Rwanda’s Gicumbi district will get a modern milk collection centre, a move that is expected to benefit 300 dairy farmers
Livestock
Norway launches sustainable fisheries project in Sudan
Norway and UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have launched a US$5.08mn project for sustainable management of marine fisheries in Sudan’s Red Sea
Pan-African project to develop fish trade in the region
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
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