Posts Tagged: #LivestockHealth
Nigerian agri-tech start-up, among World Food Prize finalists
A Nigerian agri-tech startup, Vet Konect Ltd, has been announced as one of the top three global finalists at the inaugural World Food Prize ‘Innovate for Impact Challenge’, recognizing pioneering solutions reshaping global food systems.
Agric start-ups share N23m in FCMB’s Hackathon
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has taken a pivotal step in addressing critical challenges within Nigeria’s agribusiness sector by rewarding winners of its 2024 Agritech Hackathon and venture-building programme with a combined N23 million. This
Kogi partners L-PRES to vaccinate 200,000 livestock against anthrax
In a proactive move to safeguard livestock health, the Kogi State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, in collaboration with the Kogi State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), has launched a large-scale vaccination
‘Nigeria can earn $11b from livestock industry’
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, highlighted the severe impact of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) on Nigeria’s livestock sector at the Third PPR Global Eradication roadmap consultation in Abuja. PPR,
Nigeria, ECOWAS, FAO move to protect goats, sheep against deadly diseases
Nigeria, along with other ECOWAS countries, the FAO, and WOAH, is intensifying efforts to protect livestock from the deadly Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) disease. During the ‘3rd Meeting of the PPR Global Eradication Programme
Institute Vaccinates 10,000 Livestock Against Trypanosomiasis In Gombe
The National Institute for Trypanosomiasis and Onchocerciasis Research (NITR) treated over 10,000 livestock against Trypanosomiasis in Gombe State’s Balanga and Kaltungo LGAs. The initiative, led by Mrs. Evelin Okoh, also provided free treatment and counseling
AGRO SOLUTIONS: Tech For Accurate Complex Cattle Disease Diagnostics Imminent
Researchers are testing new compact equipment to diagnose pathogens quickly and accurately in livestock. Dr. Anatoliy Trokhymchuk, Chief Scientific Officer at Prairie Diagnostic Services in Saskatoon, Canada, highlighted the potential of rapid test tools for
