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
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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
South Africa introduces poultry sector masterplan to boost exports
The department of trade and industry (DTI) of the Republic of South Africa is planning to launch a new poultry sector masterplan in the country
Uganda discriminating against Kenyan poultry exports
The increased chicken meat imports from the neighbouring countries are causing more harm than good to Kenyan poultry farmers. Poultry farmers have in the past
Why can’t Africa feed itself?
Africa has more than 60 percent of the globe’s arable uncultivated land. But the continent imports a lot of rice, maize, poultry products, sugar and