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...
Rearing of small stocks is the key to sustainability and productivity in communal areas
By Hwande SheunesuZimbabwe’s communal farmers are still doing roadrunner production to supplement for their nutritional requirements. However an economic paradigm has evolved in the...
MagFans booming in the Philippines
Fan reliability and performance is key
Hugh McDougall: "In this climate fans often run flat out during daytime, at high ambient temperatures and quite high...
South African chicken prices set to soar
Chicken prices in South Africa is set to increase following inflation, rising costs, supply chain disruptions and global economy risk to food security. The...
The ultimate way to detect all visual fillet defects
IRIS Fillet Inspection secures food quality
Today, good food quality is on every consumer’s mind. Everybody wants to know exactly what’s on their plate and...
‘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...
Kenya to boost chicken rearing business in Uasin Gishu County
Women Groups in Uasin Gishu County in Kenya are set to receive hatch incubators from the county government through Inua Mama na Kuku Initiative...
Kenchic commits to supporting local poultry farmers in Kenya
As a major supplier of day-old chicks to poultry farmers in the region, Kenchic has expressed commitment to providing sound technical assistance to poultry...