Mumias Sugar has signed a soil fertility management programe with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) to address a cyclic cane shortage problem. Under the two year programe, KARI will research on soil conditions in the Mumias Sugar cane zones and advice on the suitable fertilizer.

Specifically, KARI will examine the physical and biological soil condition at Mumias growing scheme and then develop a cost effective fertilizer regime with a holistic crop nutrition strategy.

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A new law proposed by Mozambique’s government plans to make raw materials used for the production of animal feed to be exempt from VAT.

Mozambique’s Association of Poultry Farmers has welcomed the move. However the chairman, Emílio Tinga, told local newspaper Notícias that the association’s poultry farmers had expected much more, specifically for VAT exemption to be extended to the entire production process, including the import of equipment.

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Over 1,500 tonnes of garbage are generated in Kampala daily that Kampala City Council is overwhelmed by the waste output due to its lack of capacity to collect and dump it at its landfills.

Three quarters of garbage rots uncollected on pavements, streets, sewerage outlets and water channels.

A working with a banana peels mill. Banana peels bran is much cheaper than maize bran.

This unfortunate tragedy is witnessed especially in markets, blurring the city’s image and posing a serious health danger. However, thanks to an innovation of Kasubi Parish Local Community Development Initiative and Kawaala Recycling and Manufacturing Development Group who have started turning banana peels into veterinary feeds.

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De Heus is pleased to announce the acquisition of feed producer Horizon Voere in Klerksdorp, North West Province, South Africa.

Horizon Voere, involved in the poultry, pig and ruminant fed sectors, produces approx. 40,000 mt of feed per year.

According to De Heus, this acquisition is a part of its expansion strategy the company is currently realising in the South African market, with further plans in the pipeline.

Manufacturers of feed for livestock in Senegal are consuming their last reserves. Due to lack of raw material many will soon have to stop their production. This is threatening even more for animal production, which has suffered from a lack of forage because of the low rainfall.

Breeders in Senegal who rely heavily on animal feed concentrates to feed their livestock will have enormous difficulties because some manufacturers are running out of stock. The machines are running short of raw materials to operate at 100% of their capacity. The rainfall deficit, which has resulted in poor harvests has also depleted the reserves.

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