Antigua & Barbuda’s goat population will benefit from the relocation of Redonda’s goats, with experts reporting they have adapted to survive severe drought conditions. Redonda Restoration Project ...

Zimbabwean farmer Freedom Sibanda used to sell his goats for US$30 each. Now, through crossbreeding techniques, one goat can fetch up to US$60 at market. Many smallholder farmers across Zimbabwe ...

Scientists in the country have started developing the fastest-growing meat-goat breed to improve the productivity of indigenous breeds, whose body weights are often small and grow slowly. Under the ...

Fifteen farmers’ groups in Zombo district have received improved male Mubende goats to support crossbreeding and enhance livestock productivity. The goats were delivered by officials from the National ...

Officials from the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) have distributed improved male Mubende goats to 15 farmers’ groups in Zombo district. This move aims to enhance crossbreeding and ...

ABSTRACT: Climate change and increasingly erratic weather patterns pose a severe threat to livestock production, particularly in East Africa. While exotic breeds often struggle under environmental ...

A farm hand tends some of the cattle on Titus Buatre 's farm. Photo by Felix Warom Okello. When I started with four goats, one of them a Boer goat for cross-breeding purposes, I did not even imagine ...