Kaduna State govt Launched distribution of milk-increasing grass seedlings

Kaduna State government has officially launched distribution of Tinapiar grass in Laduga grazing reserve, Kachia local government area of the State.

 Commissioner for agriculture Dr. Daniel Manzo who officially flagged the distribution of the Napier seedling grass today said, "The Napier grass is the most promising and high yielding grass fodder which is also nutritious,it has shown as demonstrated, its increase milk production from 1litre to 3.5litres that is even using the old system."‎

 He further explained that Imagine a system where all lactating cows will not go out to graze they will be kept in one place to conserve their energy and channel it to milk production it will end up producing up to 5 to 6litres per day.

 According to him, "The essence of the Flagging-off of the Napier seedling is to empower key stake holders and key players in the rural economy, because the rural economy constitute 80 percent of GDP of Kaduna State."

Source: dailytrust.