Ethiopia’s large livestock industry is set to undergo a shake-up following a new livestock trading bill, passed on 21 January. The new law, due to be enforced in March, is designed to tighten Ethiopia ...

As the government is subsidizing soil fertilizer, which is one of the most important inputs for increasing production and productivity, the desired goal is being achieved despite some pitfalls. As a ...

Studies indicate that Ethiopia has the largest cattle population in Africa. Cattle breading is practiced since the ancient time both in the low and high land parts of the country. But the sector is ...

Gelagay Ayelet Melesse's doctoral research reveals that there are several serotypes of the virus causing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and the African horse sickness virus (AHSV) and several different ...

In a rural village in Ethiopia, some sheep now carry ear tags embedded with QR codes. A simple scan reveals the animal's date of birth, vaccination record and other basic information. According to the ...

llThe Ministry of Trade and Regional Cooperation announced that the achievements registered during the recently concluded fiscal year not only enabled it to meet and exceed most of its planned targets ...

Close to seven million people in Ethiopia are plagued by a severe drought with scores of livestock dying from a lack of water and food supplies, forcing many to head to displaced people camps where ...

Doha, 30 July, 2012: Mawashi, Qatar's cutting-edge livestock company, announced the arrival of its Ethiopian livestock to Qatar bringing thus excellent taste and quality options for the company's ...

Eritrean troops are abducting farmers and stealing hundreds of livestock in border regions of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, 15 months after a cease-fire ended a civil war there and called for their ...

KURA KALICHA, Ethiopia, April 6 (Reuters) - After three years of failed rains, the animals in the southern Ethiopian village of Kura Kalicha are dying. Dozens of decomposing cattle carcasses lie on ...