Livestock
The hub for agriculture and farming livestock news in Africa.
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500 cows die as drought wreaks havoc in Ntoroko, Uganda
Cattle keepers in Ntoroko District have lost more than 500 head of cattle following drought since January. Pastoralists and residents…
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Dumped chicken products still dominate Namibian market
Namibia has been a dumping ground for cheap, inferior quality chicken products mainly from Brazil, which has over the years…
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Harsh Brexit- Meatco ready to ship meat to 27 EU countries
The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco), as Namibia’s flagship meat exporter to Europe, is ready for the worst case scenario…
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Zambia bans the importation of meat products from South Africa
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock in Southern Province has revealed that measures have been in place to ensure that…
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Foot-and-mouth disease won’t affect Namibia
Namibia’s Meat Board said the current foot-and-mouth outbreak in the Limpopo province of South Africa will not affect Namibia because…
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Livestock, game imports suspended after foot and mouth disease outbreak in SA
The ministry of agriculture announced on Tuesday afternoon that all imports and movement of cloven hoofed animals have been suspended…
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Namibian government compensates farmers for livestock
The environment ministry paid out N$257 500 in compensation to farmers who lost livestock to lions this year in the…
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Rebuke for Mutorwa as Meatco loses board
Former agriculture minister John Mutorwa did not approach the appointment of a board of directors for the Meat Corporation of…
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