FAO, the Government of Senegal, ECOWAS, WHO, OIE and their partners in West African countries, including Cameroon, met in Dakar to take stock of the implementation of the recommendations from the regional meetings and the status of the ‘One Health’ approach in development plans and strategies
Pigs
Pork industry to become more efficient in 2022?
Johann Kotzé, CEO of the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation, said with profit margins under pressure, many smaller pig farmers will leave the industry, while bigger farmers will consolidate and become more efficient
FAO delivers emergency fodder seeds to pandemic-hit livestock farmers in Lesotho
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with financial support from the World Bank, is distributing emergency fodder seeds to vulnerable Lesotho livestock owners affected by COVID-19 pandemic
Pork production surpasses demand, prices fall: Rabobank report
Global pork prices fell significantly lower as the recovery of production has outpaced demand, according to Rabobanks Pork Quarterly Q4 report
WEDA launches hygienic PVC pens in wooden look
Responding to specific requirements of pig keepers, WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp have come up with hygienic pen walls and modules in a natural wooden look