Poultry production in Uganda rose by 3.2 per cent in 2012 despite the effect climate change has had on the countrys poultry sector
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Poultry industry pledges to meet Namibian poultry demand
Namibia Poultry Industry (NPI) has stressed that it will be able to meet the countrys level of demand for chicken following the introduction of the poultry import limit that the government imposed earlier this year
Ross Breeders in US$17 million Zambian expansion
Ross Breeders Africa is set to invest US$17mn in the expansion of its operations in Zambia
Country Bird secures US$25 million World Bank loan
In order to increase capacity at its plants in South Africa, Country Bird has secured a US$25mn loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group
Nigerian chicken disease kills more than 200,000 birds
More than 215,000 chickens from poultry farms in Nigerias Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Kogi state are said to have died as a result of being struck by a disease, according to poultry farmers in the country