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A semi-desert family of wild ostriches in south-west Zimbabwe. Photo: Ross Cooper

07-08 | News

The demise of Zimbabwe’s ostrich industry

Through selective breeding, certain breeding programmes have been successful in increasing the productivity and disease resistance of local poultry populations. Photo: Henk Riswick

06-06 | Article

Genetic progress in African poultry breeding programmes

The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) has invested 1.14 billion rand (US$78 million) since 2019 in the expansion of production facilities to support new commercial farmers. Photo: Ton Kastermans

30-03 | Article

South Africa’s chicken meat production to increase in 2023

Plans are underway to boost the local poultry sector in Ghana. Photo: Freepik

30-03 | News

Ghana’s poultry sector receives massive investment

Photo: Paul Atsu2323, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2020. Reproduced with permission.

03-03 | News

Could a poultry meat import ban in Africa hurt local households?

Up to 60% of the local poultry sector in the Ivory Coast is attributed to backyard production. Photo: Sincerely Media

01-03 | News

Small but stable poultry and egg production in Ivory Coast

Poultry farming is a developing sector in Kenya. Photo: Freepik

24-01 | News

Chicken the favourite in Kenya as the sector continues to develop

Photo: Bart Nijs

19-08-2022 | News

Registration open for poultry performance seminar in Rwanda

Photo: Zoetis

25-07-2022 | News

Enhancing livelihoods and livestock production in Africa

Mogale Meat’s cultivated chicken breast prototype. Photo: CULT

26-04-2022 | News

First cultivated chicken in Africa is launched