Tanzania mulling new project to examine ways to use residues from sisal processing in...
Scientists in Tanzania are exploring the potential of transforming sisal processing residues into animal feed, a move that could unlock new economic and environmental...
Farm attacks, livestock theft and illegal hunting: South Africa’s rural crime crisis is underestimated
The most recent incident comparison meeting has once again proven that the true extent of crime on farms and in rural areas is severely...
North West Intensifies Measures to Contain Foot and Mouth Outbreak Amid Spread in Ventersdorp
Authorities in South Africa’s North West Province have escalated containment measures following the continued presence of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) within local municipalities,...
Surging vegetables and meat prices lift food inflation to 4.4% y/y in May 2025
The latest update on South Africa’s food inflation showed a further acceleration as vegetables and meat prices quickened in May 2025. South Africa’s annual...
Water: The Overlooked Key in South Africa’s Battle Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) continues to cast a long shadow over South Africa’s agricultural economy, jeopardising trade relations, disrupting rural livelihoods, and threatening the future...
GALVmed Announces New Chief Executive
The Board of Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lois Muraguri as the new Chief...
Foot and Mouth Disease Detected in North West Province
Mahikeng-The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development confirms an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, specifically in...
South Africa Urged to Strengthen Biosecurity Amid Rising Disease Threats
The importance of biosecurity in safeguarding South Africa’s agricultural future took center stage at the National Biosecurity Summit 2025, held at the University of...
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Saai deeply concerned about livestock disease outbreaks
The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in KwaZulu-Natal, and its subsequent spread to some of the largest feedlots in South Africa, is a disaster...