South Africas poultry industry has expressed fears that cheaper products being opportunistically imported or dumped into the market could lead to its collapse
Livestock
Egypt begins production on bird flu vaccine
The National Research Centre (NRC) Cairo has announced that Egypt has begun producing its own vaccine in order to combat the bird flu epidemic that has plagued the country in recent years
SA poultry firms object to Namibian protection measures
South African companies that import poultry products into Namibia have come out strongly against the Namibian governments protection measures for the sector
Water hyacinth threatens aquatic life in Lake Victoria
Many species of fish and other water organisms in Lake Victoria face extinction as water hyacinth spreads across the second largest lake in the world
FAO steps in to help Congo tackle livestock epidemic
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is mobilising emergency support to control the livestock epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and prevent its spread across the borders