Soybeans outperform traditional beans on average, making them an important driver of income diversification for rural households.
Foot-and-mouth disease is a serious transboundary animal disease that deeply affects the production of livestock and disrupts regional and international trade in animals and animal products.
South Africa, which has zones free of FMD without vaccination, faces growing calls from producers to declare a “state of disaster” to mitigate the economic fallout.
The World Bank notes that Tanzania’s population is projected to reach 77.7 million by 2030, resulting in a doubling of fish demand.
The project aims to support Kenya’s ambitious goal of tripling its national fish production from the current 147,000 metric tons to 450,000 metric tons by 2030.
In response, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has ordered over 900,000 doses of FMD vaccines, with the first batch expected to arrive next week.