Africa
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Saai urges national disaster declaration as foot-and-mouth disease threatens livestock industry
Without urgent and coordinated action, the livelihoods of thousands of South African farmers and the stability of the livestock sector remain at serious risk.
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Africa advances aquatic biodiversity protection at high-level Mombasa meetings
The continent’s full blue economy is estimated to be worth US$300 billion per year, with potential to grow to US$405 billion by 2030 and up to US$576 billion by 2063.
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Drones prove most effective for livestock methane measurement across Africa
The study shows how simple tools, when used with care, can help Africa track methane with accuracy and support a cleaner livestock sector.
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New strategy targets chronic feed shortages across the Horn of Africa
The feed shortage concern is a significant crisis in most of the continent, and Nigeria recently issued a similar decry concerning livestock feed shortages.
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Cattle rustling emerges as a major driver of instability across West and Central Africa
This crime is now common in two-thirds of the 23 hubs identified as most responsible for regional instability.
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Australia, ILRI join forces to build climate-resilient livestock systems
The initiative targets countries where livestock plays a vital role in food security but remains constrained by inefficiency and climate pressures.
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Genome editing signals a new era in African livestock
Kenya is the the first African country to issue a regulatory determination for a heat-tolerant genome-edited cattle breed.
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Hendrix Genetics earns FAO recognition for advancing sustainable livestock
Its Securing Affordability of Poultry Parent Stocks in Africa (SAPPSA) program, has helped more than 31 million smallholder farmers across Africa access resilient poultry genetics.
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ADM partners Conservation International to boost livestock nutrition and rangeland health in Africa
This partnership is ensuring that pastoralists across Africa have the tools, knowledge, and resources to sustain both their herds and the landscapes they depend on.
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AI tool exposes aflatoxin threat in Africa’s maize
The new tool uses satellite data and artificial intelligence to create maps that predict contamination risk zones and has been trained on over a decade of maize samples.
