Category Cattle

55,700 livestock dead due to cold weather in Northwestern Mongolia #Livestock #Mongolia

Extreme wintry weather, known as dzud in Mongolia, has killed more than 55,700 livestock animals in the northwestern province of Khuvsgul alone since late last year, the provincial agricultural department said Monday. “Dzud” is a Mongolian term to describe the…

100,000 Affected by #Floods in #Kenya Says #UN

Floods have blocked roads in floods Tana River County, Kenya, October 2019. Photo: Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) Flooding across Kenya in the month of October has left at least 29 people dead and affected more than 101,000, according to…

120,000 Displaced After #Floods in 4 Regions in #Ethiopia

Featured image: File photo for illustration. Floods in Ethiopia, 2006. Photo: Bob McCaffrey / Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0 The UN reports that over 120,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Ethiopia this month. In a report of 20…

#Drought and commercial #cattle #farming exposes tens of thousands to devastating #hunger in #Angola

The end of cattle’s paradise: How diversion of land for ranches eroded food security in the Gambos calls on the Angolan government to immediately provide emergency food assistance to the communities facing hunger, declare a moratorium on land grants, and…