Kano State Agro-Postoral Department Project has establishes five Milk Collection Centres at Falgore cattle market as part of measures to ensure that only clean and hygienic milk is sold to the public.
An official of the KSAPDP, Ibrahim Wada made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Friday at one of the milk collection centres in Falgore town, Doguwa LGA of the State.
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He said the project which was financed by the Islamic Development Bank with support from Kano State Government, was aimed at providing clean milk for sale to companies producing yogurt in Kano, Kaduna and other neigbouring states.
“The five Centres are part of the 100 Milk Collection Centres being constructed and equipped across milk producing communities in Kano State.
“Each center is equipped with 550 litre milk storage tank and its accessories, solar powered borehole, toilet facility, solar lightings and office, “ the official said.
The KSAPDP official said when completed, each center will be handed over to a management committee that will handle it as an independant business entity.
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“We have a lot of herders here who produce milk from their cattle. The collection centres will check waste and improve the revenue generation of herders,” he said .
He disclosed that the State Government through KSADP is developing 50 hectares of commercial fodder plots in 20 locations adding that each plot is equipped with slasher and bailing machine, 500 metric tonne storage facility and office in addition to the fodder development.
In addition, the government is providing 500 metrictonne grain storage facility in 22 locations across the state to aid aggregation by farmers of rice, maize and other grains pointing out the projects are ongoing across the designated locations.
“The five major cattle markets were upgraded with basic infrastucture to help ease marketing activities and generate more income to both the marketers and government.
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The Chairman of the Cattle Market Union, (Sarkin Kasuwan Kara), Mansir Abdullahi Madawaki lauded the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for the construction of veterinary clinic and eight toilet facilities in the market.
“We have never witnessed such projects during the previous administrations.Before now we were battling with thieves in the market but with the fencing of the market that has become a history,” he added.
