Fulani herders seek to tap into Nigeria's booming meat market

[Article] With 200 million inhabitants, Nigeria is the largest meat consumer in West Africa. Every day, 50 trucks unload cows, goats and sheep at the main livestock market in Lagos, the country's economic capital. This is an essential supply chain for food in Nigeria, where livestock is mainly raised by the Fulani spread over about ten West African countries.

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Usman has covered more than 500 kilometers with his herd...10 days to reach the Illela market in northern Nigeria. 
The Fulani breeder from Mali says the journey is long but worth it - cows are worth considerably more in Nigeria than back home. 
Usman Mahamadou, Fulani herder: 
"It...
This article was published Monday, 30 September, 2019 by AFP (215 words)
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