FAO
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Côte d’Ivoire launches $33M aquaculture programme to cut imports and strengthen fish value chain
Côte d’Ivoire is the main importer of fishery products in West Africa.
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Zimbabwe launches US$5M tilapia strategy to boost production and cut fish supply gap
Zimbabwe faces a fish supply gap of about 41.7%
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Kenya, FAO and EU launch livestock feed support for drought-hit Mandera
The feed is intended to stabilise livestock body conditions and protect pastoral livelihoods at a time when pasture has been depleted, and water sources have shrunk.
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Somalia adopts new policy to transform US$7.5B feed and fodder sector
In one year, Somalia aims to have a fully operational early warning system, pilot feedlots, and strategic reserves.
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Guinea signs deal with Brazil to upgrade cattle breeding
The initiative will introduce over 2,000 purebred Brazilian cows and new reproductive technologies.
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Zimbabwe cuts antimicrobial use in poultry farming in major One Health intiative
The initiative focuses on strengthening biosecurity measures to prevent disease outbreaks and reduce antibiotic use at the farm level.
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FAO designates 2026 to highlight vital role of rangelands and pastoralists in global food security
Pastoralists manage around 1 billion animals globally, but they are under severe pressure different facets that lead to the degradation of these systems.
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WAS, WorldFish earn global recognition for advancing sustainable aquatic food systems
WAS received special recognition for its decades-long contribution to global aquaculture development, particularly its support to FAO programmes since the 1970s.
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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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FAO, IFIF strengthen global collaboration on feed safety and innovation
The forum’s central theme revolved around innovation, regulatory convergence, and the shared responsibility of the public and private sectors to drive transformation across livestock value chains.
