The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) has developed a new breed of indigenous chicken that attains better weights faster than other local breeds
Livestock
East African farmers urged to crossbreed indigenous flocks
Pastoralists in dry rangelands of East Africa have been urged to crossbreed their indigenous flocks with dorper breed to boost their drought and disease resilience, a new study by the Nairobi based Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) revealed
International Egg Foundation launched to help combat malnutrition
A new charitable organisation, the International Egg Foundation (IEF), has been launched by the International Egg Commission (IEC) during the IEC Business Conference Vienna 2014
Namibian farmers urged to invest in the selection of heifers
Dr Dietmar Holm of the University of Pretoria has advised Namibian farmers to invest in the management and selection of heifers in order to benefit the herd in future
AE to support small-scale fish farmers in southern Malawi
The Aquaculture Enterprise (AE) has announced that it will enrol 20 small-scale commercial fish farmers on a three-year training programme in southern Malawi
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