Ghana has teamed up with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to construct a cattle fodder bank in the east of the country that would act as a feeding ground for a livestock population totalling more than 5,000
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Cattle in Senegal suffering from drought
Cattle have been dying in Senegal as the West African country struggles to cope with drought
Kenya to use GPS to combat cattle theft
The Kenyan Administration Police plan to use a global positioning system (GPS) to fight cattle theft and recover stolen animals
New FMD strain threatens North Africa
The detection of a new case of a novel strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Gaza strip stresses the importance of intensifying international efforts to stop the virus from spreading further in North Africa and the Middle East, the FAO said
Software to enable farmers to formulate better feeds
Nairobi-based software company Fika Systems Limited has built an easy-to-use feed formulation software that it hopes will enable farmers to develop suitable, well-balanced feeds for their livestock