If there’s anything we’ve learned from last year’s Ebola outbreak (and to a lesser extent, the 2011 movie Contagion), it’s that every virus and disease is just one plane ride away from shutting down ...

Starting with only 20 breeding females and one male in April 2024, Leon Lourens and his partners have grown their indigenous ...

Officials attend a technical press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on efforts to eradicate Peste des Petits Ruminants, a contagious livestock disease that affects sheep and goats across Africa.

Livestock farmers in Tsimba Golini ward, Kwale county have received 48 galla goats from the county government to boost their incomes. The goats, also known as Somali or Borana goats, are resistant to ...

You might not know it, but you're probably consuming food that comes from Africa on a daily basis. Yet between sips of Ethiopian single-origin light roast coffee, our thoughts of African agriculture ...

I recently read an excellent book by goat and sheep expert, Sue Weaver, called The Goat: A Natural and Cultural History. I've always enjoyed watching goats and was pleased to see a comprehensive work ...

When Lauren Sawyers took in two unwanted African dwarf goats, her brother-in-law saw a creative opportunity to raise money for their care by starting a GoatFundMe page.