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.
Livestock
Roxell launches Oxsano tunnel fan for poultry houses
Roxell, one of the leading manufacturers of automated feeding, drinking, nesting and heating systems, is launching the Oxsano variable speed tunnel fan in fiberglass
Ghana provides compensation to poultry farmers hit by bird flu
Ghanas minister of agriculture Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto announced a compensation package for poultry farmers affected by outbreaks of avian influenza in 2021.
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
Campaign on nutritional benefits of eggs launched in Ghana
The World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) and the Ghana National Egg Campaign (GNECS) have launched a national egg promotion ‘Eggstra-O’ with the theme Eggstra-O nutrition for al