Dairy farming has traditionally been practised in Cameroon manually especially among the nomadic Mbororo community.
Livestock
Semen on drones fattens Rwanda pig industry
The semen distribution is done through a partnership between Rwanda Agricultural Board (RAB), and Zipline, a medical product delivery company.
South Sudan honey processor sweetens the deal for beekeepers
Tucked in the outskirts of South Sudan’s capital Juba in Jebel, the machine at a small processing plant spins on, turning raw honey into a refined product
Heifer rolls out support for agri-tech and mechanisation
HEIFER International has committed additional funding to agricultural innovations aimed at bridging gaps in access to information
Kenya in a race against time to restock Sahiwal cattle breed
SAHIWAL, a dual-purpose cattle breed indigenous to Pakistan and India, were imported into Kenya in the 1930s and 1940s.
Insect farming offers options for animal protein and income
Climate change is currently a global pandemic and the negative impacts present the most serious challenges
Taming a top killer of camels in the Horn
Taming a top killer of camels in the HornDr. Judith Chemuliti testing samples from animals affected by the camel surra disease. Photo Credit: Marion…
ILRI’s gene-editing scientists closing in on vaccine against pig pandemic
ILRI’s gene-editing scientists closing in on vaccine against pig pandemicDr Hussein Abkallo, a biotechnologist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi. Photo…
DNA-based diagnostic tools revive hope in sheep and goat farming
DNA-based diagnostic tools revive hope in sheep and goat farmingBy Elias Ngalame Download PDFIN Cameroon’s Northern region of Garoua, livestock farmers face a double…
