Rats now trained to prevent smuggling

Trainers of the African pouched rats busy in their work at the Sokoine University of Agriculture based in Morogoro, Tanzania. PHOTO | FILE

By  Louis Kolumbia

What you need to know:

  • The initiative is undertaken by a Belgiau-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Apopo in collaboration with the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA).

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