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16 May 2024
Nairobi–The 16th Pan African Chief Veterinary Officers (CVO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Delegates Meeting, hosted by the African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) from 15 to 16 May 2024, united veterinary leaders, animal health experts. The meeting addressed critical issues in animal health and...
Nairobi–The 16th Pan African Chief Veterinary Officers (CVO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Delegates Meeting, hosted by the African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) from 15 to 16 May 2024, united veterinary leaders, animal health experts. The meeting addressed critical issues in animal health and...
08 May 2024
In Kenya, young people account for nearly 75 per cent of the population, with unemployment being a massive problem. However, agriculture has emerged as a solution to this problem by providing job opportunities to youth in various sectors. Eugene Wafula, the chairperson of Kibingei Machinery Ring in Kimilili sub-county, Bungoma County,...
In Kenya, young people account for nearly 75 per cent of the population, with unemployment being a massive problem. However, agriculture has emerged as a solution to this problem by providing job opportunities to youth in various sectors. Eugene Wafula, the chairperson of Kibingei Machinery Ring in Kimilili sub-county, Bungoma County,...
26 April 2024
The Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) participated in the 4th International One Health Conference by African One Health University Network (AFROHUN). The conference was held under the theme - “Regional One Health university networks in advancing global health security: developing workforce...
The Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) participated in the 4th International One Health Conference by African One Health University Network (AFROHUN). The conference was held under the theme - “Regional One Health university networks in advancing global health security: developing workforce...
24 April 2024
For many years, the cost of commercial feeds for poultry and pig farming has been increasing, discouraging farmers from investing in these ventures. Kenyan farmers have traditionally used soybean and fishmeal as protein sources for their animals. However, these protein sources are costly for smallholder farmers. Currently Kenya does not produce...
For many years, the cost of commercial feeds for poultry and pig farming has been increasing, discouraging farmers from investing in these ventures. Kenyan farmers have traditionally used soybean and fishmeal as protein sources for their animals. However, these protein sources are costly for smallholder farmers. Currently Kenya does not produce...
18 April 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries (MoALF), veterinary experts and stakeholders convened in Naivasha from 16 to 18 April for a Consultative Meeting on In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET). The consultation addressed the pressing need...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries (MoALF), veterinary experts and stakeholders convened in Naivasha from 16 to 18 April for a Consultative Meeting on In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET). The consultation addressed the pressing need...
