Author: Simon Ugwoke and David Okoronkwo
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Simon Ugwoke is a doctoral researcher at the University of Manitoba, Canada, focusing on sustainable food systems, livestock production, and meat value‑chain transformation. David Okoronkwo is a Schwarzman Visiting Fellow at the Centre on Contemporary China and the World at the University of Hong Kong, where he researches international agricultural cooperation. Both authors draw from their wealth of experience across agricultural research, policy, and industry in Nigeria and internationally, including roles in Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture, the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, and global institutions such as the UN World Food Forum, Hazera, Syngenta, and Limagrain. They hail from Nigeria.
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Historically, the image of a typical Southern Nigerian farmer was never complete without the muturu cattle breed grazing quietly behind the homestead. It was often tethered ...
