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Establishing A Resilient Meat Value Chain In Northern Nigeria For Sustainable Economic Growth
by Musa Gambo Kasuwar Kuka, PhD

Abstract:
Nigeria's projected 200 million people and expanding middle class are driving up the country's demand for beef. For well-managed meat processing businesses, this dramatic increase in demand offers several opportunities. This study aims to investigate how the long-standing practice of transporting cattle from northern Nigeria to the southern region of the country can be converted into a sustainable meat processing and marketing enterprise through an efficient meat value chain.The paper adopts qualitative?research design?through field observations and selective content analysis?of empirical?materials in books, journals,?periodicals,?and?internet?source. Findings from the analysis reveal that marketing fresh and processed beef is both superior and more economical than selling live cattle. This is due to the fact that it improves the value chain and generates employment in industries like animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, animal feed, building public and private abattoirs, and the promotion and export of beef. In a similar vein, an enhanced beef value chain may spur the expansion of small businesses in the area and increase farmer incomes, thereby promoting inclusive development in business and entrepreneurship among value chain actors sustainably. Consequently, it is recommended that government should vigorously promote private sector investment in?meat value chain by increasing market access and marketing efficacy, building and upgrading existing slaughterhouses?and abattoirs as well as creating?meat processing clusters with integrated cold chains,?testing facilities,?effluent management, and?auxiliary units, to produce?high quality meat for both domestic consumption and?exports. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Keywords: Value Chain, Beef, Meat Processing, Livestock, and Cattle Trading Establishing A Resilient Meat Value Chain In Northern Nigeria For Sustainable Economic Growth Musa Gambo Kasuwar Kuka, PhD Federal Polytechnic, Daura, Katsina State. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract Nigeria's projected 200 million people and expanding middle class are driving up the country's demand for beef. For well-managed meat processing businesses, this dramatic increase in demand offers several opportunities. This study aims to investigate how the long-standing practice of transporting cattle from northern Nigeria to the southern region of the country can be converted into a sustainable meat processing and marketing enterprise through an efficient meat value chain.The paper adopts qualitative?research design?through field observations and selective content analysis?of empirical?materials in books, journals,?periodicals,?and?internet?source. Findings from the analysis reveal that marketing fresh and processed beef is both superior and more economical than selling live cattle. This is due to the fact that it improves the value chain and generates employment in industries like animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, animal feed, building public and private abattoirs, and the promotion and export of beef. In a similar vein, an enhanced beef value chain may spur the expansion of small businesses in the area and increase farmer incomes, thereby promoting inclusive development in business and entrepreneurship among value chain actors sustainably. Consequently, it is recommended that government should vigorously promote private sector investment in?meat value chain by increasing market access and marketing efficacy, building and upgrading existing slaughterhouses?and abattoirs as well as creating?meat processing clusters with integrated cold chains,?testing facilities,?effluent management, and?auxiliary units, to produce?high quality meat for both domestic consumption and?exports.

Keywords: Value Chain, Beef, Meat Processing, Livestock, and Cattle Trading

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