LOCAL CURRENCY MARKET- KWACHA MAINTAINS GRIP ODOLLAR
The kwacha has rallied to K17.55 per dollar for the third time since March 2020, according to Bloomberg data. The local currency opened the...
ECONOMICS OF POULTRY FARMING TAKES A TOSS
Since March, prices of feed for egg-laying birds have doubled from about Rs 21 to Rs 43 per kg. These have gone up even...
INDIAN POULTRY INDUSTRY SEEKS GM FEED IMPORT
A global shortage due to crop failure in the main producing nations of Brazil and Argentina has propelled an increased demand for the oilseed,...
VACCINE IS THE ONLY WAY OUT TO SAFEGUARD POULTRY SECTOR AND REDUCE LOSS
Disease-free poultry production is the only way to increase the income of the farmer.The vaccine is the most effective way to destroy any disease...
BRAZIL’S IMPORTS OF ARGENTINE CORN START TO ARRIVE
The first shipments of Argentine corn have begun to arrive in Brazil to where a national crop failure, record high prices and high demand...
EGG PRODUCERS FACE MAIZE SHORTAGES
ON Wednesday morning, Mr WM Leggate, the chairman of the Food Production Committee, met representatives of egg producers when he stressed the seriousness of...
GROUP SEEKS POLICY REVIEW ON CROPS, FOOD IMPORTATION
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc. urged the government to rethink the current support structure on crops and other agricultural commodities as...
BOTSWANA REVISES IMPORT BANS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
The Botswana government revised its ban on poultry imports from neighbouring South Africa following an outbreak of avian influenza in the country. Last week,...
SOUTH AFRICA HIT BY AVIAN INFLUENZA AS BOTSWANA BAN POULTRY IMPORTS
JOHANNESBURG, April 13 (Reuters) - An outbreak of avian influenza has been detected on a chicken farm in South Africa's central province of Gauteng,...
PROF NKANDU LUO LAUNCHES THE NATIONAL LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT POLICY
The long awaited National Livestock Development Policy (NLDP) was launched yesterday the 8th April 2021 by the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock, Pro Nkandu...