Scientists have cracked the genetic code of the bloodsucking tsetse fly, prompting hope that the breakthrough will help to control one of the most devastating livestock diseases in sub-Saharan Africa spread by the insect
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Chairman of CAFAN urges youth to take up fish farming in Nigeria
Olawale Tajudeen, the chairman of the Catfish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFAN) has urged youth to engage in fish farming, calling it a lucrative business
KARI develops new chicken breed in Kenya
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) has developed a new breed of indigenous chicken that attains better weights faster than other local breeds
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
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