Red meat project to help Tunisian farmers beat shortage of stockfeed

The International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) has reported progress in its Red Meat Value Chain project. This project seeks to help Tunisian livestock farmers gain stockfeed self-sufficiency, while teaching drought adaptation techniques to crop farmers. In a project update statement, ICARDA said 42 farmers have involved…

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Write down what you observe about the forage your flock is eating. Make notes on the quality of the forage and the condition of the animals.

Zambian customs seize 22 Mukula-laden trucks

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has seized 22 trucks carrying Mukula logs destined for South Africa. ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Topsy Sikalanda said Zambia would have lost K6.6 million in taxes. “Out of the 22 trucks, 16 were intercepted at Chirundu Borderpost, as well as in Zimbabwe and in South…

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Angolan food lab refuses to analyse fertiliser containing human excreta

Angola’s Central Agro-Food Laboratory has refused a request to do a safety analysis on samples of raw sewage taken from a Chinese-owned vegetable farm that uses human faeces as a fertiliser. The call for an examination of the sewage samples followed public outcry over the biosafety of vegetable products from…

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Zambian fresh produce farmers hit by cholera outbreak

Fresh produce farmers in Zambia are reeling from losses arising from a cholera outbreak that has hit the capital Lusaka. At least 50 people have died and more than 2 000 cases had been reported since the disease broke in October 2017. Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) President Jervis Zimba…

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Pesticide contamination threatens Egyptian fruit exports to Europe and Saudi Arabia

The Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has tightened inspection procedures for export fruit following threats by the European Union (EU) and Saudi Arabia to curtail Egyptian imports due to high pesticide contamination. In a statement issued on 30 December, the ministry said the move was meant to increase…

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