How Africa Can Meet Its Need for Chickens
Although the poultry industry has developed steadily over the years in Africa, the continent continues to encounter a severe chicken crisis.
An oversupply of poultry...
Uzima Chicken Ltd in Rwanda begins chicks exportation
Uzima Chicken Ltd, one of the biggest chick producing firms in Rwanda has started exporting day-old chicks to different African countries.
Theoneste Sikubwabo, Sales and...
World Animal Protection Calls on the Public to Eat Less Meat
World Animal Protection, a leading animal welfare organization, calls on you to reduce the amount of meat you eat. In a campaign dubbed #EatLessMeat,...
Small-scale chicken farmers growing despite challenges
By - Tanya McClean
In the State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted plans to boost the poultry industry by investing R800 million...
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...
Dorper Sheep, improved Kienyeji Chicken distributed in West Pokot Kenya
The government of Kenya through the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) is distributing 1,000 dorper sheep and 20,000 two-months-old improved Kienyeji chicken to...
FAO champions integrated crop-livestock-fish farming in Rwanda
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has piloted an integrated crop-livestock-fish farming in Rwanda, a practice it says has the potential to holistically...
Farmer-Owned Poultry Plants Help Prevent the Kind of Meat Industry Concentration Seen in the...
In the US, there are efforts to build small meat processing plants to counter the market’s control by a handful of global companies. While...
Southern Oil pioneers waste reduction through repurposing canola seed byproduct into nutrient-rich animal feed.
Southern Oil (SOILL), Africa’s largest producer of canola oil, has taken an innovative approach to waste reduction by utilising the byproduct from canola oil...
Kenya to host international poultry expo in 2023
Kenya is set to host an international poultry expo in 2023. HPP Exhibitions the events’ organisers have slated the show for May 23-25, next...