The Rwandan government will set up a veterinary laboratory in the Nyagatare district, Eastern Province, as part of its plan to prevent the outbreak of cattle diseases that pose a threat to the country’s livestock sector
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Ugandan President urges political leaders to encourage cattle rearing
Ugandas President Yoweri Museveni has urged political leaders to support the countrys farmers in rearing dairy cows to help increase agricultural households income
Namibian farmers welcome decision to lift cattle breeding export ban
The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) and the Namibia National Farmers Union have praised the Nambian Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry for lifting a ban on breeding domestic livestock abroad
Cattle disease hits Zambia’s beef production levels
The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has revealed that Zambia’s beef production has been affected by disease outbreaks
Sudan livestock exports nearly double in 2012
The Sudanese minister of livestock, fisheries and pastures, Faisal Hassan Ibrahim, has revealed that the country’s livestock exports rose by 96.6 per cent in 2012