Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on Namibian Poultry Industries (NPI), a subsidiary of NMI Group, to target new export markets across the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
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Poultry demands fuel CBH's rise in revenues
Agricultural group Country Bird Holdings (CBH) has reported a rise in revenue of nine per cent to R3bn (US$343.8mn) for the year, up from R2.8bn (US$320.9mn) in 2011, in its 2012 annual financial results
Osun increases cattle production with 10,000 capacity ranch
The government of Osun State in Nigeria has set up a 10,000 capacity cattle ranch to improve the states self reliance in beef production and target high demand for cattle from Lagos
Zanzibar 'hugely dependent' on chicken imports
The autonomous Tanzanian region of Zanzibar has been affected by inadequate poultry production, causing the islands to rely heavily on imports, according to Zanzibar’s minister for livestock and fisheries Abdullahi Jihadi Hassan
Zimbabwean farmers urged to sell excess livestock
Zimbabwe’s government has advised farmers in drought stricken regions to consider selling some of their unproductive cattle to raise money to buy supplementary feeds