FAO
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CCPA adopts dsm-firmenich’s Sustell platform to help livestock producers cut emissions
Using Sustell, CCPA can quantify CO₂ emissions at the farm gate, compare nutritional scenarios, and identify solutions.
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Botswana secures US$20.8M investment to boost local fodder production
The fodder strategy will help reduce overgrazing and #landdegradation while simultaneously creating opportunities for import substitution.
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Senegal’s tsetse eradication programme transforms livestock production
The programme has reduced tsetse fly populations in the Niayes region by more than 99%, effectively eliminating trypanosomosis from most areas.
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UN agencies push to contain resurgent New World Screwworm across the Americas
The US$1 million five-year research initiative aims to control the return of the New World Screwworm across America.
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H5N1 resurges across West Africa as poultry industry faces renewed disease threat
Since the beginning of 2026, several West African countries have reported new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1).
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FAO vaccinates over 106,000 livestock in South Sudan
This vaccination campaign shows a growing momentum in African nations as they step up disease control efforts.
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FAO highlights rapid aquaculture growth in Africa
Total availability of aquatic animal foods has increased over time, but rapid population growth keeps per capita availability the world’s lowest.
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Botswana launches national fodder strategy to boost livestock feed security
Officials say the strategy will significantly reshape the country’s feed outlook.
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Uganda launches nationwide FMD vaccination drive targeting 45.5M livestock
This is the first nationwide foot-and-mouth disease vaccination campaign in Uganda.
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FAO develops GPP-TAD Programme to strengthen early warning systems for animal diseases
Avian influenza has killed 633 million+ poultry and threatens a US$48B market; FMD costs US$11.3B annually; and African swine fever has wiped out over 40% of pig herds in parts of Asia.
