Namibia and China have signed a protocol that will allow the export of Namibian beef to China
Cattle
Kenya focussing on feed quality for better livestock
Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture is developing fresh guidelines to maintain a high quality of animal feed in the country
World Bank funding project for Kenyan pastoralists
The World Bank, in collaboration with the Kenyan government, is funding a US$83mn project to help pastoralists in northern Kenya
Kenyan dairy farm project set up by Italian investors
Italian firm Sace-Servizi Internazionali, together with nine specialists in the beef and dairy value chain, is investing US$20mn in a model dairy farm at MoiUniversity in Eldoret, Kenya
Using muzzle photographs to identify cattle
Scientists at Egypt’s Beni-Suef University have developed a computer-based technique that can identify cattle using nose prints, said a study