•Pomo
The federal government today cautioned that the consumption of hides and skin, known in local parlance as Pomo, deprives the nation of much-needed jobs.
Speaking at the resumed ministerial briefing organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation in Abuja, Minister of Livestock Development, Mukhtar Maiha, affirmed that hides and skin have a value of N23 billion and can create 700,000 jobs, reports Nigerian Tribune.
He said that eating animal skin, apart from depriving the nation of jobs, can also be cancerous due to the way Nigerians process it for consumption.
Maiha provided insight into the Development of Nigeria’s Livestock Growth Acceleration Strategy 2025-2030, noting that Nigeria aims to expand the livestock sector’s GDP contribution from $32 billion to $74 billion by 2035.
He said this would position the country as a key player in both domestic and international markets for animal protein, similar to leading producers like Brazil, Argentina, and the United States.
