http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. Dr Kefentse Motshegwa, a Deputy Director at the Department of Veterinary Services explained that African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and fatal viral disease of pigs that is transmitted from infected animals to others and by fresh pig products. Wild pigs including warthogs carry the virus and it is easily transmitted to domestic transmitted to domestic pigs from the wild by soft ticks. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160212/botswana___ban_on_siouth_african_pork.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT group of farmers from the Tonota region have notified government of their intention to sue over the slaughter of their cattle during the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in August this year. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/211011/botswana___farmers_sue_government_over_fmd.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Botswana is in talks about exporting cattle to Angola after the European Union banned imports of Botswanan beef, the Ministry of Agriculture said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210911/botswana___live_cattle_for_angola_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News that the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is on the verge of securing a deal for export of live cattle from Ngamiland to Angola comes as a ray of hope in a year of sector-wide distress and upheaval. From the suspension of exports to the European Union, the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the north and perennial challenges such as technical shortcomings at abattoirs and other infrastructure, 2011 has been a nightmare for cattle farmers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160911/botswana___live_cattle_for_south_africa.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Young breeders showcase their 45 top bred bulls http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250811/botswana___young_breeders_showcase_their__top_bred_bulls_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News that the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is on the verge of securing a deal for export of live cattle from Ngamiland to Angola comes as a ray of hope in a year of sector-wide distress and upheaval. From the suspension of exports to the European Union, the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the north and perennial challenges such as technical shortcomings at abattoirs and other infrastructure, 2011 has been a nightmare for cattle farmers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010911/brazil___jbs_sa_notice_to_the_market.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT About 30 farmers left the high court sitting at the Lobatse magistrates court disgruntled after Judge Lot Moroka dismissed their application to stop the selling or killing of their cattle. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050911/botswan___judge_rules_against_farmers_in_fmd_case_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News that the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is on the verge of securing a deal for export of live cattle from Ngamiland to Angola comes as a ray of hope in a year of sector-wide distress and upheaval. From the suspension of exports to the European Union, the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the north and perennial challenges such as technical shortcomings at abattoirs and other infrastructure, 2011 has been a nightmare for cattle farmers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180811/botswans___live_cattle_deal_with_south_africa_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT An outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Botswana has forced the country's government to export more than 20,000 head of cattle from infected zones to Zimbabwe for direct slaughter and to donate 600,000 doses to vaccinate the Zimbabwean herd, it has been learnt. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030811/botswana___cattle_for_zimbabwe.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Botswana has boosted chicken and poultry sales as buyers shy away from beef. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060711/fmd_lifts_poultrty_sales.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT An outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Botswana has forced the country's government to export more than 20,000 head of cattle from infected zones to Zimbabwe for direct slaughter and to donate 600,000 doses to vaccinate the Zimbabwean herd, it has been learnt. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110711/botswan___cattle_for_zimbabwe_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT The country's veterinary authorities have reported yet another outbreak of foot and mouth disease at a village in Francistown, the country's second largest city, where cattle were reportedly affected. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280611/botswana___more_fmd_strikes_the_country.aspx oie.com Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT The suspected outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in northeastern Botswana has compounded further the troubles bedevilling the cattle and beef industries in the Southern African beef exporter. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210611/botswana___trouble_in_the_cattle_industry_.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT The country's veterinary authorities have reported yet another outbreak of foot and mouth disease at a village in Francistown, the country's second largest city, where cattle were reportedly affected. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080611/botswana___more_fmd_reported_.aspx oie.int Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Botswana plans to slaughter about 10,000 cattle to curb an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, Mmegi reported, citing Agriculture Minister Christian de Graaf. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100511/botsawana____cattle_to_be_culled_and_slaughtered_with_fmd.aspx bloomberg Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Botswana Department of Veterinary Services (BDVS) has announced a suspected outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Francistown region of the country. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190511/botswana___fmd_confirmed_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT A number of cases of sick animals have so far been reported showing feet and oral lesions normally associated with the disease in a herd of around three hundred cattle. Collection of samples for laboratory testing at the Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI) is ongoing. