A new breed of indigenous chicken, touted as being highly adaptable and producing higher amounts of eggs and meat, is the Kenyan Agricultural Research Institute’s (KARI) newest introduction to the Kenyan market
Livestock
Livestock farmers urged to integrate crop cultivation for food security
Namibia’s environment and tourism deputy minister, Uahekua Herunga, has encouraged livestock farmers in the country to parallelly cultivate crops to help ensure food sustainability
Genetic engineering to help fight against African cattle disease
Scientists have identified two genes which may help the fight against African animal trypanosomiasis, a sleeping sickness transmitted by tsetse fly
Gates Foundation awards US$8 million grant to East Africa dairy project
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded Heifer International an US$8 million grant to support its East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) project
Brazil meat imports undercut Uganda poultry revenue
The Ugandan poultry industry is facing huge losses due to the import of cheap meat from Brazil