The detection of a new case of a novel strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Gaza strip stresses the importance of intensifying international efforts to stop the virus from spreading further in North Africa and the Middle East, the FAO said
Livestock
South African firm finds way around EU ostrich export ban
A meat processor has found an innovative way to work around a European Union (EU) ban on South African ostrich products by selling heat-processed meat
Software to enable farmers to formulate better feeds
Nairobi-based software company Fika Systems Limited has built an easy-to-use feed formulation software that it hopes will enable farmers to develop suitable, well-balanced feeds for their livestock
Tanzanian islands look abroad for poultry supplies
Zanzibar has turned to Brazilian poultry suppliers as it attempts to narrow the gap between supply and demand in the islands
New cattle breed to improve dairy fortune
A new breed of cattle introduced from South Africa late last year could change the fortunes of Kenya’s dairy farmers