Maiha said the six areas had been identified as priority locations because of their history of farmers-herders conflicts, adding that the government had identified 417 grazing reserves nationwide for possible rehabilitation and development. According to him, the government is also engaging pastoral communities to secure their support for the transition from nomadic livestock production to ranching. The minister said the ranching programme would go beyond simply confining cattle to designated areas, explaining that the government plans to transform grazing reserves into integrated economic communities. “At the end of the day, each of those grazing reserves will become an economic hub. According to him, the development had strengthened prospects for collaboration between the federal government and states, particularly because land and much of the country’s livestock resources fall within the states.