http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. Scientists in Kenya have launched research of a vaccine to be used against African swine fever. The study is still at an early stage where scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are identifying antigens and best-bet delivery systems to be used. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230513/kenya___african_swine_fever_vaccines.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Kenya has become the hottest oil and gas venue in East Africa since big discoveries were made in the country's virgin oilfields last April. All eyes are on Kenya in 2013 to see how quickly--and economically they can develop those discoveries into production. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170113/kenya___kenyan_oil_hot_and_getting_hotter_interview_with_taipans_maxwell_birley.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Kenyan Ministry of Public Health ordered public health officials to remove all genetically modified foods on the market and to enforce a ban on GM imports following a Nov. 8 Kenyan Cabinet and Presidential decree. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/141212/kenya___fear_of_organic_food_in_this_primative_nation_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT The number of policemen killed in an ambush by bandits in Kenya's Samburu region has risen to 42 after the discovery of 14 more bodies in a forest in the Suguta Valley. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/271112/kenya___cattle_rustling_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Armed cattle raiders killed at least 32 Kenyan police officers in a military-style ambush, officials said on Monday, calling it the worst attack on police in Kenya's history. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/201112/kenya____killed_in_cattle_raids_.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kenyan police say cattle rustlers have ambushed police in the country's remote north, killing at least 12 officers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/161112/kenya___cattle_rustlers_kill__.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hirteen people are feared dead after two warring communities turned against each other in Samburu County. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/061112/kenya____dead_in_cattle_raids_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hundreds of armed raiders killed at least 38 villagers and torched more than 150 houses on Monday in the latest fighting between rival tribes in a dispute over land and water in Kenya's coastal region. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180912/kenya___many_killed_in_cattle_land_clash_.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Responding to deadly terrorist attacks targeting churches Sunday, Kenya’s prime minister warned Monday of the danger posed to the broader region if Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab – the suspected perpetrators of the attacks – teams up with similarly-minded groups such as Boko Haram in Nigeria. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160712/kenya___payback_time_for_christian_colonial_butchering_for__years.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kenyan Vice president, Kalonzo Musyoka’s China tour has brought investors to Kenya, among them Yurun Food International, the pig producer. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190612/kenya___pork_production_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Livestock could turn Kenya’s drought-stricken northern lands into an engine of job creation, rather than a sinkhole for emergency aid, the minister for the region has said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110512/kenya___exporting_beef.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kenya risks losing its key Middle East meat export market due to unscrupulous traders who forge Kenya Meat Commission stamps to export poor quality meat products that fail the test of food health standards and Islamic dietary guidelines (halal). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180412/problems_in_the_beef_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT US cattle genetics producers and exporters will likely experience declining demand and market share in Kenya consistent with the declining farm size of small-scale farmers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130312/kenya___ayrshire_cattle_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT A new effort to align the work of partners in eastern Africa and implement more synergetic research on Rift Valley fever was the focus of a recent multi-stakeholder workshop that reviewed research strategies and approaches used by veterinarians, epidemiologists, economists and public health experts in projects across Kenya. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080312/kenya___rift_valley_fever_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Efficiency of livestock systems must be improved – UN report http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/261211/kenya___a_look_at_beef_production.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received follow-up report no. 1 yesterday, 28 November. The two affected villages were Kiambu and Thika. In Kiambu, six pigs from a farm near the municipal town were affected, while in Thika, 34 pigs came into contact with wild pigs that came to feed at a nearby dumping site. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/131211/kenya___african_swine_fever_.aspx oie.com Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT A new study by the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Livestock Policy Initiative (LPI), which worked with national partners, concludes that livestock’s contribution to Kenya’s agricultural GDP is a whopping two and a half times larger than the official estimate for 2009. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/071211/kenya___beef_prodduction.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT According to AllAfrica.com, the chicken traders who protested last week at the market accuse the council of planning to convert the slaughterhouse into 24-hour hotel and butchery. They said when the council closed down the slaughterhouse in 2006 because of a bird flu epidemic, it had promised to reopen it as soon. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/151111/kenya___slaughterhouse_problems.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Poultry farmers in Kenya are facing an uncertain future following investment into a company which is no longer purchasing poultry and their products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/311011/kenya___poultry_farm_problems.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Known as Index Based Livestock Insurance or IBLI, payouts are triggered when satellite images show that grazing lands in the region have deteriorated to the point that herders are expected to be losing more than 15 per cent of their herd. The current readings for which indemnities are now being paid show that between 18 and 33 percent of livestock have been lost to drought this season. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/031111/kenya___drought_payment_for_farmers.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Farmers who have invested thousands of shillings (KES) in what has been a lucrative poultry business for years now face an uncertain future, according to The Nation of Kenya. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/311011/kenya___problems_in_the_poultry_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Farmers who have invested thousands of shillings (KES) in what has been a lucrative poultry business for years now face an uncertain future, according to The Nation of Kenya. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/281011/kenya___problems_in_the_poultry_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT You can't buy a Big Mac in Kenya. There are no Burger Kings. But there's good news for chicken lovers: KFC just opened its first restaurant in East Africa. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260911/kenya___kfc_open_shop.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT When Kenya set up a ministry dedicated to developing its vast, arid north in 2008, placing a veteran humanitarian at its helm, it appeared to send a message that it was finally serious about reversing decades of marginalization and the effects of recurrent, inevitable weather shocks. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300911/kenya___the_cattle_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT KFC has recently opened its first restaurant in East Africa, according to The Associated Press, and in doing so it is the first American fast-food outlet in East Africa's most developed economy. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280911/kenya___kfc_open_their_first_store.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT A drought in Kenya killed livestock worth 64.2 billion shillings ($690 million), including 3.5 million head of Zebu cattle, the Daily Nation reported, citing Livestock Development Permanent Secretary Kenneth Lusaka. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050911/kenya___drought_killing_livestock.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT With increased trade in livestock products offering a possible antidote to high food prices, livestock experts from the Middle East and 12 African countries are meeting this week in Dubai to develop a strategy that eliminates the need to impose devastating bans on livestock imports from the Horn of Africa, as prevention against the spread of Rift Valley fever. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050711/kenya___dealing_with_animal_disease.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Grain losses after harvests in sub- Saharan Africa cost about $4 billion a year, the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organization said in a report. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200611/kenya___grain_losses_cost_billions_.aspx bloomberg Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Parts of Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and eastern Uganda are most affected. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that 8.4 million people are in need of food aid in the region, according to spokesman David Orr. Thousands of livestock have already died in Kenya and Ethiopia from animal diseases associated with the drought. The severity this year will depend on the rainy season between March and May. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060611/kenya___fears_of_drought_again_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT A novel livestock insurance scheme for poor pastoral herders in Kenya’s Marsabit District, initiated by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) with private sector and other partners, has won the inaugural Vision 2030 ICT Innovation Award. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120511/kenya___livestock_insurance_.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Vision 2030 is the grandiose dream crafted by technocrats detailing how Kenya is meant to develop into a middle income economy providing high quality life to its citizens. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030511/kenya___rise_in_farm_values_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Sainsbury's is holding a series of talks with its African and Fairtrade producers in Nairobi this week to encourage closer relationships with its supply chain in the developing world and to discuss the global future of food and farming. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070411/kenya___sainsburys_discusses_the_future_of_farming_with_african_suppliers.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received an immediate notification on Friday, 4 March. The outbreak was first observed on 7 December 2010, and confirmed on 12 January. The affected population consists of subsistence farms around the towns. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220311/kenya___african_swine_flu.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The ministry is seeking Sh1.5 billion from the Treasury to help in its response to the ongoing drought.The dry spell has affected more than three million people dependent on livestock. