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Nigeria launches animal ID system to boost red meat exports
🇳🇬 Nigeria /Economy & Trade

Nigeria launches animal ID system to boost red meat exports

From Premium Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Nigeria is developing an animal identification and traceability system to enable red meat exports to international markets.
  • The federal government is also creating policies to increase the availability of breeding stock and animal feed.
  • A new digital marketplace for livestock products aims to modernize the protein supply chain through technology, creating jobs and improving accessibility.

Nigeria is taking significant steps to boost its red meat industry and improve access to international markets through the development of an animal identification and traceability system. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, announced the ministry's ongoing work on this crucial system, which will facilitate the export of Nigerian red meat and other animal protein products.

Once the identification and traceability system is fully in place, it will make it easier for Nigerian red meat and other animal protein products to be exported.

— Abdulkareem DurosinlorunRepresenting the Minister of Livestock Development, highlighting the benefits of the new traceability system.

In parallel, the federal government is focusing on policies to ensure a more readily available supply of breeding stock and animal feed for livestock producers. This initiative aims to strengthen the foundation of the livestock sector.

The launch of the ABIS Digital Market Place marks another key development. Co-founder Iliyasu Gashinbaki highlighted the platform's role in modernizing Nigeria's protein supply chain. It uses technology to address long-standing inefficiencies in livestock, meat, seafood, and poultry markets. The platform connects producers, processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers within a single, technology-driven ecosystem.

Through the group’s latest innovation, people no longer have to go to the market physically as they can buy protein online.

— Idi MaihaMinister of Livestock Development, commenting on the convenience of the digital marketplace.

ABIS Group is also expanding its processing capabilities. Its Lagos hub processes 220 cattle and 3,000 poultry daily. The upcoming Abuja Mega Livestock Processing Facility will handle 1,000 cattle, 3,000 small ruminants, and 600 tonnes of poultry daily. Further processing hubs are planned for Plateau, Sokoto, and Edo states, positioning ABIS as a major integrated livestock processing conglomerate in Africa.

This is far more than a technology application. It is the foundation of a safer, smarter, and more transparent protein ecosystem driving full-spectrum digitisation across the livestock value chain to deliver safe, ethically sourced, hygieni

— Emmanuel Nelson UsmanABIS Founder and Chairman, describing the significance of the Digital Marketplace.
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Originally published by Premium Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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