Mali's Prime Minister launches 2020-2021 livestock vaccination campaign

25 january 2021 - 12:50:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouané on Sunday launched  in Kati Drall, about 20 km from Bamako, [...] Full text...

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UN reports major progress towards eradicating sheep and goat plague

14 january 2021 - 05:30:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world is moving closer to stamping out a highly contagious disease that affects sheep and goats, but [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Calm returns in Ain Skhouna after tribal clashes

13 december 2020 - 18:34:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Calm returned Sunday to the zone of "Ain Skhouna" at the border between the regions of [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants US$27 million loan to develop agricultural value chains in Madagascar

30 september 2020 - 19:27:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Death toll in northern Ghana floods up to 10

09 september 2020 - 10:34:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in floods in northern Ghana after heavy rains and spillage of water from [...] Full text...

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Botswana declares non-drought year

04 september 2020 - 14:16:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared 2019/2020 season a non-drought year. Despite the announcement made on Friday [...] Full text...

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Twelve people killed in attacks on villages of central Mali

16 july 2020 - 15:09:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twelve people were killed on Tuesday in two separate attacks by suspected terrorists on villages in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean NGO bemoans lagging government policies on production of ruminants

02 february 2020 - 13:07:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme (ZAGP) has bemoaned the lagging of policy making concerning goat and pig [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: ICRC vaccinates 400,000 cattle Sahel region

17 december 2019 - 14:56:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A free vaccination campaign organized by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) with the [...] Full text...

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West Africa livestock council Inaugural forum opens in The Gambia

29 october 2019 - 20:47:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   A two-day inaugural forum of the new West Africa Livestock Council opened here Tuesday aimed at [...] Full text...

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4,000 agro-pastoralists compensated for plague of small ruminants in Burundi

29 august 2019 - 22:12:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  Some 4,000 agro-pastoralists from eight of the 18 Burundian provinces hard hit by a plague of [...] Full text...

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Bandits kill 6 people injure 8 in southern Niger town

20 july 2019 - 15:19:01
Maradi, Niger (PANA) - Six villagers were killed and eight others wounded in Chirgué, a town near the border with [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Agricultural sector requires US$1,2 billion in yearly funding

19 april 2019 - 15:16:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe needs US$1,2 billion in yearly funding to effectively support the agricultural sector towards growth, a [...] Full text...

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President Barrow thumbs up Gambia army's major food security drive

08 april 2019 - 21:24:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  President Adama Barrow Monday lauded The Gambia Armed Forces for initiating a major food security drive [...] Full text...

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Deadly animal plague threatens cattle in Kenya’s pastoralist region

19 february 2019 - 16:29:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An outbreak of the deadly virus, Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), which causes running nose on [...] Full text...

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Senegal, IFAD partner to promote climate resilient agriculture

20 december 2018 - 17:03:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Over 43,700 vulnerable rural households in Senegal will benefit from a US$72.4 million programme that aims [...] Full text...

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Gender gaps in African agriculture holding back progress - FAO

27 september 2018 - 11:01:57
New York, US (PANA) - Gender gaps in agriculture in Africa are holding back progress towards ending hunger and must [...] Full text...

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Countries set to take on deadly livestock-killing disease

08 september 2018 - 05:14:24
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Gathered at a major United Nations agricultural conference, over 45 countries on Friday pledged to eradicate [...] Full text...

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Eradication of ruminants plague top priority to preserve incomes, assets of families - FAO

03 september 2018 - 10:41:38
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said eradicating the Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) or [...] Full text...

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Rwanda bans imports of Burundian small ruminants' meat after detection of viral infection

10 april 2018 - 17:26:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Authorities in the Rwandan ministry of Agriculture and Animal resources, on Tuesday instructed all the Customs [...] Full text...

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FAO points the way for low-carbon animal products to support nutrition, rural livelihoods (FAO feature)

22 january 2018 - 10:16:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The livestock sector is a mainstay for food security and rural livelihoods and the international community [...] Full text...

