The indefinite ban on the importation of livestock, including cattle, sheep, goats, camels and meat, led to an increase in the price of meat on the island. Residents, including two hotel owners in Stone Town, said they were pleased with the lifting of the ban and hoped the price of beef would fall from the current TSh5,000 (US$4) per kilogram. The RVF outbreak was first diagnosed in January in the northern regions of Arusha and Manyara and by the end of May, cases of human and livestock...

An eight-member government delegation will visit cattle ranches, slaughter houses and animal feed facilities to check the sanitary condition of American beef from Saturday through July 8, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said in a statement. It partially reopened its market last year, but agreed to accept only boneless meat from cattle under 30 months old, which are thought to be less at risk of carrying the illness. The inspection is part of an eight-stage risk assessment South...

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Recycling bins disguised as cows are coming to schools in Swansea to help recycle plastic milk bottles. Plastic can be a difficult and expensive material to recycle but we are keen to work with local schools and help them recycle as much of their waste as possible. With lots of pupils drinking milk we obviously get through a lot of plastic bottles, and until now me and my wife have been taking the empties home and then on to the recycling plant. The Council will retrieve the bins and...

They have also pointed out that the quota is 90 per cent pup based - nursing pups still suckling on mothers milk, and which pose no threat to fish consumption. Another recommendation by Cabinet - to advise the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources to consider granting exploratory rights as part of the total allowable catches (TAC) to harvest only pups on smaller existing nearby colonies - has also not been well received by the activists. Brink also said then that the concessionaires...