Livestock
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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 ... -
Science Without Borders: Africa and Europe Unite for Agricultural Innovation
A new international research consortium is deepening ties between African and European agricultural institutions. Building on 15 years of collaboration, the initiative focuses on ... -
Precision Breeding Powers Climate Resilience in South Africa
By Brandon Moss AgriFocus Africa July 31, 2025 Pretoria—At the 2025 South African National Seed Organisation (SANSOR) Congress, agricultural scientists and policymakers converged to ... -
South Africa’s FMD Wake-Up Call: Time for a Science-Based Biosecurity Reset
By Dowell Sichitalwe South Africa’s livestock industry is at a crossroads. With over 270 reported cases of foot and mouth disease (FMD)—and nearly 250 ... -
World Youth Skills Day: African Development Bank to introduce systems reforms to prioritize investing in Africa’s youth
Established in Kigali as the first U.S. university campus in Africa and funded by the African Development Fund, Carnegie Mellon University Africa offers ICT ... -
African Development Bank provides €5 Million grant to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture to advance agricultural transformation in Africa
L-R: Traore-Tuho Sylvie , Chief Operation Officer, African Development Bank; Mamadou Diagne, Chief Regional Program Officer, African Development Bank; Karikari Tabi, Chief Agro-industry Officer, ... -
FAO supports Zimbabwe to prepare for the National Agricultural and Livestock Census
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing technical assistance to the Government of Zimbabwe in developing a National Agricultural ...