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IFAD boosts Madagascar food, nutritional security

14 december 2017 - 14:54:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new financial agreement has been signed between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says floods affecting pastoralists in Ethiopia

05 july 2016 - 18:10:45
New York, US (PANA) - Floods across Ethiopia have severely impacted on livestock-dependent families, following more than 18 months of [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO warns of dangers of ruminants virus

29 april 2016 - 11:28:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says a devastating livestock disease is continuing to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Somalia registers record export of livestock in 2014

29 april 2015 - 19:06:20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Somalia in 2014 exported a record five million livestock to markets in the [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Countries pledge to wipe out sheep, goat plague globally

03 april 2015 - 13:44:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - High-level authorities from 15 countries on Thursday pledged to collaborate on a global plan to [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Eliminating sheep, goat plague will boost livelihoods, nutrition'

31 march 2015 - 19:40:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Tuesday it will outline a new strategy [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Abidjan hosts int'l confab on getting rid of sheep, goat plague

30 march 2015 - 13:55:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Abidjan, the Ivorian capital, will host an international conference on the control and eradication of sheep [...] Full text...

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FAO: Conference to launch global control, eradication campaign for sheep, goat plague

24 march 2015 - 11:38:17
Rome, Italy (PANA) - An international conference on control and eradication of sheep and goat plague, known by its French [...] Full text...

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UN: New report outlines top 10 food-borne parasites

01 july 2014 - 22:38:26
New York, US (PANA) - A new report released on Tuesday by two UN agencies identifies "10 top" food-borne parasites [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Late, erratic rainfall raises concerns about harvest prospects, food security

02 june 2014 - 11:51:03
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said late rains and erratic weather [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO, OIE boost collaboration on animal health

26 may 2014 - 08:33:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Livestock breeding project launched

20 january 2014 - 21:51:42
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese minister of Livestock and Animal Production, Mrs Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye, on Monday launched the [...] Full text...

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Trading, health of animals take centre stage at international conference in Lome

20 february 2013 - 21:35:59
Lomé,Togo (PANA) - Issues related to the trading in and health of animals are the subjects of discussion at the [...] Full text...

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'World risks new bird flu surge if ...'

29 january 2013 - 17:23:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world risks a repeat of the disastrous 2006 bird flu outbreaks unless surveillance and control [...] Full text...

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Eastern, Southern Africa urged to upgrade livestock sector

20 november 2012 - 15:35:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa have been urged to upgrade their livestock sector to [...] Full text...

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Livestock epidemic causing havoc in DRC, says FAO

26 june 2012 - 15:15:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is mobilizing emergency support for the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania reintegrates newly-naturalised former Barundi refugees (News feature)

21 may 2011 - 07:57:13
Kasulu, Western Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania is gradually unveiling ambitious plans for its land use that could spark an [...] Full text...

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World Bank funds agriculture in Togo

20 april 2011 - 16:17:28
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Togo US$ 37 million to help make agriculture the engine of [...] Full text...

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Livestock boom in developing countries risks aggravating animal plagues (News feature)

11 february 2011 - 14:17:24
New Delhi, India (PANA) – A research released Friday at an international conference on agriculture, taking place in New Delhi, [...] Full text...

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Deadly animal virus threatens southern Africa

02 november 2010 - 15:13:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A deadly viral disease which broke out in Tanzania earli er this year, risks spreading to [...] Full text...

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FAO moves to save upcoming Pakistani wheat planting season

01 september 2010 - 18:57:00
Nairobi - Kenya (PANA) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Wednesday called for more international funds to save the [...] Full text...

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Floods in Niger kill two people, destroy houses

23 july 2010 - 21:47:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- Two people died on Thursday in a village in Mirriya, a department located in the region [...] Full text...

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Guinean sheep sellers record low patronage

25 november 2009 - 18:33:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- Sellers of sheep, the animals Muslims slaughter during the Eid-El-Adha celebrations, commonly known as Tabaski, recorded [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS livestock ministers end meetings

06 february 2009 - 22:06:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- Ministers responsible for Livestock in ECOWAS say the region-wide common external tariff due for introduction by [...] Full text...

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Gambia vice president calls for cooperation on livestock development

23 january 2009 - 22:39:00
Banjul- Gambia, (PANA) -- Gambia's vice president Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy on Friday called for collaboration between West African ministers in [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants Gambia US$ 6.4 million for livestock, horticulture development

13 january 2009 - 19:46:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA)- – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Gambia U S$ 6. 4 million to enable the [...] Full text...

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