US- funded US $44m Livestock Market Systems launched in Kenya
Approximately five counties from Northern Kenya are set to benefit from US- funded US $44m Livestock Market Systems that was launched recently. The US...
Tick management
Africa’s failure to successfully mitigate tick attacks and diseases has had a negative outcome as far as livestock productivity is concerned. This is so...
Tanzania Dairy Board urges cooperatives to increase efficiency in the Dairy industry
The Tanzania Dairy Board (TDB) is urging the dairy cooperatives to increase milk production, productivity and quality in conjunction with farmers. The TDB Acting...
The Ugandan government hires experts to help improve animal breeding
The Ugandan government, through the country's National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB) has hired experts to help in improving animal breeding...
The UN condemns misuse of antibiotics in animal husbandry
The United Nations has condemned misuse of antibiotics by farmers who practice animal husbandry. This is after a report revealed that most countries are...
The Importance Of Proper Grain Storage For Food Security
Did you know that there were 37 African countries on the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Low-Income Food_Deficit Countries list...
Kenya, Zambia to meet and resolve dairy products’ export to Zambia
Kenya and Zambia will be holding a meeting later on this month to address the export ban of dairy products to Zambia. The ban...
Eastern Africa continues to grapple with food shortages as a result of floods
Farmers inspect a farm where floods destroyed crops in western Rwanda. FILE PHOTO | CYRIL
By Nita Karume:
Eastern Africa will continue to grapple with food...
Adverse weather, livestock diseases stalk Zambian agriculture
By Oscar Nkala:
The World Bank says drought, floods, pests/livestock disease outbreaks and market price volatility are among the principal risks affecting...
Lumpy skin disease outbreak hits dairy farmers in Malawi
By Oscar Nkala:
The Malawian government has confirmed the outbreak of lumpy skin disease, which has affected over 1 100 cattle in three dairy farming...