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
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
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
Pig farmers in Namibia have been encouraged to join a new pork scheme, set to be introduced by the government, which will attempt to support growth within the pork sector and protect local farmers from high levels of pork imports
Serfontein Kuikens has announced plans to expand capacity at its Potchefstroom-based hatchery operations in collaboration with partners Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies
