Vigilance in containing FMD critical for red meat export growth
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
The issue of lapses in biosecurity in livestock production has been on the ascendancy globally in recent...
WSAVA World Congress to Highlight Global Inequity in Access to Veterinary Medicines
As WSAVA World Congress returns as a face-to-face event for 2022, its signature ‘Shaping the Future’ session is set to highlight the serious problems...
FAO, CABI act in concert to intensify pest control in Eastern Africa
As part of a broad-based initiative to address the plant protection needs of the Eastern Africa nations, a practical training programme on Pest Risk...
Zimbabwe Treasury allocates US $67.6m for livestock vaccines
The Zimbabwe Treasury has allocated a budget of $67.6m for the procurement of dip chemicals, vaccines and animal pest and disease surveillance to curb...
Polish Pavilion at Farm-Tech Expo Kenya to show how agri sector in Poland evolved...
“Poland and Kenya share a similar story, whereby Poland underwent a major agricultural transition period of mechanisation, optimisation and adapting new technologies to farming...
Mycotoxin in dairy cows-what you should know
The best response to a mycotoxin challenge includes repairing GI tract damage. No matter how or when a mycotoxin issue hits, the...
Avian Influenza : Threat over in Zimbabwe but on high alert
Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimbabwe
Veterinary Services officials in Zimbabwe have certified the poultry sector to be free from the deadly Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that wreaked...
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...