Namibia, US explore livestock breeding partnership amid disease pressures
Namibia and the United States are collaborating to improve livestock breeding and genetics to combat regional disease pressures. The partnership involves agricultural experts and government officials working to secure high-quality breeding stock for Namibian farmers.
Why it matters
This partnership highlights the importance of international agricultural cooperation in maintaining food security and economic stability in the face of livestock disease outbreaks.
NAMIBIA and the United States are strengthening cooperation in the livestock sector as the country seeks alternative sources of high-quality breeding stock and reproductive material amid regional livestock disease challenges that have disrupted traditional supply chains.
The Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPBN), in partnership with the Namibian Stud Breeders Association (NSBA), this week hosted a multi-day roadshow with representatives from the US Livestock Genetics Export (USLGE) organisation and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS).
The engagement brought together US livestock industry representatives, officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Namibian breeders and other agricultural stakeholders to explore opportunities for expanded trade, technical cooperation and improved access to superior breeding genetics.
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