Livestock

The researchers say continued support will help more households adopt the grass and strengthen livestock systems across Ethiopia’s dry regions.

Without urgent and coordinated action, the livelihoods of thousands of South African farmers and the stability of the livestock sector remain at serious risk.

The ten-year agreement provides for the creation of a bank containing 10 million doses of antigens from the two foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes most prevalent in Brazil.

Analysts attributed the decline to improved domestic supply, stable farm output, and easing costs for key inputs such as feed.

H5N1 is a subtype of the influenza A virus that primarily causes avian influenza in birds, but it can also infect mammals.

The investment will go towards strengthening genetics, enhancing feed and fodder production, expanding cold-chain infrastructure, and supporting farmer organisations.

The new facility will manufacture 48,000 tonnes of animal feed and 15,000 tonnes of aquatic feed annually.

Pastoralists manage around 1 billion animals globally, but they are under severe pressure different facets that lead to the degradation of these systems.

Meanwhile, KALRO also announced plans to construct a Sh200 million (approximately US$1.3 million) research centre in Nyeri County.

Neither of the parties has revealed the financial terms of the transaction yet.