An interview with Amos Omore Country Representative, International Livestock Research Institute, Tanzania The state and future of the livestock sector in Tanzania Birungi:What is ILRI doing in Tanzania in relation to building the capacity of the various value chain actors?Amos: We have been involved in resear... 24/03/2016
An interview with Manu Schärer - Supplier development manager at Nestlé Equatorial Africa Region Ltd The state and future of dairy sector in the EAC: Models that Work and Those that Do Not Birungi:How is Nestlé involved in the dairy business?Schärer: One of Nestlé’s core businesses is Dairy which involves procuring and processing of m... 22/03/2016
Premier Lab for Embryo Transfer set up in Kenya Having improved breeds for maximum production is a desire of many dairy farmers. However, getting embryos and quality breeds has been difficult due... 16/03/2016
First Ever Cattle Online Market in Kenya Cowsoko, a word coined from ‘cow’ and a Swahili word “soko” meaning ‘market’ is a novel online market for trading in cattle and related quality inp... 15/03/2016
Leveraging uptake of index-based livestock insurance with community savings and loan groups in Northern Kenya Up-scaling research innovations in agriculture and livestock especially among vulnerable livelihoods is often a tough call for researchers and inno... 14/03/2016
Progress on More Milkit Program in Tanzania-Traders receive training in developing bankable business plans The MoreMilkiT project works with milk traders in Morogoro and Tanga regions of Tanzania to set up dairy market hubs that will be used to pilot app... 14/03/2016
Kenya expands Meat, Fruits and Vegetables export Market to Qatar For the first time, Kenya will soon start exporting meat, vegetables and fruits to Qatar as a result of talks between the two countries. Meat expor... 14/03/2016
New vaccine to unlock doors to EU for beefs Farmers in Kenya Kenya’s has been locked away from the EU beef market for a long time now. This has been due to in part endemic prevalence of the foot and mouth dis... 09/03/2016
Regional Program to control spread of zoonotic diseases in East Africa Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania are set to benefit from a program-“Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT-2)”-that aims at mitigating risks of disease... 04/03/2016
Modern Abattoir to boost Beef Markets in Uganda FDI in Livestock Markets a sign of Investor Confidence in the Industry Uganda beef market is set for a take-off with the establishment of an $11 million modern abattoir in Luwero District, 32 Km from Kampala by an Egyp... 19/02/2016