The project aims to reduce meat imports, expand domestic production, and strengthen food security through strategic investment in ranches, grasslands, and rural livelihoods.
UK feed producers are replacing imported soya with home-grown pulses as new trials prove their performance and global tensions raise supply and energy risks.
The long-term goal is to increase local meat and dairy production, reduce imports, improve farmer incomes, and position Nigeria as a leading livestock producer in West Africa.
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Zambian authorities say this precautionary measure will be reviewed based on how the outbreak in South Africa evolves.
Officials say the measure would strengthen food security, encourage local feed production, and protect fish farmers from currency volatility and supply‑chain disruptions.
The initiative seeks to transform livelihoods by providing drought index insurance, improving digital access to finance, and creating structured markets for livestock and related products.
The researchers say continued support will help more households adopt the grass and strengthen livestock systems across Ethiopia’s dry regions.
Production in the EU has struggled to keep pace with China, where lower energy and raw material costs have encouraged investment and large-scale output.
The feed shortage concern is a significant crisis in most of the continent, and Nigeria recently issued a similar decry concerning livestock feed shortages.