Tanzania seeks research push as weeds and disease threaten livestock economy

Tanzania’s pastoral economy—the business of raising livestock—is under threat from invasive weeds and animal diseases. The government is calling for more research into both problems, according to The Citizen Tanzania (direct).

The appeal puts research at the centre of the response to two challenges facing livestock keepers. It covers both invasive weeds and diseases affecting their animals.

For business readers, the stakes extend beyond a research agenda: the threats concern livestock and the economic activity built around it. The source identifies Tanzania’s pastoral economy as the sector at risk.

The next point to watch is how the research appeal develops. The available source material gives no funding amount, timetable or details of specific research projects.