Kenyan middlemen killing research funds flow to researchers.

Apr 20, 2022

Professor Paul Kimani, a plant breeder and lecturer at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences at Kenya’s University of Nairobi, has extensively researched a variety of drought-tolerant beans in Kenya. Over the years, his research has been made possible by...

Podcast: Measures essential to curb African Swine Fever

Aug 30, 2021

Since April 2019, South Africa had 102 African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks. Dr Dorothea Mostert, a production consultant from CS Vet veterinary production consultancy, says that ASF poses a significant risk to small-scale pig farmers in the country, but that...

New in the animal health game

Jun 10, 2020

The animal healthcare products contribute about R80.8 billion to the agricultural economy. Of the 20 established vet pharmaceutical companies in the country, with 40-60 years combination of experience, it is hard to locate black veterinary companies.  Khomotso...