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- Western Cape Reports Stabilization of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak Following 39 Days Without New Infections
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Africa
Premier Alan Winde has confirmed that the Western Cape’s strategy to contain foot-and-mouth disease has stabilized the agricultural sector, with no new cases reported in over five...
- Addis Ababa Urban Farming Evolves From Subsistence Gardening to Major Market Surplus Producer
Published: Apr 13, 2026
Section: Africa
The Addis Ababa Farmers and Urban Agriculture Development Commission reported a massive surge in local food production, with beneficiary numbers rising from 150,000 to 1.2 million....
- Nigerian Government Targets Total Eradication of Cattle Pneumonia with Nationwide Mass Vaccination Campaign
Published: Apr 10, 2026
Section: Africa
Minister of Livestock Development Idi Maiha has inaugurated a high level technical working group to confront the endemic spread of Contagious Bovine Pleuro-Pneumonia. The initiativ...
- China Implements Emergency Culls and Border Closures as Exotic African Cattle Disease Crosses Northwest Frontiers
Published: Apr 4, 2026
Section: Companies & Industry
Chinese agricultural officials have launched an emergency response in the country's northwest to contain a high-mortality outbreak of the SAT-1 foot-and-mouth disease serotype. The...
- University of Michigan Engineers Secure $2 Million USDA Grant to Neutralize Airborne Bird Flu via Nonthermal Plasma Technology
Published: Mar 28, 2026
Section: Research
A new research initiative led by the University of Michigan is investigating the atmospheric decay of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 within enclosed livestock enviro...
- Nigeria and UK Firm Launch $500 Million Dairy Venture to Transform National Food Security
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Section: Africa
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority and UK-based Asset Green Ltd have entered a strategic partnership to develop a massive integrated dairy production and processing platfor...
- Kazakhstan Implements New Six-Month Ban on Chicken Egg Imports to Safeguard Local Poultry Industry
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Asia
The Kazakh government has extended its restrictive trade policy by imposing a fresh six-month ban on chicken egg imports, including those from Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member...
- University of Arkansas Researchers Identify 4,000-Year-Old Sheep as First Non-Human Carrier of Ancient Eurasian Plague
Published: Mar 7, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Archaeologists have discovered the bacterium Yersinia pestis in the remains of a Bronze Age domesticated sheep, marking the first time the pathogen has been found in an ancient non...
- Global Grasslands Face 50 Percent Contraction by 2100 as Aridity and Climate Shifts Accelerate
Published: Feb 26, 2026
Section: Environment
A comprehensive study warns that nearly half of the world's grasslands could vanish by the end of the century due to escalating temperature rises and shifting precipitation pattern...