livestock and small ruminants (62 Results)
Policy and Regulations
Law No. 13/2005 Approving the Animal Health Basic Legislation.
Sao Tome and PrincipeDiário da República
Livestock and Small Ruminants

This Law approves the Animal Health Basic Legislation. This Legislation, consisting of 7 Titles, divided into 164 articles, regulates the sanitary and veterinary norms to perform animal production and carry out epidemiological controls on animal dise...

Policy and Regulations
Order n ° 040 / M / SG / DSTM / SHS of February 29, 2000 Prohibiting the Transport of Meat, in Non-Regulatory Vehicles within the Urban Perimeter.
ChadFAO
Livestock and Small Ruminants

It is strictly forbidden to transport meat for consumption in vehicles discovered inside the urban perimeter.

Policy and Regulations
Law nº 9 / PR / 2004 Organizing the Sanitary Police and Collective Prophylaxis of Diseases Deemed Legally Contagious of Animals on the Territory of the Republic of Chad.
ChadFAO
Livestock and Small Ruminants

This law establishes the list of diseases deemed to be legally contagious and fixes the collective prophylaxis measures and those to be taken in the event of infected animals as well as the penalties provided for the various offenses.

Policy and Regulations
Law No. 65-61 Regulating Breeding in the Central African Republic.
Central African Republic (CAR)Official Journal of the Central African Republic
Livestock and Small Ruminants

This law governs breeding in the Central African Republic. It includes 42 articles divided into 6 titles, in particular zootechnical improvement and livestock development (Title II); animal feed; surveillance (Title III) and maintenance of animal hea...

Policy and Regulations
Decree n ° 75-527 Regulating Establishments of Exploitation in Matters of Breeding and Animal Industries.
CameroonFAO
Livestock and Small Ruminants

This decree regulates the operation and control of operating establishments in matters of breeding and animal industry, and in particular: non-traditional large livestock farms, intensive small livestock farms of a commercial nature, establishments o...

Policy and Regulations
Law nº 2000/017 Regulating Veterinary Health Inspection.
CameroonFAO
Livestock and Small Ruminants

This law establishes the attributions and the operating methods of the Veterinary Health Inspectorate in Cameroon. Indeed, the sanitary inspection is all the measures taken, with regard to animals, products of animal or fishery origin and their deriv...

Policy and Regulations
Law No. 4/04 on Animal Health.
AngolaFAO
Livestock and Small Ruminants

This Law, composed of 36 articles and one Annex, rules on production, traffic, import, and export of animal and their related products for all animal health concerned aspects. In particular, the Law defines contagious diseases and applicable preventi...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Reducing Post-Harvest Loss
NigeriaYieldWise
Livestock and Small Ruminants

Post-Harvest Loss (PHL) reduces the income of smallholder farmers (SHFs) by 15 percent and results in reduced food supply in developing regions. To address this problem, The Rockefeller Foundation launched the YieldWise Initiative in 2016, which focu...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Repairing Fractured Systems for Farmers
NigeriaYeildwise
Livestock and Small Ruminants

Without a doubt, cassava occupies a place of honor in the agricultural and economic portfolio of Nigeria, as well as on the tables of its people. The country produces 59 million metric tons of starchy root tuber every year, making it the largest prod...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Growing Cassava in Nigeria
NigeriaICS-Nigeria
Livestock and Small Ruminants

The sustainability of production is threatened by a vicious cycle of declining soil fertility and increasing problems of pests, diseases, and weeds. Moreover, the lack of knowledge on how to add value through proper storage, processing, and marketing...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Agweek-Vol1_2021-1
NigeriaNigerian Agribusiness Register
Livestock and Small Ruminants

This edition is focused on the maize value chain. Contributing up to 60% raw materials for animal feed production required by the poultry industry, the maize value chain is critical to Nigeria's economy. Disruptions from the Covid.19 pandemic, insecu...

Climate Change
Reducing Climate-Induced Heat Stress in Pigs in Uganda: Policy Actions
UgandaMutua J, Zaake P, Notenbaert A, Paul B.
Livestock and Small Ruminants

Pig farming is important for income generation and nutrition for a large population in Uganda, with 4.2 million pigs being kept in 2017. However, future projections indicate that domestic pork production will not be sufficient to meet the increasi...