Implementation of the Programme in Benin’s savannah region will directly benefit some 50,000 people, with a further 500,000 benefiting indirectly, of which 30% of each target groups will be women The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://AfDB.org) meeting in Abidjan today approved a €102.12 million loanContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday launched a nationwide initiative aimed at revitalizing household poultry and the poultry industry, aimed at boosting food self-sufficiency in the garden city of Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti region (province). Speaking at the launch of the “Nkoko Nkitinkiti,” Mahama expressedContinue Reading
South Africa has commenced its first-ever poultry vaccination campaign, a move expected to play a key role in minimizing the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks. Speaking to Xinhua on Thursday, Dipepeneneng Serage, deputy director-general of the Department of Agriculture, said the rollout had already begun atContinue Reading
South Africa has suspended imports of live poultry, eggs, and fresh poultry meat, including frozen items, from Brazil after a bird flu outbreak in the South American country. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the South African Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development announced that no newContinue Reading
