The heifer importation programme adopted by Dairibord Holdings limited in Zimbabwe is reported to have increased raw milk intake volumes at a time the country’s dairy sector faced a severe downturn due to the 2000 land reform programme
Livestock
Gates Foundation rolls out Tanzanian dairy project
The East African Dairy Development Project (EADD) recently received US$25.5mn from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand its operations into Tanzania
Nigerian fish feed firm signs joint venture agreement with Nutreco
Nigerian fish feed supply company Durante has signed a joint venture agreement with animal nutrition and fish feed manufacturer Nutreco
FAO and OIE collaborate to curb animal disease
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) will join forces to control the spread of animal disease to improve food safety and promote safe trade
Gambia vaccinates local poultry against fatal disease
Gambia’s department of livestock services is targeting to vaccinate 700,000 chickens in an ongoing campaign against the New Castle Disease (NCD) that affects poultry countrywide
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