Revitalization of livestock business in Nigeria | Basheer Mohammed Bala-Wunti | TEDxKofarFada скачать в хорошем качестве

Revitalization of livestock business in Nigeria | Basheer Mohammed Bala-Wunti | TEDxKofarFada

Basheer’s talk is on sustaining the livestock systems through revitalization of the business approach in Nigeria. He traces the issues around livestock grazing over time in Nigeria which has resulted in security risks, health standards and agricultural production. With over 20 million cattle utilizing open grazing system spread aacross Nigeria, the sustainability of the pastoralism cannot be guaranteed in the long-run due to rapid population growth, among others. He went on to suggest the way the issue of cattle grazing could be solved which other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with similar socio-cultural settings like Nigeria can adopt. Basheer founded BLUENIX Farms & Agro-Allied Ltd, a group of farms focused on practicing and promoting zero waste farming. He is currently the CEO where he manages several farms across Nigeria and promoting sustainable agriculture approach in all fronts with a view to achieving the UN SDG 2 in Nigeria. Basheer is passionate about technology and he is leading a team that is developing a tech solution that will connect local farmers with international market thereby improving the value realization by the farmers and guaranteeing offtake of output. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx