LIVESTOCK I

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The project would: (a) Establish a Livestock Project Unit (LPU) in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources to carry out the project; (b) establish or improve seven breeding ranches owned by State ranching companies; (c) improve two fattening ranches of a Federally-owned livestock production company; (d) provide credit and technical support to about 50 commercial farmers and settled Fulani to establish breeding/fattening ranches; (e) provide credit and technical assistance under a pilot scheme for up to 1,500 smallholders to take up beef cattle fattening; (f) establish 1,600 sq. miles of new grazing reserves and improve 1,500 acres of pasture in the existing Kukar-Jangarai Reserve; (g) carry out pasture improvement research; establish a pilot pasture seed production scheme; and provide training facilities for government officials, farmers and herdsmen in practical management of cattle and pasture; (h) establish a pool of heavy equipment for project land development and road and dam construction activities; and (i) employ consultants.