Path to Resilience: Balancing Livestock and Crops in Africa
By Hwande Sheunesu
The onset of the 2025–2026 agricultural season marks a crucial period of renewal for both livestock and crop production across the region....
Governments Urged to Stop Subsidising Harmful Factory Farms and Support Sustainable Farming
Governments around the world, including China, the US, India and the EU, are fueling deforestation by subsidizing factory farms – a new report from...
World Federation for Animals joins the WHO Civil Society Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
The World Federation for Animals (WFA) has this week been welcomed onto the World Health Organization (WHO) Civil Society Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)....
IITA and Nigeria Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Livestock Sector
In a move aimed at transforming Nigeria’s livestock sector, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)–CGIAR has formalised a strategic partnership with the Federal...
FAO, Mastercard partner to unlock livelihoods for Kenya’s youth in the livestock sector
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Mastercard Foundation have joined forces to unlock livelihood opportunities for young people...
OBP annual performance report exposes collapse in state vaccine production
The latest Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) 2024/25 Annual Performance Report, presented before the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture this week, confirms the collapse of South...
Global Climate-Livestock Conference Comes to Africa for the First Time
For the first time, the International Greenhouse Gas & Animal Agriculture Conference (GGAA) is being held in Africa, a continent that is home to...
Unlock the added value of producing more calves
Getting cows bred and keeping them pregnant is key to capitalizing on the record cattle market.
Successfully breeding cows and maintaining pregnancy is always financially...
Uganda Unveils ‘Super Goat’ Breed Set to Transform Livestock Sector and Boost Exports
The National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB) has unveiled a new goat breed, the Kasolwe Brown Goat, which experts say could...
Over 3 Million Sudan Pastoralists to Benefit from Livestock Vaccination Drive Against Deadly Diseases
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Sudan, has launched the 2025 national livestock vaccination...