Fisheries research organisation WorldFish has launched a new pan-African project to strengthen the continent’s potential for increased trade in fish and support adoption of appropriate policies in intra-regional trade
Livestock
Ghana imposes ban on chicken imports from the USA
Ghana has placed a temporary ban on poultry products import from the USA as part of efforts to stop the spread of arsenic, which can lead to developing cancer
Kenyan dairy farmers receive US$25.14mn funding
Non-profit group Family Group Foundation and Heifer International Kenya have signed an agreement to provide financial support worth US$25.14mn to small-scale dairy farmers in Kenya
Gambian government vaccinates 72,000 cattle in 2014
The Gambian government rolled out a vaccination campaign last year in a bid to encourage farmers participation in livestock production and poverty reduction
Namibian poultry project improves lives of community
Namibian veteran poultry farmer, Eric Campbell, has launched a micro-project for the production of chickens and eggs in Omama, a small settlement located in the Rehoboth Rural Consitutency in the Hardap region