The goal is to transform livestock health management into a more preventive and responsive system that can reduce economic losses.
The laboratory will be operated jointly with the Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, a leading provincial research and innovation organization.
Gabriel started his career in feed milling close to 20 years ago at LFL Madagascar, and has now returned to the company.
The deal includes 17 feed mills and is expected to close in the first half of 2026, pending customary regulatory approvals.
The mill was developed jointly by Bühler Changzhou in China and the company’s headquarters in Switzerland and is designed to produce 15 to 60 tons per hour.
GALVmed works to make livestock vaccines and medicines more accessible, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
To ensure safety, CS Kagwe announced that the government will soon launch a Good Quality Milk certification programme.
This comes on the heels of another major inauguration of an aquafeed plant by De Heus Uganda.
Argentina had previously declared itself free of H5N1 in August 2023 following a successful stamping-out and surveillance campaign.
IGAD is promoting a renewed livestock insurance program that could be tied to government plans and allow pastoralists to access credit.