Niger has bought more than 72 different breeds of cattle, as well as 700 boar goats and doper sheep, from South African firm UCK Investments
Livestock
Nigeria state government to revive poultry farm
The Nigerian state of Imo has announced that it will help revive the Avutu Modern Poultry farm in Obowo, currently in an abandoned state
FAO and IAEA joint research opens doors for African farmers
Scientists have cracked the genetic code of the bloodsucking tsetse fly, prompting hope that the breakthrough will help to control one of the most devastating livestock diseases in sub-Saharan Africa spread by the insect
Chairman of CAFAN urges youth to take up fish farming in Nigeria
Olawale Tajudeen, the chairman of the Catfish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFAN) has urged youth to engage in fish farming, calling it a lucrative business
KARI develops new chicken breed in Kenya
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) has developed a new breed of indigenous chicken that attains better weights faster than other local breeds
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