According to Daily Trust, ATA, which is an office under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture was established to look into problems associated with farming in the country with a mandate of improving agricultural production.

In an interview with our correspondent, Mr Nyam said: “We want more people to go into pig production; we want more pigs to be available for consumption that is why we are also looking into any problem associated with pig production.

"Pork is not a popular commodity in the North, but surprisingly over the years, apart from in the southern part of Kaduna State, very little have been heard about pigs."