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Hello,

I am Jim Miller, FAO Technical Advisor for the Aquaculture
and Inland Fisheries Project of the Special Programme for
Food Security here in Nigeria.

In follow up to Ms. Nyambo's contribution, I wanted to note
my observation on the decreasing age of Fulani herders in
Nigeria and elsewhere in West Africa.  I have travelled
extensively over the past 25 years in Africa and the age of
Fulani herdsmen is very young now, with some herders less
than 10 years of age.  The older herdersmen appear to be
attracted to the cities.

Have other's noted this trend?

What impact is this having on cattle husbandry in West
Africa?

With increasing population density here, there are
increasing conflicts between the migratory Fulani and other
ethnic groups who are sedentary farmers.

Our SPFS programme has met with success in fattening of
sheep for festivals at the small holder farmer level, as
well as with integrated poultry/fish farming.  Farmers
involved in these activities have a ready local market and
require few inputs apart from labor and some feed.

We appreciate the opportunity of this forum very much and
thank DFID for their sponsorship.

Best wishes for a continuing debate.

Jim Miller, Abuja, Nigeria

James W. Miller
FAO Technical Advisor
Aquaculture & Inland Fisheries Project
FAO Office
No. 3 Oguda Close, Off Lake Chad Crescent
Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria
Tel. 234-9-413-7546;  0803-592-8580
E-mail: <address removed>;  <address removed>
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