Livestock

Villagers demand closure of dumpsite after mass cattle deaths

Furious residents of rural Moyeni village outside Libode are demanding the immediate closure of a municipal dumpsite‚ claiming their cattle were dying in large numbers from swallowing discarded pla

Publication Date:

05/04/2017

Source: Times Live (South Africa)

Tags:

Solid Waste, Landfill, Waste Management, Garbage, South Africa, Cattle, Livestock

Food Policy

Kenya: As Farmers Chop Maize for Cattle Feed, Food Security Worries Grow

Githongo — Turning maize to silage makes sense for dairy farmers and cattle - but could it lead to food shortages?

Publication Date:

04/04/2017

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Food Security, Maize, Livestock, Kenya, Droughts, Africa, Food Policy

Animal Care

Order of the Allahabad High Court regarding closure of slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh, 03/04/2017

Choice of food and trade in foodstuff were part of right to life said Allahabad high court and ordered UP government to draw up a plan in 10 days so that the crackdown on illegal abattoirs and meat shops didn’t deprive people of their livelihood or food.

Judgement Date:

03/04/2017

Tags:

Slaughter House, High Court, Uttar Pradesh, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Lakhimpur Kheri, Livestock

Climate Change

Supporting low emissions development in the Ethiopian dairy cattle sector: reducing enteric methane for food security and livelihoods

This publication is intended to contribute to the implementation of the livestock and climate change development agenda. The study evaluates the potential for improving productivity while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from dairy production systems in Ethiopia.

Publication Date:

01/04/2017

Source: FAO

Tags:

Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Cattle, Livestock, Green House Gases, Methane, Ethiopia, Food Security

Water Resources

Water and fodder availability along livestock trade routes in the Horn of Africa

This is the final report of the baseline and good practices study on water and fodder availability along the livestock trade routes in the Horn of Africa. This regional study aims to

Publication Date:

01/04/2017

Source: FAO

Tags:

Water Resources, Livestock, Fodder, Grazing Lands, Africa, Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti

Environment

Exclosures for ecosystem restoration and economic benefits in Ethiopia: a catalogue of management options

This catalogue provides an overview of management options that can enhance the ecological and economic benefits of exclosures, promote local ownership and support communities to adopt exclosures. Particularly, this catalogue discusses management option that can be implemented during the regeneration of phase of exclosure land management.

Publication Date:

01/04/2017

Author(s): Wolde Mekuria, Jennie Barron, Mengistu Dessalegn, & et al

Source: CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

Tags:

Ecosystems, Land Degradation, Water Conservation, Soil Erosion, Ethiopia, Fodder, Livestock, Farmers, Watershed Development, Forest Products, Landless, Energy

Water Resources

Projected health effects of realistic dietary changes to address freshwater constraints in India: a modelling study

In this modelling study, the researchers optimised typical dietary patterns in an Indian population sample to meet projected decreases in the availability of water per person for irrigation (blue water footprint) due to population growth (to 2025 and 2050). The optimised diets met nutritional guidelines and minimised deviation from existing patterns. Resulting changes in life-years lost due to coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancers were modelled using life tables, and changes in greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of diets were estimated.

Publication Date:

01/04/2017

Author(s): James Milner, Edward J M Joy, Rosemary Green & et al

Vol:

1

Issue:

1

pp:

1-7

Tags:

Irrigation, Agriculture, India, Water Demand, Consumption Patterns, Population, Nutrition, Non Communicable Diseases, Green House Gases, Groundwater Irrigation, Wheat, Legumes, Vegetables, Livestock, Rice

Natural Disasters

In drought-stricken Somaliland, families try to survive on black tea

BURAO, Somalia (Reuters) - In a makeshift camp beside a disused airfield in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, 32-year old Nima Mohamed sits next to an open wood fire, boiling a kettle of b

Publication Date:

29/03/2017

Source: Reuters (Africa)

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Droughts, Food Security, Somalia, Livestock, Agriculture, Africa, Tea

Agriculture

Rwanda receives US 46 million dollars from World Bank to transform local agriculture

The World Bank has approved a financing of 46 Million U.S. dollars to support Rwanda’s efforts to increase and intensify agricultural productivity and expand the development of value chains.

Publication Date:

14/03/2017

Source: Coast Week (Kenya)

Tags:

Agriculture, Rwanda, World Bank, Livestock, Africa

Natural Disasters