Care for animals key to successful livestock production
Written by Anthony Aisi and Erick Akasa   
Saturday, 31 July 2010

In a world food prize laureate seminar organized by International Livestock research Institute on Friday, the Heifer International president and the world food prize laureate winner Jo Luck said success of livestock production in Kenya and the sub-Saharan African countries at large depends on people knowing how to care for animals.

 
WFP promises to double food purchases from rural Ugandan village
Written by Anthony Aisi   
Saturday, 31 July 2010

WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran pledged at the weekend to double the amount of food that the organization buys from women farmers in the Millennium Village of Ruhiira, Uganda where a strategic, integrated approach to rural development is already changing lives.

 
AU to mobile resources for child and maternal health, promise to review Abuja declaration
Written by Henry Neondo   
Friday, 30 July 2010

Africa’s Heads of State 15th AU Summit held in Kampala, Uganda, from 19 to 27 July adopted actions to be undertaken in various Member State, in particular the actions aimed at attaining the MDGs 4, 5 and 6, mobilisation of adequate resources for integrated health programmes up to 15% of national budgets, the sharing of best practices within regions, regular evaluation and reporting of progress achieved by Member State.

 
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