Diseases, Low-Quality Feed and poor Marketing Skills impediments to realization of economic benefits of Free-Range Poultry in Kenya According to research conducted by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), there are about 22 million indigenous chicke... 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
To use Antibiotics as growth promoters in Livestock production or Not? The debate rages on Can the gains made globally by use antibiotic in reduction of mortality rate caused by bacterial infections in both man and animals since their acc... 11/02/2016
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
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
Poultry value chain/Nigeria - Nigeria does not need poultry imports, according to NVRI Nigeria has 180 million birds which can meet its poultry needs, and has no need for imported poultry or poultry products, the National Veterinary... 19/10/2015
Trans-boundary Acquisition of a Uganda Poultry Feed Manufacturing Company The poultry industry in Uganda is the latest beneficiary of cross border acquisition as a leading South African food brands manufacturer RCL Foods... 19/10/2015
Smallholder Poultry Farmers to benefit from a Chicken gene-improvement Program The African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG), an Africa-wide collaborative initiative spearheaded by the International Livestock Research Institute (IL... 19/10/2015
Participatory Tool for improving availability and quality of Feeds in Uganda While Rwanda is moving towards incentivizing commercial production of animal feeds as a way of increasing productivity of the country’s livestock s... 18/10/2015
Poultry value chain/Ghana - Ministry takes measures to contain bird flu Government of Ghana has approved € 3,098,202 to contain the spread of the pathogenic avian influenza (HPA1) H5N1 disease. Apart from, six vehicles,... 14/09/2015