Veterinary experts from several international research institutions are driving an initiative worth US$7.12 million to provide appropriate technology to improve animal health and productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. The Supporting Evidence Based Interventions Initiative (SEBI) is a global scheme combining the expertise from several research institutions and partners to provide practical…
Prof Moritz van Vuuren, Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Veterinary Tropic Diseases is warning that resistance against antibiotics is as challenging as climate change. “Therefore, it is important to use antibiotics as much as possible, but also as little as possible,” Van Vuuren said at the…
The World Bank has released US$30 million to support 253 000 small-scale farmers in the livestock sector. This will increase the number of beneficiaries to 390 000 by June 2018. The money forms part of the banks’ US$64.74 million programme aimed at mitigating livestock diseases nationwide. “The programme involves institutional…
Zambian Minister of Fisheries and Livestock Michael Katambo says livestock farmers must comply with the 500% increase in veterinary fees imposed earlier this month. The minister’s statement comes amidst complaints by farmers over what they’ve described as exorbitant fees. In accordance with the revised fees, a consultation was now pegged…
The Zambian Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has procured 50,000 doses of anthrax vaccine. The vaccine will be used to carry out mass immunisation in Western Province where the deadly animal disease has broken out. “We will vaccinate cattle in all districts in the province,” said Yona Sakala, director of…
Minister of Livestock and Fisheries, Michael Katambo, recently announced a dramatic increase in government veterinary services. According to the statute (105 of 2016), government veterinary officers would now charge ZMW125 for the first hour of a farm visit, and ZMK100 for each subsequent hour spent on farm. Consults would be…
A project researching tropical diseases in poultry is uplifting women farmers in eastern Zambia in more than one way. Eastern Zambia’s Veterinary Services and Australia’s James Cook University (JCU) have partnered in a poultry disease investigation that has benefited local farmers by making valuable additions of protein to their diets…
Musika, an independent Zambian non-profit company, pledged its support to Zambeef’s smallholder cattle development project, in the Northern Province, at a recent hand-over of equipment. Zambeef aims to put an estimated 500 farmers into the livestock supply chain through this project which is worth US$800 000. Included in Musika’s support…
