The Ghanaian and South African chicken industries are joining forces in the fight against cheap imported chicken from the European Union (EU). The Ghanaian and South African poultry associations, the anti-dumping campaign, FairPlay Movement, and the Food and Allied Workers’ Union (FAWU) have signed a memorandum of understanding on the…
Question: I farm my favourite breed, Buff Orpington chickens. Lately, however, they’ve started eating their eggs. They are fed every morning and afternoon and they also get a lot of greens and snails from the garden… and also a lot of love. Can you suggest a cure? Hens generally eat…
Philafrica Foods, which forms part of the South African company Afgri Group Holdings, has formed a 50/50-partnership with Novos Horizontes, a Mozambican chicken producer, to develop the poultry industry in this country. According to mr. Roland Decorvet, Philafrica Food’s CEO, between 60% and 70% of the chicken consumed in Mozambique…
It remains a mystery why more African farmers are not breeding the native African Guinea fowl. They are hardy, low on cost, and in demand. Farmer Humphrey Milanzi makes best use of these bords. Guinea fowl are Gallinaceous birds like chickens and turkeys. Members of the order Numididae, they are…
Zambian’s egg and chicken production has seen a huge decline due to tough economic times, says the Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ). And responding to the development, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Minister Michael Katambo said government was working on managing the industry’s high cost of production. The minister…
Biosecurity is critical in any poultry production facility. Without it, disease outbreaks could occur, and farmers could suffer financial losses. A biosecurity programme doesn’t have to be expensive; even farmers operating on a tight budget can make it work. “Biosecurity should be a way of life,” says Dr. Deryn Petty,…
Farmers, the easiest way to learn to run a broiler farm is to "borrow" with your eyes. Find out how to do things by looking at how other farmers are doing it. Here we have an 11 minute long video that shows you how a proper broiler operations works in…
Farmers, Ian Mutwiri left the law profession to try his hand at chicken farming, with great success. He made the interesting choice of choosing indigenous Kenyan chickens, popularly known as Kienyeji chickens. This video was produced by Smart Farm for Citizen TV in Kenya. Africanfarming.com is NOT the producer. We…
