Owners of livestock in Yatta Sub-county of Machakos are beneficiaries of the Masaani-Nguswini Women Group Water Project. [Jayne Rose Gacheri, Standard] Africa's lifeblood is largely dependent on ...

Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak hits Eastern Cape farmers hard, killing cattle and forcing quarantines that halt meat sales.

In the drylands of Benin, West Africa, livestock farming is under growing pressure. These vast, hot landscapes cover roughly 70% of the country's land area. Their sparse pastures and scattered trees ...

The Horn of Africa has the largest concentration of livestock keepers in the world, as many as 7 million of them in Kenya. World Bank funding is fostering private sector opportunities that make ...

Like many African countries, Tanzania has a rich agricultural heritage, with livestock playing a vital role in its culture and economy. The country’s vast pastoral landscapes and diverse ...

HEIDELBERG, South Africa (AP) — South Africa embarked on a mass vaccination of cattle on Friday to stem an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that threatens to disrupt meat, dairy and livestock ...

The Department of Agriculture described the arrival as evidence of its strategic decision to partner with the private sector ...

Over 94 000 cattle in the Eastern Cape have been vaccinated against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), as part of the ongoing efforts to control and prevent the spread of the disease in affected and ...