Over the years, many large-scale/intensive government and donor-sponsored animal production projects in the tropics have proved to be unsustainable. Because of that, there is shortage of animal protein in Africa and Nigeria in particular. The broad objective of the study is to survey production and economic benefits of mini-livestock production in Adamawa state, Nigeria. The study used questionnaires, oral interviews and discussions to collect data. Data generated from the study was subjected to descriptive statistics such as tables, frequency distribution and percentages. Majority of the youths are the most engaged in the production of mini-livestock in the study area ages 10 to 40 years old with the highest recorded in Hong LGA (81%) while the least was from Mubi South LGA. Males are the predominant producers with Mubi South LGA recording the highest and lowest of 85% and 15% respectively. Rabbits, pigeons, grasshoppers and honey bees are the most popular in the study area. Mubi North and Ganye had the highest number of mini-livestock species with 8 each, followed by Mubi South (7) while Michika and Maiha had 6 each. There about 7 major economic benefits driven from the production of mini-livestock across the study area. The benefits include food, manure, income, research, raw materials, foreign exchange and medicine. This study will help in creating awareness on the economic importance and food provision value of mini-livestock, which was neglected for centuries. This will also be beneficial to the government in policy making on livestock and agricultural products for sustainable development in Nigeria and Africa at large.
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Adamu Sakuma Musa, Kubkomawa Hayatu Ibrahim. (2022). Production and Economic Benefits of Mini-Livestock in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 10(3), 55-60. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.avs.20221003.12
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Adamu Sakuma Musa; Kubkomawa Hayatu Ibrahim. Production and Economic Benefits of Mini-Livestock in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Anim. Vet. Sci. 2022, 10(3), 55-60. doi: 10.11648/j.avs.20221003.12
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