AllAfrica News: Agribusiness

[Leadership] The federal government has commenced the construction of a modern abattoir in Jos, Plateau State, with a processing capacity of 500 bulls per day, as part of efforts to modernise Nigeria's meat industry and strengthen the livestock value chain.

[Nile Post] Sembabule -- Livestock farmers in Lwemiyaga County, Sembabule District, are grappling with a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak that has affected cattle in several communities, raising fears of further livestock losses and economic hardship.

[263Chat] Suspended ZANU-PF Mazowe District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairman Tafadzwa Musarara has found himself at the centre of a growing political and economic storm after leading a court challenge against Government's grain import levy framework, a policy authorities say is critical for protecting local farmers, financing irrigation infrastructure and reducing Zimbabwe'...

[Ghanaian Times] The government, through the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), has registered 45 accredited Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to purchase grains, particularly maize and rice, from farmers in major producing areas across the country.

[New Era] Katima Mulilo -- Farmers along the porous Liselo-Kamenga border in Zambezi are living in fear, as heavily armed cattle thieves continue to raid livestock posts.