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Sunyani Central Prison in Ghana has launched a piggery project aimed at equipping inmates with practical livestock farming skills while boosting food production and generating additional income for the facility.

The authorization contributes to Brazil's market diversification and strengthens trade relations with countries on the African continent.

China imported 390,000 tonnes of pork in the first half of 2026, while offal imports declined by just 4.8% year-on-year.

African swine fever has hit Gauteng hard, affecting over 69,000 pigs and costing South Africa's pork industry more than R10 million.

South Africa's pork industry is recovering as outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have slowed significantly.

Authorities in Malawi's Neno District have imposed a two-week suspension on pig sales following a suspected outbreak of African swine fever.

Kakamega County in Kenya has issued a public alert over a suspected outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Shinyalu and Ikolomani sub-counties.

Pig farmers in Plateau State, Nigeria, have raised concerns over a severe outbreak of African swine fever

May pork exports to Japan, Colombia, and Central America offset lower totals for Mexico.

Rwanda government is seeking greater investment in animal feed production to support its expanding livestock sector.

A recent OECD study examines two transmission channels through which an oil price shock may affect agricultural markets: higher fertilizer costs and stronger biofuel demand.

WOAH report warns aid cuts leave the world dangerously exposed to transboundary diseases, food insecurity and the next pandemic.

The initiative will strengthen coordination among members of the Quadripartite Alliance in the Americas (FAO, WOAH, PAHO/WHO and UNEP).

New data show antibiotic use remains substantially lower than a decade ago.

An outbreak of African swine fever has placed the West Region of Cameroon on high alert after cases were confirmed in Bafoussam and Mbouda.

The pace of global meat production growth is anticipated to moderate in 2026 according to the FAO Food Outlook.

Pork represented 13% of meat-related food safety notifications, and the animal welfare reporting network saw a major surge in activity during 2025.

There were 5,905 ASF outbreaks during the first half of this year, with more cases in wild boars and fewer outbreaks on farms compared to 2025.

Slow demand growth in high-income regions where environmental concerns and changing dietary preferences weigh on consumption.

The increase was primarily driven by higher international poultry meat prices and, to a lesser extent, firmer ovine meat quotations, while pig and bovine meat prices declined.

World wheat, maize, barley, and sorghum prices fell month-on-month.

Ten years after its adoption, the European Commission has published an evaluation of the EU Animal Health Law.

South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture, has approved a new set of national FMD control measures designed to provide livestock farmers with clearer recovery pathways.

Eswatini’s pig industry has more than doubled in value over the past five years, growing from E72 million in 2020 to E131.8 million in 2025.