You are what your food eats
We all know the adage, ‘you are what you eat’ - how healthy eating and nutritious food result in us being healthy, well-nourished humans....
The impact of 2% genetic progress
What is an animal’s potential and how can we help them achieve their best? We breed our animals based on our balanced breeding philosophies. Do you wonder what to expect from these...
Greener pastures for dairy farming
Carolina Hennings, Product Manager for Automated Feeding Systems at GEA Farm Technologies, sheds new light on sustainability strides in the dairy farming industry and...
Nigeria to reduce importation of livestock products
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to reduce the importation of dairy products, scale up its local production as well as marketing...
Kenya awaits Kampala talks to settle milk trade standoff
Kenya is awaiting confirmation from Kampala on when to visit Uganda for a verification mission on milk to resolve a two-year trade row on...
Kenya imposes livestock movement regulations
Kenya has introduced a new livestock movement regulation in the volatile North Rift region as a measure to curb the runaway cattle rustling menace...
Zimbabwe launches Youth Agric Empowerment Scheme
Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa has launched Provincial Integrated Youths Skills Development Centres (PIYSDC) for the county's 10 provinces where over 5 000 youths will be...
Kenya resumes livestock export to Oman after 16-year ban
Kenya has resumed direct livestock export to Oman after 16-year ban. The first batch of more than 40,000 heads of livestock worth more than...
Kenya issues 3rd phase of Galla goats donations in West Pokot
The Kenya Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) in partnership with the West Pokot County Government has donated 1,095 hybrid Galla goats to 600 farmers in...
Namibia records n$3.7bn earnings from agriculture, fishing exports
Namibia has recorded export earnings from agriculture, forestry and fishing commodities for the third quarter of 2021 amounted to N$3.7 billion.The fisheries products including...