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ue to its projected economic potentials, Sokoto State embarked on ambitious N2.5 billion cattle breeding projects. But two years after signing the project's contract, it is yet to leave the drawing board. Sokoto State, in the face of its huge potentials as well as suitability for livestock rearing, took a giant step in agriculture.Two years ago, the state government signed over N2bilion contract with an Argentine firm, South American Breeding Technologies, SABT for the establishment of a cattle breeding, milk and beef production project in the state. Based on the agreement, SABT was to train and bring revolutionary change in agriculture, genetic procedure, meat processing and milking machines, President of SABT, Horacio Michelini had confirmed at the signing of the agreement. The main components of the project were to include a cattle reproduction and the agricultural constituents. The cattle reproduction component was proposed to involve the technological aspects of artificial insemination, embryo transplant and laboratories for research while the agricultural component was to handle the production of feed and the clusters -existing breeding farms, will form the model operational units. Explaining the rationale behind the project, Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko had noted that though Sokoto is endowed with numerous resources, one of the major problems faced by the state was the technical know-how to exploit this resource base in other to obtain maximum benefits for the people. He also expressed concern that combined efforts with sister states with similar endowments have failed to adequately meet the animal protein needs of the people as recommended by World Health Organization. The Sokoto government Artificial Insemination programme had a target of inseminating 30,000 cows annually and it is expected to rouse the dairy industry in the state. However, since the signing of the agreement and some down payments, nothing was been heard about the project which has prompted many to ask about the proposed cattle breeding, milk and beef production project in the state. WIN, an acronym for "What Is New" is a comprehensive multimedia services package for maximum news distribution across several media channels via WIN TV, exclusively dedicated for New Media production and Broadcating