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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
African swine fever re-emerges in Philippine town
Still struggling from the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, Bansalan town of Davao del Sur, Philippines is facing another threat as ASF resurfaces in hog farms in the area, Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.
Monday, June 15, 2020
Latin America today, Africa tomorrow: The world egg market's future is in the South
Latin America today, Africa tomorrow: The world egg market's future is in the South Latin America is growing faster than any region than Southeast Asia. Africa will emerge as an important, long lasting egg protein growth driver within one o ...
Saturday, June 13, 2020
African swine fever destroys 300,000 Nigerian pigs
Nigeria has confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever in the largest pig farm co-operative in the south-west of the country, killing around 300,000 pigs, said farmer Ayo Omirin, BBC reported.
Friday, June 12, 2020
Boehringer Ingelheim announces LastMile initiative for animal healthcare in Africa
Boehringer Ingelheim's LastMile initiative is an integrated, solutions-driven programme seeking to address crucial animal health challenges by making animal medical resources available in hard-to-reach areas, the company announced.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
China developed African swine fever vaccine proves effective in clinical trials
Xinhua news said an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine developed in China looks to be safe in current clinical trials, a major progress in preventing the livestock disease in future, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
South Africa, Zambia await second-largest corn crop
South Africa and Zambia are both expecting their second-largest corn harvests on record, Business Live reported.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Gemcorp targets to boost Africa, Middle East grain sales
Gemcorp Group is eyeing to increase its sales to Africa and the Middle East, where locust plagues have destroyed crops, and has agreed to supply 200,000 tonnes of wheat to Ethiopia in the coming months, Bloomberg reported.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
US prepares for African swine fever outbreak with comprehensive response plan
The US Department of Agriculture has issued a new and comprehensive preparedness and response plan in the event African swine fever breaks out in the country.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
South Africa proposes social distancing for pigs
The South African government suggests to pig owners that they should implement a form of social distancing for their herds, and should also look to the human coronavirus response as basis on other measures, Business Insider reported.
Monday, June 1, 2020
South Africa conducts African swine fever tests to prevent spread of the disease
Extensive African swine fever (ASF) tests and investigations are being conducted by South Africa's agriculture ministry to prevent the spread of the disease after a third outbreak was discovered in East Cape province, Reuters reported.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Evonik becomes exclusive distributor of Perstorp's ProPhorce SR 130 in Southern Africa
Evonik has agreed with Swedish manufacturer, Perstorp, that it will be the exclusive distributor of ProPhorce SR 130 in Southern Africa.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
South Africa eyes higher 2020 corn crop
Corn farmers of South Africa are anticipated to reap more corn this year compared with the previous season because of favourable weather conditions, according to a Reuters survey on Tuesday.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Pirbright scientists test vaccine that immunises pigs against African swine fever
Scientists from The Pirbright Institute in the UK are developing a vaccine for African swine fever (http://), which the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has warned could kill a quarter of the world's pigs, partly due to the absenc ...
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Twin threats of African swine fever and COVID-19 unsettle China's pork market
Even as China slowly reopens its economy following draconian lockdowns to keep the COVID-19 pandemic in check, the persisting threat of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus continues to leave its citizenry unease.
Friday, May 15, 2020
Brazil soybean exporters benefit from China's recovery from African swine fever
Brazil is benefiting from China's recovery from African swine fever, as three-fourths of its soybean exports in March were gobbled up by the East Asian country, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency, as reported by Caixin on Thursda ...

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