Livestock
The hub for agriculture and farming livestock news in Africa.
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China needs more beef. South Africa’s trying to sell It
The world’s largest cattle feedlot is expanding South African beef exports beyond the Middle East to take advantage of surging…
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Namibia’s cattle production decreases between January and September
A 6.48 % Decrease Year on-year was witnessed in the total production of cattle during January to September according to…
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Minister Mpina wants investment contracts reviewed
Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Luhaga Mpina has tasked the National Ranch Corporation (NARCO) Board of Trustees to review investment…
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PIC buys into Africa’s biggest feedlot in $365 million deal
South Africa’s Public Investment Corp. and black-economic empowerment group Pelo Agricultural Ventures agreed to pay as much as 5.2 billion…
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Countries set to take on deadly livestock-killing disease
Controlling and eventually eradicating the Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease – which has nearly 90 percent fatality rate among the animals…
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China culls 38,000 pigs as swine fever spreads
More than 38,000 pigs have been culled across China, state media said on Sunday, as the world’s largest pork producer…
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Saudi Arabia rejects 27,000 sheep and goats from Somalia
Authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have cause to be returned some 27,000 livestock – sheep and goat –…
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