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030511/botswana___foot_and_mouth_disease_in_the_francistown_region.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 07 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT A leading member of the Botswana National Front (BNF), Maemo Bantsi has lambasted the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) for neglecting agriculture, which contributed 40 percent to GDP before the discovery of diamonds. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110411/botswana___farming_being_neglected.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Botswana Meat Commission today announced that all supply of beef to the European market has been temporarily suspended. This follows the recent mission to Botswana of the EU’s Veterinary Service. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130411/botswana___bmc_production_suspended.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Botswana Meat Commission announced that all supply of beef to the European market has been temporarily suspended. This follows the recent mission to Botswana of the EU’s Veterinary Service. The mission identified the need to review and restructure the current livestock traceability system used in Botswana. The current system, based on the use of Electronic Identification (EID bolus) was introduced some years ago and was designed to track the movement of cattle through the supply chain. However, with many cattle allowed to roam freely across the country’s vast tracks of savannah and veldt that typifies the Botswana countryside, a number of improvements have been determined necessary. Notwithstanding, most of Botswana’s beef exported to the EU comes from feedlots and fenced farms and the two veterinary authorities appear confident that the issue will be readily resolved. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120411/botswana___bmc_production_suspended.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Beef exports from Botswana to the EU have been temporarily suspended as a pre-emptive measure taken after a series of deficiencies were identified during a recent EU technical visit (Agra Europe). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110411/botswana___problems_with_beef_exports_.aspx MLA.com Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received an immediate notification yesterday, 8 March. The outbreak is reportedly within a fenced subzone in Ngamiland district, an FMD vaccination zone. Livestock in the area are farmed under a communal grazing system. Only cattle showed clinical signs of FMD. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250311/botswana___fmd_scare_.aspx oie.com Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Botswana Meat Commission's (BMC) revelations that it slaughtered a record number of cattle last year is an indicator of the success that farming can be when properly nurtured. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280111/botswana___record_cattle_kill_by_botswana_meat_commission_last_year.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Botswana Meat Commission has recently announced that two abattoir and processing facilities in Botswana will be subject to temporary closure by the national Veterinary Authority over the next few weeks. While this is expected to result in some disruption to supply, customers are urged to continue to place orders for 2011. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030211/botswana___bmc_improving_standards_for_export_to_the_eu.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT The World Organisation for Animal Health received follow-up report no.3 yesterday, 14 September. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240910/botswana___fmd_vaccines_.aspx oie.com Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Back in June, there was an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Botswana's goat, sheep and cattle populations. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100910/botswana___rift_valley_fever_.aspx oie.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT As part of Meat Management's beef edition, we took a trip to Allied Meat Importers and found a business which not only has a focus on supplying quality beef from Botswan, but is prepared to try its hand at other things as well. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080610/botswana___company_profile_allied_meat_importers___developing_its_business.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received an immediate notification on Friday, 6 August. According to the report, the outbreak was confirmed on 3 August in Kasane. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170810/botswana___fmd_confirmed_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Currently, the country is one of the big exporters of quality beef although trends show that the pig meat has been the world’s choice since 1976. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050810/botswana___looking_at_the_pork_trade_.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT In 2006, a landmark report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) found that livestock production contributes 18 percent to global carbon dioxide emissions — more than automobiles. Since then, meat production has been insistently and ringingly hammered, and the message has been loud and clear: eat less meat to cut your carbon footprint, slow deforestation and keep healthier. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150610/botswana___high_praise_for_african_beef_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT In 2006, a landmark report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) found that livestock production contributes 18 percent to global carbon dioxide emissions — more than automobiles. Since then, meat production has been insistently and ringingly hammered, and the message has been loud and clear: eat less meat to cut your carbon footprint, slow deforestation and keep healthier. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080610/botswana___the_worlds_most_eco_friendly_beef_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Although Botswana Meat Commission has been through a lot of adversities relating to the farmers failing to meet its demand on the thorough put of cattle last week, the organization held competitions and an education campaign event in Francistown as a way of sensitizing farmers on the importance of adding value to cattle farming and further increase a number of cattle sold to BMC. The General Manager of the Livestock Procu http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080310/botswana___the_botswana_meat_commission.