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080211/kenya___cattle_farmers_drought_problems.aspx 5mpublishing Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT While 75 per cent of Kenya's workforce is involved in agriculture, most farmers have about one half to one hectare of land and look to providing little more than their families and some local markets. A new social enterprise plans to help educate and finance farmers in the country to take the next step to becoming a farming venture, by sourcing small amounts of money to enable them to expand their business. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120111/kenya___building_up_farming_.aspx none Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Animal health and nutrition company, Novus International has announced a new Novus Scholars partnership with Egerton University located near Nakuru, Kenya. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/171110/kenya___animal_health_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Novus International Inc., a global leader in animal health and nutrition, has announced a new Novus Scholars partnership with Egerton University located near Nakuru, Kenya. The agreement, signed earlier this month, details how Novus International will assist the University in developing its local capacity as well as support the local feed industry by providing equipment and training. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/151110/kenya___animal_health_agreement_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT A new report by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) suggests that the liberalization of informal milk markets has producers, vendors and consumers reaping large from an improved value chain. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/281010/kenya___dairy_farming_.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT The inaugural Kenchic Arbor Acres Seminar was held in Nairobi on 13 and 14 September, attended by representatives from leading poultry farms and hatcheries from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/251010/kenya___poultyry_seminar_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT More than 150 member States to the Cartagena Protocol on Bio safety have adopted a supplementary agreement on liability and redress at an ongoing conference in Japan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/231010/kenya____looking_at_gm_crops_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT The inaugural Kenchic Arbor Acres Seminar was held in Nairobi on 13 and 14 September, attended by representatives from leading poultry farms and hatcheries from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/141010/kenya___inaugural_arbor_acres_and_kenchic_east_african_seminar_a_big_hit.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT In the past two years, the project has focused on improving the dairy incomes of over 170,000 dairy farmers in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. In Kenya, interventions to improve dairy production in Kenya’s Rift Valley province are transforming the lives of farmers like Florence Chepkirui. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/081010/kenya___a_close_look_at_dairy_farming_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Kenya Poultry Association is lobbying the government to put in place a new policy that will increase farmers' income from egg production, according to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/081010/kenya___problems_in_the_poultry_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Kenya produced 34,465 tonnes of sugar, white value, in May 2010, down sharply from 46,002 in the same month last year, Kenya Sugar Board data show. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/041010/kenya___sugar_production_down_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT A new study by the International Livestock Research Institute has found that reductions in greenhouse gases could be worth $1 billion dollars to poor livestock farmers if they could sell saved carbon on international markets. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210910/kenya___preying_on_small_uneducated_farmers_.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The inferior semen and inefficient distribution mechanisms to farmers has contributed to low quality of cow breeds resulting in reduced milk production and meat quantity, reports Business Daily. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160910/kenya___need_to_improve_ai_in_cattle_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT USING kikuyu grass as a pasture base has led to a multitude of benefits for Kangaroo Island prime lamb producer Ian Green, Angle Poll, Kingscote. For the past two years, Ian has used kikuyu grass to stop erosion and boost lambing rates. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280810/kenya___kikuyu_grass_for_lamb_production_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT President Mwai Kibaki has urged Kenyans to effectively play their individual and collective roles in building a new country under the new constitution which they overwhelmingly adopted in last week's referendum. Saluting Kenyans for exercising their democratic right and participating in the national referendum, the President said that the coming into effect of the new constitution will renew the country's hope of achieving middle income status as outlined under Vision Twenty Thirty. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150810/kenya____government_support_farming.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Large-scale land ownership poses big risks to local people as they could lose land and resources they have used for generations, a new global report says. The report, Alternatives to large land acquisitions in developing nations published last month, said local smallholders, rather than large plantations, were more promising investments. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190710/kenya___contract_farming_deals_threaten_to_lock_out_locals_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The recent protests by large-scale wheat farmers in Narok against the government's move to reduce import duty on wheat to 10 per cent (down from 25) brought into sharp focus past policy moves by the State to incentivise agricultural production and reduce food prices. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220710/kenya___wheat_farmers_.aspx allafrica.com Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT