Rwanda’s Gicumbi district will get a modern milk collection centre, a move that is expected to benefit 300 dairy farmers
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Kenyan dairy farmers receive US$25.14mn funding
Non-profit group Family Group Foundation and Heifer International Kenya have signed an agreement to provide financial support worth US$25.14mn to small-scale dairy farmers in Kenya
Gambian government vaccinates 72,000 cattle in 2014
The Gambian government rolled out a vaccination campaign last year in a bid to encourage farmers participation in livestock production and poverty reduction
Danish dairy firm focuses on sub-Saharan Africa business
Denmark-based dairy firm Arla has announced its plan to increase its business in sub-Saharan Africa over the next two years
Zimbabwe prepares to sell beef to Russia
Zimbabwe will start exporting beef to the Russian market, according to a senior government minister