This position paper conducted critical examination of the contribution of livestock sub-sector to the economic development of Northern Nigeria and Zamfara state in particular. it critically examines the impacts of the sub-sector to the sustainability of both the family units and and entire macro-economic development of the pre-colonial and indeed colonial Northern Nigeria.
The paper has also examines the significance and strategic position of Zamfara state in the livestock development in Nigeria. It has examine also in critical terms, some of the critical issues affecting livestock development in the contemporary time and also an evaluation of policy failure in respect of livestock development. The paper affected mixed method of field interviews and literature review to enable the writer assess the strengths of the data used in this research.