FAO

The initiative aims to strengthen the country’s capacity to detect, prevent, and respond swiftly to zoonotic and transboundary animal diseases.

Since its discovery in 1942, the disease has spread to more than 70 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

Feed production, FAO noted, underpins not only livestock productivity but also food security, animal health, and the environment.

The campaign is expected to deliver long-term benefits for livestock keepers, service providers, and consumers both within Sudan and across its trading partners.

Data shoes that there has been an inncrease in the demand for wheat feed in the European Union and Thailand, particularly in aquafeed production.

FAO and CUFAPH aim to build resilient and sustainable livestock systems that support livelihoods and food security for millions across Southern Africa.

The project aims to boost local fish production by enhancing access to finance for smallholder fish farmers.

This designation reaffirms WBVR’s critical role in international efforts to improve diagnostic tests, strengthen veterinary services, and develop science-based disease control strategies.

This toolbox will facilitate the fair trade of animal-derived food products by establishing internationally recognised limits for veterinary drug residues.

Animal African Trypanosomosis is a parasitic disease transmitted by tsetse flies that severely impacts livestock health, productivity, and food security in Africa.