Zimbabwean poultry farmers use maggots to feed their stock as the country is hit with its worst drought in 25 years
Livestock
Zimbabwe's quail farming con
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa quashes ban report that government had imposed a ban on quail bird farming by locals for commercial purposes
Illegal fishing threatens livelihoods in West Africa
Overfishing by foreign vessels is driving many species towards extinction and destroying the livelihoods of fishing communities in countries such as Ghana, Liberia and Mauritania, said the London-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Nigeria looks to boost local fish production
The Nigerian government plans to boost local production of species, in an attempt to reduce the import of fish
Mosquitoes avoid feeding on poultry, study finds
Scientists have shown that malaria-transmitting mosquitoes actively avoid feeding on certain animal species such as poultry using smell