A project aimed at assisting smallholder poultry farmers, especially women, in sub-Saharan Africa was launched last week
Livestock
Fish farming in Nigeria to get help from Netherlands
Nutreco N.V. and Oxfam Novib have partnered in Nigeria to launch a one-year pilot project to promote sustainable and inclusive fish farming for smallholder farmers
USAID initiates cattle tagging project in Kenya
USAID, in conjunction with the Kenya Livestock Marketing Council (KLMC), has initiated an US$84,000 livestock identification project in northern Kenya to curb cattle theft
Boosting cattle fertility in Rwanda
Cattle breeders across Rwanda are being urged to use a new protocol of bovine oestrus synchronisation to improve cattle fertility
Norway to develop Ghana’s aquaculture sector
A joint initiative between Norway and Ghana has been announced to develop the latter’s aquaculture sector through transfer of Norwegian fish farming knowledge and technology