Livestock
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SACU Still Leads Dairy Export Flows, But Non-Regional Growth Accelerates
Image Source: GEA South Africa’s dairy trade in 2025 continues to be anchored by flows into the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), though new ... -
Urgent health alert — Rift Valley Fever confirmed in Kakamas, Northern Cape
Rift Valley fever virus particles, illustration. Getty Images. The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture has issued an urgent health alert after Onderstepoort Veterinary Research ... -
South Africa strengthens beekeeping to boost food security and rural jobs
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has reaffirmed government commitment to expand and support South Africa’s beekeeping sector, calling honeybees “the farmers of the sky” for ... -
First Ever Large-scale climate Funding Targets Low-emission, Climate-resilient Dairy Systems in East Africa
Photo courtesy: @ILRI Nairobi, Kenya, October 16 2025: A landmark six-year programme to build a climate-resilient and low-emission dairy sector is now underway across East ... -
Global Climate-Livestock Conference Comes to Africa for the First Time
Professor Appolinaire Djikeng, the Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) addresses delegates during the opening ceremony of the 9th Greenhouse Gas & ... -
Is Biosecurity South African Agriculture’s Weakest Link?
The spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) into some of the country’s largest feedlots this year has once again exposed a systemic challenge – one ... -
How September’s Shifting Climate Is Challenging Poultry Farmers Across Africa
As September unfolds, poultry farmers across sub-Saharan Africa are facing a volatile mix of weather conditions that are testing the resilience of their flocks ... -
Tanzania Hosts Pan-African Pork Industry Summit
By Brandon Moss Dar es Salaam is hosting the first Pan-African Pork Industry Summit, a milestone event for a sector often overlooked in regional ... -
Livestock Resilience Under World Bank-Backed Project
By Brandon Moss In a strategic move to strengthen livestock productivity and rural livelihoods, the government of Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria has pledged ... -
South Africa’s Agricultural Sector Faces Uneven Recovery Amid Disease and Trade Disruptions
By Brandon Moss South Africa’s agricultural sector is showing signs of a fragmented recovery in 2025, with sharp contrasts between thriving crop production and ...
