Armed with early warning system, Uganda agro-pastoralists tackle drought
Women in the Karamoja region store produce in a granary for use during periods of food scarcity. Photo Credit: LArmed with early warning system,…
Livestock
Kenyan dairy project seeks to deliver safe milk to consumers
Kevin Kebit, a shop owner, uses a lactometer to test the density of freshly delivered milk. Photo Credit: ILRIKenyan dairy project seeks to deliver…
Smart brooders transforming chick rearing business
The sensors are a number of wires around the brooding space, some white and some black, all attached to a small black box which…
FAO releases tsetse flies map to combat nagana disease in livestock
Efforts to control and eliminate animal trypanosomiasis in livestock require decisions based on sound evidence. Photo Credit: Zablon OyugiFAO releases tsetse flies map to…
Neglected parasites: Scientists warn of the threat of leeches, flukes in livestock
Farmers rearing cattle and Goats in Nakasongola district in central Uganda with a possibility of being infested with liver flukes. Photo Credit: Lominda AfedraruNeglected…
Fact sheet on Kenya Alpine dairy goat breed
German dairy alpineFact sheet on Kenya Alpine dairy goat breedBy Zablon Oyugi Download PDFFrom the drought-resistant Galla goat breed, native to Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti,…
Isiolo farmers group carves out a niche in camel milk, meat market
A social enterprise owned by a group of 25 women and 10 youth who are engaged in camel milk and meat production. Photo Credit:…
Kenyan scientist develops tool for tracking climate adaptation in livestock systems
The innovative tool empowers national governments to monitor and report on adaptation activities specifically within livestock systems. Photo Credit: Zablon OyugiKenyan scientist develops tool…
ACRE Africa cultivating resilience through agricultural insurance
Livestock Farm in Uasin Gishu Insured by ACRE (1)ACRE Africa cultivating resilience through agricultural insuranceBy Murimi Gitari Download PDFWith smallholder farmers estimated to lose…
Search for local Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine picks up steam
FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE (FMD) is one of the devastating animal diseases threatening the livestock industry in Uganda.