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT • Consolation prizes every month • A grand prize of 20 heifers and a bull Starting from January 31st till March, Botswana’s farming community will be offered an opportunity to own farming equipment courtesy of Botswana Meat Commission’s (BMC) Kgomo Ke Khumo Promotion http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020210/botswana___bmcs_kgomo_ke_khumo_to_reward_farmers________.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Ministry of Agriculture has said plans are afoot to streamline the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) in what the Agriculture Hub Coordinator has called ‘restructuring’ of the business http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260110/botswana___changes_to_the_beef_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) abattoir in Maun is to be re-opened next year in spite of the prevalence of foot and mouth disease in Ngamiland http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/271209/botswana___meat_plant_to_be_re_opened_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Competition Bill, that seeks to regulate competition between firms operating in the market place as well as providing for the prevention of anti-competitive practices in the market has been described as long over-due by MPs. Debating the bill in Parliament http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/141209/botswana___the_unregulated_market.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Botswana's agriculture ministry has the well-qualified personnel yet its performance is low when compared to other ministries, according to a government source. Addressing ministerial staff in Mochudi recently, Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Oreeditse Molebatsi, said effective performance http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/111209/botswana___problems_in_the_farm_sector.aspx 5mpublishing Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Botswana Meat Workers Industry Union (BMIWU) has ultimately split over unresolved issues that have dogged union leaders for some time. The union that has been struggling with factions for years has now split, with some employees of the Francistown Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) going one way and the Lobatse BMC the other way. The man who is leading http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/011209/botswana___meat_trade_unions_split.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Some senior government officials have found themselves caught up in a game of big shots in the lucrative poultry industry in a case that was probably going to reveal top secrets and fall-out between big guys Peter Kirby of Richmark Poultry and http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/231109/botswana___problems_in_the_poultry_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Government has finally responded to calls for the empowerment of citizen entrepreneurs as it will soon bypass the tendering process and procure from local companies provided their prices are competitive. In his State of http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/191109/botwana___no_more_tendering_for_cattle.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Arising from a recent survey on meat handling facilities and enterprises across the country, National Food Technology Resource Centre (NFTRC) will conduct a national meat workshop on November 17 and 18. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/131109/botswana___meat_workshop_from_meat_commission.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Things have been tough in Botswana for farmers and the meat industry in the last two years, with drought and FMD. The Botswana National Food Technology Research Centre (NFTRC) is to host a two-day National Meat Workshop from the 17-18 November. The workshop targets everyone interested in meat production, processing and marketing in the country includ http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/121109/botswana___the_beef_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Local meat producers are obliged to improve their hygiene standards in order to compete in the international market. Even if their main focus is to sell locally, they are still obliged to raise their standards because meat is highly perishable and easily contaminated, said Dr Edward Dintwa, a food engineer at the NFTRC. Dr Dintwa als http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/301009/botswana___cleaning_up_the_meat_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT - No more cattle will be slaughtered at Selebi-Phikwe Council abattoir. The decision by the Town Council has left meat dealers in the mining town up in arms. The Council has decided to close the abattoir after it found that a large number of animals over the last two weeks had being found infected with http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150909/botswana___problems_in_cattle_indusry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT No more cattle will be slaughtered at Selebi-Phikwe Council abattoir. The decision by the Town Council has left meat dealers in the mining town up in arms. The Council has http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150909/botswana___cattle_crisis.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Botswana government has come out in full support of its agricultural sector, with politicians braving the cold weather to attend the annual Ghanzi District Agricultural Show. Unlike in South Africa where politicians seldom attend agricultural events, Botswana’s high-profile politicians appeared in their numbers. The Ghanzi Show is the second http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160709/botswana___government_support_for_farmers.aspx farmersweekly.co.za Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Trade and Industry Minister, Neo Moroka has revealed that Botswana's beef is in such high demand in Europe that supply is inadequate. He said there is need for Botswana to improve its beef production to take advantage of this opportunity, which implies high prices for beef exports. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180609/botswana___beef_trade_picking_up.aspx . Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT