Author Archives: James Stapleton

Sustainable livestock systems – highlights from ILRI’s corporate report 2015–2016
Agriculture / CCAFS / Climate Change / Corporate Report / Environment / ILRI / Intensification / Livestock / Livestock Systems / Mazingira / Pastoralism / Rangelands / Research / SLS

Sustainable livestock systems – highlights from ILRI’s corporate report 2015–2016

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In 2015–2016, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners revealed extraordinary findings that the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cattle in Kenya maybe up to 10 times lower than previous estimates, clearly making the case for improving Africa-specific understanding of GHG emissions to develop better-targeted climate change mitigation and adaption strategies. Continue reading →

Policies, value chains and livelihoods – highlights from ILRI’s corporate report 2015–2016
Agriculture / Botswana / Corporate Report / Ethiopia / Gender / ILRI / Livelihoods / LIVES / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / LIVESTOCKFISH / Markets / PIL / PIM / Research / Trade / Value Chains

Policies, value chains and livelihoods – highlights from ILRI’s corporate report 2015–2016

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The experience of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partner scientists in 2015–2016 highlights how research and policy analysis guide prioritization of livestock investments and interventions that transform livestock value chains enabling men and women smallholder farmers to improve their lives. However, building on solid research, it is the training of key stakeholders and research support which delivers direct benefits to value chains actors and poor consumers of animal-source foods. Continue reading →

Protecting crop and feed diversity enhances food security while reducing greenhouse gases
Agriculture / Biodiversity / Climate Change / Countries / East Africa / Ethiopia / Event Report / FFD / Food Security / Forages / ILRI

Protecting crop and feed diversity enhances food security while reducing greenhouse gases

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Crop diversity can be conserved and shared. Scientists know how to do it and at a very limited cost to the world community. It requires global leadership and stronger partnerships and the building of capacities of scientists in the developing world. No country is self-sufficient; successful breeding is highly dependent on functioning multilateralism, according to Marie Haga, executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. Continue reading →

Celebrating Ethiopia’s biodiversity: high-level seminar at ILRI on 23 February
Agriculture / Biodiversity / Countries / Ethiopia / FFD / ILRI

Celebrating Ethiopia’s biodiversity: high-level seminar at ILRI on 23 February

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Ethiopia has long been recognised as a biodiversity hotspot, one of the eight centres of global crop diversity. Barley, coffee, sorghum and some wild types of wheat all originated in these fertile lands. Recognizing the importance of this diversity to guaranteeing global food security, the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the International Livestock Research Institute hold a high-level seminar on 23 Feb 2016 at 6 pm. Continue reading →

Unlocking the potential of Ethiopia’s livestock sector: growth, jobs and environmental sustainability
Agriculture / Article / ASSP / Countries / Ethiopia / ILRI / Livestock / Policy

Unlocking the potential of Ethiopia’s livestock sector: growth, jobs and environmental sustainability

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Ethiopia is well-placed to lead Africa in harnessing the contribution of the livestock sector to maximize food and nutritional security, reduce poverty and develop sustainable farming. The recent publication of the Ethiopia livestock master plan indicates that it is gearing up to do so. Continue reading →

Ethiopia-CGIAR country consultation meeting identifies five action areas for enhanced collaboration
Africa / Agriculture / CGIAR / Directorate / East Africa / English / Ethiopia / ILRI / Policy / Research

Ethiopia-CGIAR country consultation meeting identifies five action areas for enhanced collaboration

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Five concrete areas of collaboration have been recommended in a meeting of CGIAR centres and national partners and key stakeholders in a move to better align CGIAR activities with the national Growth and Transformation Plan II (GTP 2015-2020). Continue reading →

Towards more productive dairy cattle for Africa’s smallholders
ADGG / Africa / Animal Breeding / Biotechnology / Dairying / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCKFISH / Project / Research / Southern Africa / Spotlight / Tanzania

Towards more productive dairy cattle for Africa’s smallholders

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Improving the genetic makeup of Africa’s dairy cattle has the potential increase farmer productivity and profitability, hence transform the lives of millions of dairy families across Africa. This latest program, African Dairy Genetic Gains (ADGG) program, led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), offers real opportunities to help smallholders improve their lives through livestock. It also contributes to ILRI’s global livestock genetics program—LiveGene. Continue reading →

Instructional design, helping researchers pass on their findings
Article / Capacity Strengthening / CapDev / ILRI

Instructional design, helping researchers pass on their findings

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Applying the principles of instructional design to the development of blended learning programs could help ILRI scientists pass on their findings to those actors and agencies in country, and help embed research into policy making and development processes. These are the findings in a nutshell of the latest brief produced by the Instructional Design Specialist, Deborah Wyburn, of the Capacity Development Unit of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Continue reading →

Mobile technology-driven capacity development: Lessons from mNutrition and IBLI projects
Africa / CapDev / CCAFS / DRYLANDSCRP / Ethiopia / ILRI / Insurance / Kenya / Nutrition / SLS

Mobile technology-driven capacity development: Lessons from mNutrition and IBLI projects

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With global mobile technology growing exponentially, the opportunities for resource- and infrastructure-poor countries to rapidly expand learning are huge. Two projects managed by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)—mNutrition and Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI)—have seized this opportunity and developed mobile technology solutions to challenges they encountered. Continue reading →