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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Cell Phones Revolutionizing Kenya’s Livestock SectorKENYA - Farmers and veterinarians across Africa are increasingly using cell phones to issue alerts quickly about possible animal disease outbreaks at a very early stage and to track wide-scale vaccination campaigns....
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Kenya Uses GPS to Tackle War Against Cattle TheftKENYA - A new system of tracking stolen livestock in regions prone to rustling will be launched this year....
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Strengthening Partnerships Against Rift Valley FeverKENYA - Livestock researchers are working towards joint efforts of preventing and controlling Rift Valley fever in eastern Africa....
Friday, October 21, 2011
Farmers Receive Payouts For Livestock LossesKENYA - In the midst of a drought-induced food crisis affecting millions in the Horn of Africa, an innovative insurance program for poor livestock keepers is making its first payouts today, providing compensation for some 650 insured herders in northern...
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Herders Paid For Conserving Land In New SchemeKENYA - Kenya’s pastoral herders are being paid for conserving their wildlife-rich rangelands for livestock and wildlife alike in innovative new schemes....
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Farmers May Soon Receive First Drought PayoutKENYA - Insurers will assess in October whether Kenyan farmers signed up to the Index-Based Livestock Insurance scheme will receive their first payment, after the worst drought in the region for 60 years. ...
Thursday, June 09, 2011
NFUS Links With Kenyan Farming CommunityKENYA - A delegation from NFU Scotland is in Kenya to view first hand the challenges that face pastoral farming and agriculture in the country and identify if the Union can contribute to ongoing improvements to farming in the region in the future....
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Identify Livestock Genes To Protect Against NaganaKENYA - An international research team using a new combination of approaches has found two genes that may prove of vital importance to the lives and livelihoods of millions of farmers in a tsetse fly-plagued swathe of Africa the size of the United States....
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Livestock Insurance Scheme Wins Innovation Award KENYA - A novel livestock insurance scheme for poor pastoral herders in Kenya’s Marsabit District, initiated by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) with private sector and other partners, has won the inaugural Vision 2030 ICT Innovation...
Monday, January 24, 2011
Move To Shield Kenyan Farmers From Dry Spell KENYA - Ministry of Livestock officials meet last week to plan how to use funds expected from the Treasury to help buy cattle from farmers who can no longer take care of them....
Monday, September 13, 2010
Greener Pastures And Better Breeds Reduce CarbonKENYA - A new study by the International Livestock Research Institute has found that reductions in greenhouse gases could be worth $1 billion dollars to poor livestock farmers if they could sell saved carbon on international markets....
Monday, October 19, 2009
FAO to Aid Kenyan Livestock FarmersKENYA - The UN Food and Agricultural Organisation(FAO) have taken steps to stem cattle starvation and enhance productivity....
Monday, October 05, 2009
Ministry Stops Buying CattleKENYA - The Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) has suspended the off-take scheme aimed at buying cattle and slaughtering them at the buying centres after the ministry of Livestock Development ran out of cash....
Friday, September 04, 2009
Drought in Kenya Causes Livestock to DieKENYA - As an unrelentless drought siezes Kenya for the third year, stock and game die, leaving farmers with little choice but to abandon their days of herding cattle. A report by John Vidal, of The Guardian enlightens us to the real effects of climate...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Kenya to Establish Disease-free ZonesKENYA - The Kenyan Government is making fresh attempts to establish livestock disease-free zones to expand the country's beef export market....
Monday, February 18, 2008
Livestock Traders Count Sh260m Losses in KenyaKENYA - Traders in Narok have lost about Sh260 million since violence erupted in several parts of the country. ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Cattle Breeders in Embryo Exchange Pact With S. AfricaKENYA - The Veterinary Department has stepped up efforts to improve dairy sector productivity through imports of Ayrshire embryos from South Africa. ...
Friday, November 16, 2007
EU Set to Milk Region With Subsidised Goods?KENYA - "Dairy farmers in Kenya are doing well now," says Peter Wanyeki, as he flashes a big smile. "Before, when we went home to the village, you could never take enough money with you. Everybody was poor. But now the situation is different. The dairy...
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Smart Card Technology To Revamp Milk CollectionKENYA - A smart card system being tested in the country is set to change the way milk farmers do business, by using technology to improve record-keeping and efficiency. ...
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Kenya mulls cattle vaccine as fever spreadsKENYA - The Kenyan government said on Tuesday that its scientists have started manufacturing livestock vaccines for Rift Valley fever, which has killed at least 150 people and threatened the country's beef sector. ...
Monday, January 01, 2007
Livestock exports to continueKENYA - Kenya will continue to export beef products to Mauritius and other countries in the Middle East despite the outbreak of the Rift Valley Fever (RVF). ...
Monday, November 20, 2006
Kenya: Farmers Warned of Toxins in Dairy FeedsKENYA - Almost half of animal feeds for livestock in Nairobi are contaminated with toxins dangerous to human health. ...
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