Gambia has vaccinated 230,000 head of cattle against contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), equivalent to 57.5 per cent of the targeted cattle population
Livestock
Rwanda to invest in cattle disease prevention methods
The Rwandan government will set up a veterinary laboratory in the Nyagatare district, Eastern Province, as part of its plan to prevent the outbreak of cattle diseases that pose a threat to the country’s livestock sector
Ugandan President urges political leaders to encourage cattle rearing
Ugandas President Yoweri Museveni has urged political leaders to support the countrys farmers in rearing dairy cows to help increase agricultural households income
Namibian farmers welcome decision to lift cattle breeding export ban
The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) and the Namibia National Farmers Union have praised the Nambian Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry for lifting a ban on breeding domestic livestock abroad
Country Bird secures US$25 million World Bank loan
In order to increase capacity at its plants in South Africa, Country Bird has secured a US$25mn loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group
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