Oxitec, a developer of biological solutions to control pests that transmit disease, destroy crops and harm livestock, has announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a grant for a feasibility project to develop an Oxitec self-limiting solution for the disease-spreading cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus
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DSM unveils intelligent sustainability service to improve profitability of animal protein production
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in nutrition, health and sustainable Living, has launched Sustell - a first-of-its-kind intelligent sustainability service that delivers accurate, simple, and actionable farm-level solutions - to improve the environmental footprint and profitability of animal protein production
Evonik develops system solutions for gut health of poultry and swine
Evonik has developed science-based system solutions for the gut health of broiler chickens, laying hens and weaned to growing-finishing pigs
Uzima Poultry receives US$3mn boost
East Africa poultry company Uzima Poultry has received a US$3mn follow-on investment to increase food security and improve livelihoods for smallholder farmers East Africa
Banker turned poultry farmer becomes champion for African agriculture
After graduating from university, and getting job as a loan officer at a microfinance bank in Ibadan, Nigeria, Ayotomiwa Yinka Ogunsua signed up for an online advertisement for a youth agricultural training programme
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