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₦5.4bn livestock empowerment for women
40,000 goats earmarked for rural women, with ten women per ward receiving four goats each. 14,450 women applied.
40,000
Goats earmarked
14,450
Women applicants
3,000
Breeding goats at Ladanawa
The ₦5.4 billion programme earmarks 40,000 goats for women. In each ward, ten women receive four goats each (one male and three female), and one large-scale farmer receives 50.
Distribution began in January 2025, and 14,450 women applied when the scheme was flagged off.
The anniversary magazine describes the programme as a ₦5.78 billion Goat Rearing Initiative distributing 32,490 goats through a ward-based model, with feed, mineral salt licks and husbandry inputs. A second component improves breeds through artificial insemination of 3,000 breeding goats at the Ladanawa Farm Centre, with pasture and animal housing.
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Figures are as reported in these sources. Most are the state government's own statements.
