environment, Water and Forest Resources, Alhaji Sa\u2019idu Muhammad Fawu; and the State Coordinator of ACReSAL, Dr. Sani Adamu Jauro, among other government functionaries.<\/div>
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World Bank Commends Gombe\u2019s Livestock Transformation Efforts \u2026Describes State\u2019s Innovation as a Promising Model for Livestock Development in Nigeria\u00a0The World Bank has once again commended the scale and impact of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7304"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7317,"href":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7304\/revisions\/7317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lpres.gm.gov.ng\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}