Natural Disasters

Milking it? Ethiopian farmers fight drought with insured cows

After farmer Manza Bulacho's crops were wiped out in a drought that devastated parts of Ethiopia in 2017, the father of 10 hoped a cow could keep him going.

Publication Date: 
23/05/2019
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Droughts, Disaster Management, Livestock, Famrers, Ethiopia, Africa, Cattle
Agriculture

Agriculture atlas: facts and figures on EU farming policy

Every year, the EU promotes European agriculture with almost 60 billion euros per year. The agricultural atlas of the Heinrich Böll Foundation shows that hardly any of this money is used for healthy food, the protection of the environment, climate and biodiversity or the preservation of small and medium-sized businesses.

Publication Date: 
14/05/2019
Heinrich Boll Foundation
Tags:
Agriculture, Atlas, European Union (EU), Rural Development, Organic Farming, Land Ownership, Biodiversity Conservation, Pesticides, Livestock
Animal Care

African Swine Fever hits Delmas

African Swine Fever (ASF) has broken out among pigs in Delmas, Mpumalanga, according to national Department of Health animal health director Mpho Maja.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2019
News 24 (South Africa)
Tags:
Animal Care, Animal Diseases, South Africa, Influenza, Africa, Livestock
Food Policy

Lesotho Needs $14 Million to Buy Food for Almost 500,000 People

Lesotho needs 203.73 million maloti ($14 million) for food aid for almost half a million people.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2019
Bloomberg
Tags:
Food Security, Food Policy, Lesotho, Food Aid, Livestock, Agriculture, Africa
Food Policy

Somalia: Close to 2 Million to Face Food Crisis in Somalia-UN

A picture of past drought which saw several animals die due to lack of pasture and water The United Nations now say that close to 2 million people are at risk f starvation in Somalia.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Food Security, Somalia, Food Policy, Starvation, Droughts, Livestock, Agriculture, Africa
Agriculture

Review of land tenure systems to support the creation of an enabling environment for agricultural transformation: report on Tanzania

The African Development Bank, through its African Natural Resource Center (ANRC), is undertaking a study to review the land tenure systems in a number of African countries as part of a wider multi-country level study to support the creation of an enabling environment for Agricultural Transformation on the Continent. The Bank’s Feed Africa Agric

Publication Date: 
01/05/2019
African Development Bank
Tags:
Land Tenure, Agriculture, Food Security, Food Crops, Tanzania, Africa, Land Ownership, Livestock
Climate Change

Climate and livestock policy coherence analysis in Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda

Livestock in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda play an important role in food security, livelihoods, income, and gross domestic product (GDP).

Publication Date: 
01/05/2019
Laurie Ashley
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
Tags:
Climate Change, Livestock, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Africa
Animal Care

China finds more cases of African swine fever on Hainan island

China has detected new cases of African swine fever in six farms across four locations in Hainan province, the agriculture ministry said on Sunday, adding to two earlier cases of the contagious dis

Publication Date: 
22/04/2019
Reuters
Tags:
Animal Care, Animal Diseases, Livestock, China, Influenza
Agriculture

Dynamic Turkana women leading a 'green revolution' in Kenya despite biting drought

Under the scorching sun in Kenya’s Turkana located about 700 km from Nairobi, a group of women have slowly been leading a green revolution amid a biting drought that has affected both animals and c

Publication Date: 
22/04/2019
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Agriculture, Kenya, Women, Droughts, Farmers, Food Security, Livestock, Africa
Animal Care

Kenya: Nakuru Begins Anthrax Vaccinations After Buffalo Deaths

Following the deaths of 10 buffaloes at Lake Nakuru National Park, vaccination to combat the deadly anthrax disease kicked off Thursday morning at Naishi in Molo.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Animal Care, Animal Diseases, Buffalo, Kenya, Livestock, Africa

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