Input value chain/Tanzania - Firm makes bags that kill pests A Tanzanian agricultural company has launched a reusable grain storage technology which will help farmers protect their crops from high insect infe... 10/01/2016
Ugandan Farmers trained on Biosecurity measures as an alternative control of African swine fever As reported in the July-August article 2015 article of this Livestock news series, farmers in Masaka district were lamenting loss of their animals... 08/11/2015
Uganda butchers trained on hygiene and biosafety practices in handling of pork products Uganda has the highest annual per capita consumption of pork in EAC at 3.4kg. Implicitly, there are a lot of activities that go on along the value... 08/11/2015
Campaign on prevention of Transboundary Animal Diseases launched in Karamoja region of Uganda Karamoja region of Uganda is the latest recipient of FAO’s support in the livestock sub-sector in Uganda as it plays host to a three months long va... 08/11/2015
Spatial Differences in occurrence of brucellosis among indigenous cattle populations in Uganda Agro-ecological predisposition has a role to play in occurrence of brucellosis in indigenous cattle in Uganda. This was a finding from a study cond... 08/11/2015
Do Pigs have a role to play in transmission of Ebola? Case study of Uganda Increasing importance of piggery in many households in Uganda and proportionate increase in emergence of zoonotic diseases such as bird flu in rece... 08/11/2015
‘Gendering’ of Delivery of the Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) vaccine in Northeastern Kenya found to be effective “Women should be included as relevant stakeholders in the cattle industry in North Eastern Kenya to prevent spread of cattle lung disease”. This is... 08/11/2015
Altitude determines susceptibility of cattle to trematodes: case study of Iringa Rural District, Tanzania A study conducted to investigate the epidemiology of trematode infections in cattle in the highlands and lowlands areas of Iringa Rural District in... 08/11/2015
Poultry value chain/Jamaica – Government committed to protecting poultry industry from bird flu Jamaican government has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with key stakeholders in protecting the poultry industry from the avian influenza a... 19/10/2015
Training on FMD Control Takes Place in Uganda An outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) mid 2014 in Uganda put the country’s preparedness to test necessitating intervention from FAO-Uganda an... 19/10/2015