At a panel focused on fostering peace in the Sahel region, FAO director-general QU Dongyu said mobile pastoralism is an important platform for livelihoods in the Sahel region and improved governance can help reduce the risk of conflicts.
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Insect-based animal feed plant launched in Rwanda
Rwanda has inaugurated its first commercial plant for insect-based animal feed, along with the new standards that will regulate and facilitate the growth of the sector
Zimbabwe unveils national integrated ticks and tick-borne disease control strategy
The Government of Zimbabwe through the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS), with support from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Union (EU) has launched a ten year integrated national ticks and tick-borne disease control strategy in Harare
Livestock owners in Melut celebrate UNMISS-funded veterinary clinic
Livestock owners and local authorities in Melut, Upper Nile, are overjoyed after the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) handed over a newly-built veterinary clinic here
Unhygienic slaughterhouses in Nigeria reason for rise in zoonotic diseases
Studies have proven that some infectious diseases that plague Nigerians, can be traced to the unhygienic methods of processing meat at abattoirs, with very little attention being paid by concerned government agencies, and sundry stakeholders