The Role of Dogs in African Agriculture
As the world’s first domesticated animal, man’s best friend has been helping humankind for a long time. They serve as guides, protectors, detectors, and...
Encouraging Wildlife and Livestock Coexistence
Farmers have traditionally tried to separate wildlife and livestock. Wild animals can spread diseases, prey upon or outcompete domesticated animals. The reigning ideology has...
Mineworkers Investment Company invests R10 million in crowdfarming fintech, Livestock Wealth
Livestock Wealth has become the latest growth equity investment through the Mineworkers Investment Company’s (MIC) Khulisani Ventures initiative. MIC Khulisani Ventures is geared towards...
Botswana to cull cattle to fight disease outbreak
The government of Botswana has announced plans to mull more than 10,000 cattle in a bid to fight an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
Assistant Minister...
East Africa records uneven June/Sept seasonal rains
The East African region recorded an uneven start to the June to September seasonal rains resulting in poor resources in the rangeland and agro-pastoral...
Over 5 000ha of farmland affected, 2 150 heads of livestock lost as heavy...
Heavy rainfall has been affecting most of the States (16 out of 18) of Sudan with 16 out of 18 in a distressed state...
Australia bans personal meat products from FMD countries
Australia has issued a ban on personal meat products from Foot and Mouth Disease prone countries. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Murray Watt...
Meat Board of Namibia seeks sheep marketing scheme abolished
The Meat Board of Namibia is seeking the agriculture ministry to abolish the sheep marketing scheme as it failed to meet its primary objective.
The...
icipe discovers trypanosome biomarkers and develops an inclusive diagnostic innovation for African animal trypanosomosis
Every year in Africa, three million cattle succumb to African animal trypanosomosis, a debilitating disease of livestock that is caused by trypanosome parasites, which...
Namibia suspends livestock imports from Botswana
The government of Namibia has imposed a ban on livestock and other related meat products importation from Botswana. Namibia's agriculture ministry announced the suspension...