Monthly Archives: July 2018

Vaccinating farm animals helps drive up disposable incomes
AHH / Article / Corporate Report / ILRI / Kenya / PIL / Scaling / Spotlight / Tanzania / Vaccines

Vaccinating farm animals helps drive up disposable incomes

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East Coast fever causes annual losses estimated at more than USD300 million and more than one million cattle deaths. Recent research-for-development approaches have accelerated the uptake of the ITM vaccine and demonstrated how its use is driving increased incomes for small-scale livestock farmers in Kenya and Tanzania. Continue reading →

Improving control of a chicken disease supports the livelihoods of Kenya’s women
Africa / Article / BecA / Chickens / Corporate Report / ILRI / Kenya / Spotlight / Vaccines

Improving control of a chicken disease supports the livelihoods of Kenya’s women

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Poultry farming in Kenya is growing rapidly and remains largely dominated by women, who typically invest most of their earnings in feeding their families and educating their children. That is why controlling major poultry diseases is so important. Continue reading →