Saving livestock by thinking like a predator
For predators like wolves, cougars and snow leopards, a cow or sheep out to pasture may make for an easy and tasty meal. But when...
Month : June 2020
Technology boosts Kenyan pastoralists
In a roadside bar in Nairobi, the smell of roasted meat wafts into the air as commuters make their way home from work. Served with cold...
Over 15,000 Farmers Approved for COVID-19 Fund in South Africa
More than 15,000 small-scale farmers in South Africa have been approved for the COVID-19 Agricultural Disaster Fund, says Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister,...
Didiza announces African Swine Fever outbreak in the Eastern Cape
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and Fisheries Thoko Didiza announced on Saturday that an African Swine Fever outbreak has been detected in...
Improving beef yield through crossbreeding
Like too many other black farmers in South Africa, David Rakgase of Rakgase Farms in Northam, Limpopo, has spent decades being refused the right to...
Nguni bull sells for record R310 000 on WhatsApp auction
The livestock auction industry in South Africa has suffered major setbacks during the past six months. First, a ban on auctions was imposed due to...
An animal health plan for the year from Dr Faffa Malan
Maintaining herd health is crucial to ensuring a profitable livestock business with high weaning rates. This involves adhering to a vaccination schedule and a quarantine...
Two young cattle farmers bring auctions to communal areas
Business partners Soyama Mthongana and Athenkosi Denga, both 26, started farming in Peddie in the Eastern Cape in 2011, but only formalised their business, Lizwe...
Millions invested to revive Ghana’s poultry sector
Ghana’s Agricultural Development Bank has announced a GHC500 million (US$87 million) loan facility in support of the government’s Broiler Revitalisation Programme aimed at increasing the...
Is South African poultry back on track?
Saying the past three years have been tough for the South African poultry industry would be a gross understatement. Drought conditions in various parts of...