FAO ramps up support to hard-hit Sudan farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million people, 30% of the population, are expected to need...
Mozambique govt bans imports of Zimbabwe animal products
MOZAMBIQUE’S Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has banned the import from Zimbabwe of animals, and products and by-products of animal origin, due to...
Rift Valley Fever outbreak hits Burundi
An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever has hit livestock farmers in Burundi. The disease has been detected in eight out of Burundi's 18 provinces....
Three key industries likely to depict increased adoption of formic acid through 2027
The formic acid market is pretty vast and is presently characterized by ongoing research studies new applications, which are anticipated to help the industry...
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...
Resilient animals help us thrive
Hendrix Genetics ensures you will get the best out of your breeding stock by providing high quality animal genetics. As a result, farm labor has less pressure to manage...
Sierra Leone reports anthrax outbreak
Sierra Leone has reported an outbreak of the deadly anthrax disease for the first time in almost 30 years. The country’s Minister of Agriculture,...
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...
Meat products earns Tanzania US $36M in Forex
Meat products has earned Tanzania US $36 million (79.2bn-/) in foreign exchange. The Registrar of Tanzania Meat Board (TMB), Dr Daniel Mushi, gave the...
8 000ha field crops destroyed, goats, chickens swept away in recent floods in Zambia
The recent floods recorded in southern Africa destroyed 8 000 hectares of crop fields after they were submerged in water while chickens and goats...