Netherlands Chicken, Egg Imports Latest to be Banned by UAE UAE – The UAE has banned the import of chicken and eggs from the Netherlands following an alert from the World Organisation for Animal Health on a highly contagious H5N8 bird flu strain. The ban extends to domestic, wild live birds, ornamental birds, chicks, hatching […]

Egg Shortage Grips Zimbabwean Poultry Industry ZIMBABWE – There is a massive shortage of chicken eggs on the local market due to the effects of avian influenza outbreak which occurred last year severely impacting on the country’s poultry industry, an official said. Zimbabwe Poultry Farmers Association chairperson Retired Colonel George Nare attributed the shortage of

Sh32b Poultry Project in the Offing TANZANIA – A multi-billion-shilling poultry project is set to take off in Siha District, Kilimanjaro Region. Irvines Tanzania Limited intends to produce 250,000 broiler chicks per week when production commences soon, according to managing director Pietro Stella. “We will breed the best quality chicks for the day using the

Baladna Farm to meet total dairy demand Qatar Around 55km from Qatar’s capital city Doha lies the Baladna Farm. This farm has set up its own dairy unit to meet the demands for dairy produce in the Arabian country. Baladna is a subsidiary of Power International Holding, which is a well-diversified Qatari company. Built over