EU shelves promised ban on caged farming
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed in her State of the Union speech that the Commission is shelving its unprecedented commitment...
Kenya, IFAD launch Sh 9.64bn livestock project
The government of Kenya in conjunction with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has launched a Sh9.46 billion livestock project to benefit small...
“A more comfortable, controlled environment”
“Four years back we started looking for a different and more efficient ventilation system for the new barn we wanted to build. At that...
SheVax project boosts vaccine uptake among women livestock holders in East Africa
Each year, millions of women livestock holders face financial and animal losses when diseases sweep through their farms. Yet, these infections are often highly...
The Potential for Essential Oils in Agriculture
Public outcry for a reformed food system has yielded a flurry of eco-centric terms like "sustainable," "regenerative," and "organic" in supermarkets over the years....
Tanzania working on creating a foot-and-mouth disease-free zone in Rukwa
Tanzania has the second largest livestock population in Africa and livestock keeping is an integral part of most people’s livelihood.
However, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is...
Adoption of precision agriculture to match fertilizer inputs in livestock farming
Livestock farmers are increasingly adopting precision
agriculture techniques to match fertilizer inputs more closely to grassland
requirements. The techniques, underpinned by a combined package...
Mafuro farming, a large scale dairy farming enterprise established through AFC Holdings boosts milk production...
By Wallace Mawire
The AFC commercial bank in Zimbabwe has supported the establishment of Mafuro Safari large scale dairy farm in Marondera district in the...
Ethiopia gains US $82M revenue from dairy exports
Ethiopia has reported to have gained US $82million in revenue from exporting milk and meat during the last fiscal year.
The Meat and Milk Industry...
Zambeef provides relief to Southern province flood victims
Thousands of families affected by flash floods in Southern Province’s Bweengwa and Namwala districts have received relief aid from Zambeef Products Plc and its...