FAO Regional Office for Africa
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague, is a highly contagious animal disease affecting small ruminants. Once introduced, the virus can infect up to 90 percent of an animal heard, and the disease kills anywhere from 30 to 70 percent of infected animals. The PPR...
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Niamey, Niger – 17-19 March 15: 5eme Réunion du Comité de Haut Niveau sur la Sécurité Alimentaire de l’UEMOA (Ministerial segment) - l’analyse de la situation agricole et alimentaire 2014-2015, la réunion se penchera spécifiquement sur l’adoption du Programme Décennal Communautaire de Transformation  de l’Agriculture pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et...