The European Union (EU) has loaned out US $8m to the Pig Producers Association of Zimbabwe (PPAZ) in Zimbabwe. These funds will go towards improving livestock production and market competitiveness. PPAZ chairman Mr George Mudanga said the funds will be channelled to 56 000 piggery farmers and ...

10 500 heads of cattle have died as a result of lack of pasture and drinking water in three southern provinces of Zimbabwe. This comes at a time when what is reportedly the worst drought in recent years ravishes the country. Matabeleland South, widely regarded as Zimbabwe’s driest province, has ...

The Government of Malawi has warned livestock farmers in the country of an Anthrax outbreak panic reported in neighboring Tanzania. The ministries of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development and health indicate that the World Health Organization and World Organization have confirmed the ...

Africa’s failure to successfully mitigate tick attacks and diseases has had a negative outcome as far as livestock productivity is concerned. This is so because ticks do not only weaken the hosts by sucking their blood, but also act as major disease carriers between various species of animals. ...

By: Nqobile Bhepe, Zimbabwe,Bulawayo An ambitious programme aimed at boosting Zimbabwe’s national herd is set to be launched in the predominant cattle ranching provinces of Matabeleland South and North. Farmer organization say Zimbabwe currently has a national cattle herd of 5,3 million, down ...