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 MawireThe 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...
Facing husbandry and farming challenges together
The global demand for food and animal protein will dramatically increase in the coming decades. Raising and processing animals, land and water based, for the production of food will become increasingly challenging. In light...
Kenya’s Garissa County embarks on animal vaccination drive
The Garissa County government in Kenya in conjunction with Save The Children organization has launched a joint mass vaccination of animals in Balambala sub-county.The...
Nigeria to send farmers for capacity building in Morocco, Israel
Nigeria's National Agriculture Lands Development Authority (NALDA) is sending 200 young farmers to Morocco and Israel on a capacity building trip focusing on crop...
Genetic breakthrough may control Africa’s East Coast fever, which kills over a million cattle...
An unexpected discovery has led researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya and the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh...
Morocco’s fisheries production records 14% increase
Fisheries production in Morocco has recorded a 14% increase in the first quarter of 2022. the National Fishing Office (ONP) announced that the country...
‘More awareness’ is the key to helping rural farmers access veterinary care
“Awareness, awareness, awareness.” It is critical for farmers and pet owners in rural areas to be made aware of the importance of proper preventative...