A cattle buying scheme, introduced for Zimbabwe farmers, will help them purchase the animals through monthly instalments
Livestock
AfDB and FAO launch joint programme to support pastoral production
African Development Bank (AfDB) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have launched a US$300 million programme to support pastoral production in the Greater Horn of Africa
Livestock experts seal agreement on cattle breeding rules
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has agreed on cattle breeding rules, its first on livestock production, according to a report by Reuters
Cattle fodder bank to ease tension between farmers and herdsmen
Ghana has teamed up with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to construct a cattle fodder bank in the east of the country that would act as a feeding ground for a livestock population totalling more than 5,000
Avi Africa rolls back into town for 2012 edition
One of Africa’s leading poultry industry exhibitions will be making its return at the end of May 2012 when it will bring poultry professionals and exhibitors from across the continent together for a series of panel sessions, discussions and networking events