Inadequate security of Land Tenure continues to perpetuate conflicts between Farmers and Herders in Tanzania It has emerged that policy deficiencies and contradictions, insecurity of land tenure, inadequacy of capacity of community based institutions, corr... 18/10/2015
Addressing challenges in marketing of milk is key to adoption of dairy hubs in Tanzania Findings of a study conducted to determine factors that would affect adoption of the dairy hub model by value chain actors in Tanzania revealed tha... 18/10/2015
Private Sector Investment in Feeds seen as a ‘Game Changer’ in Revitalizing Livestock Industry in the EAC Increasing calls by governments for private-sector investments appear to be shaping the landscape of the livestock sector in EAC perhaps as a recog... 18/10/2015
Calls for Use of Animal Feeds to Increase Livestock Production in Rwanda It is noteworthy that there is renewed appreciation by industry players of the benefits of using commercial feeds in livestock production against t... 15/10/2015
Fiscal Incentives for Animal Feeds in Rwanda An analysis of recent development in the livestock sector in the EAC allude to continued pursuit of production/productivity augmenting strategies b... 15/10/2015
Dairy value chain/Zambia - Introduce 25% duty on dairy products Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has proposed the introduction of a 25 percent duty on dairy products to protect the local industry from unfai... 14/09/2015
Dairy value chain/Kenya – Milk preserving technology to boost farmers’ revenue A new milk preserving technology that preserves up to a month has helped over 3,000 dairy farmers cut losses they experienced in milk going bad whi... 14/09/2015
Livestock value chain/Uganda - Training boosts Uganda's Foot and Mouth resilience A new project run by international organisations has been initiated in Uganda, with officials receiving training in recognising and reporting anima... 30/08/2015
Dairy value chain/Kenya - Farmers contracted by Brookside set to benefit from loans deal A local milk processing firm has entered into partnership with financial institutions to give credit to dairy farmers. Brookside Dairy has reached... 30/08/2015
Dairy value chain/Ethiopia - Boosting the nation's dairy production New Zealand Dairy Co- operative Fonterra, with its local business partner Faffa Foods, officially launched its first ever nationwide Anchor's Fort... 30/08/2015