Stubbornly high meat prices lift food inflation in August 2021
By: Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business
After showing signs of moderation for the second half of 2021 with the July 2021 food...
Lumpy Skin Disease, a serious menace for your entire herd
Animal health is key on a farm as the saying goes, “a healthy herd amounts to a happy farmer” but it all depends on...
Kenya proposes Sh 670M budget to mitigate drought
Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture’s has proposed a Sh 670million budget to the Treasury for mitigating drought, adverse weather conditions experienced in the country’s arid...
Akefema raise concerns over raw animal feed material exports
The Association of Animal Feed Manufacturers (Akefema) have raised concerns over the export of raw materials to Middle East countries which are offering premium...
New study identifies best practice in livestock production and marketing for small emerging farmers
Livestock markets for Black emerging farmers in RSA - Eastern Cape
A comparative study exploring the challenges farmers face in two cattle-farming provinces in South...
Pastoralists in Isiolo, Kenya to benefit from Sh128m agriculture project
More than 1,000 pastoralists and 300 agro-pastoralists in Isiolo, Kenya are set to benefit from Sh128 million German-funded climate change project that seeks to...
Togo to open husbandry, dairy Co-op training school in Barkoissi
Togo is set to open a husbandry co-op training school (IFAD) will open in Barkoissi, by the end of October. The institution’s management made...
Young farmer turned family farm around
BY: Fundiswa Nkwanyana
Gone are the days when farms were led by old men and women, now that we are in the 21st century they...
Construction of first rabbit abattoir in Zimbabwe completed
Construction of the first rabbit abattoir in Zimbabwe has been completed. Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (ZICORBA), the abattoirs’ owner said it is one...
Koibatek farmers in Kenya to upgrade livestock breeds
Livestock farmers in Koibatek sub county, Baringo County, Kenya have been urged to upgrade their breeds in order to increase milk production and farm...