VSF/G supports animal health workers to conduct vaccination campaigns in areas with high risk of livestock diseases
Cattle
South Africa to investigate the Estina Dairy Farm project
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries welcomes the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) announcement of its investigation into the Estina Dairy Farm project at Vrede, Free State Province
Automated weather stations to help Ethiopian herders
Automated weather stations (AWS) are being installed in some of Ethiopia’s lowlands to help herders and other climate-vulnerable residents respond better to recurring shocks related to climate change
Ethiopia expects to secure worth US$12mn by exporting meat during Ramadan
The Ethiopian Meat and Dairy Industry Development Institute (EMDIDI) said that it has been aiming to secure more than US$12mn by exporting meat to the UAE and Saudi Arabia during this Islamic fasting month of Ramadan
Microbiome to fight antimicrobial resistance
Dr Andrew Morgan, chief scientist at DuPont Nutrition and Health, spoke about the emerging science of microbiome and its potential in providing solutions to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at the AgriVision 2017 conference, held from 13 to 15 June 2017, in Noordwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands