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Livestock route mapping for improved health of humans, animals and the environment
Africa / AHH / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Article / Drylands / East Africa / English / Environment / Ethiopia / Human Health / Kenya / Livelihoods / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Participation / Pastoralism / Rangelands / Resilience / Somalia / Vulnerability / Zoonotic Diseases

Livestock route mapping for improved health of humans, animals and the environment

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ILRI and partners carried out a participatory mapping of livestock routes in the intervention areas in Somali and Oromia regions of Ethiopia as a first step in the planning of the HEARD and HEAL projects. Continue reading →

On this International Women’s Day 2020, ILRI commits to strengthening women’s rights in livestock systems and enterprises
Agriculture / CGIAR / Food Safety / Food Security / Gender / Livelihoods / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / PIL / Women

On this International Women’s Day 2020, ILRI commits to strengthening women’s rights in livestock systems and enterprises

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Achieving gender equality is vital to achieving sustainable, productive and climate-resilient food systems, says Nicoline de Haan, the acting coordinator of the CGIAR GENDER platform. Continue reading →

ILRI ‘eWeigh’ mobile phone app to help farmers accurately estimate live weight of their cattle
Animal Feeding / Animal Health / Animal Production / Breeds / Cattle / Dairying / Data / East Africa / Kenya / Knowledge and Information / Launch / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Mazingira / Project

ILRI ‘eWeigh’ mobile phone app to help farmers accurately estimate live weight of their cattle

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Researchers from the Mazingira Centre at ILRI have developed a mobile phone application (app) to help farmers better gauge the live weight of their animals. Continue reading →

A tool for all seasons: A ‘lean’ household survey system for ‘minimal effort, maximum information’ comes of age
Agriculture / ILRI / Knowledge and Information / LIVESTOCKCRP / Participation / Research / Science paper / SLS / Spotlight

A tool for all seasons: A ‘lean’ household survey system for ‘minimal effort, maximum information’ comes of age

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Out this week is the first public release of a huge dataset generated by recent surveys of more than 13,000 households in 21 countries using RHoMIS, a novel tool that makes household surveys efficient, robust and comparable. Continue reading →

New Tick Cell Biobank Outpost at ILRI to support research in Africa on ticks and tick-borne diseases
AHH / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Article / Brazil / Emerging Diseases / Kenya / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Malaysia / Tick Unit / UK / Zoonotic Diseases

New Tick Cell Biobank Outpost at ILRI to support research in Africa on ticks and tick-borne diseases

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ILRI’s Tick Unit has been selected as Africa’s first outpost for the Tick Cell Biobank. The parent Tick Cell Biobank at the Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, houses a collection of approximately 55 cell lines derived from argasid and ixodid ticks, which are of both veterinary and medical importance. Funded by the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Global Challenges Research Fund, the Biobank Outpost project will facilitate access of the tick cell lines by researchers in low- and middle- income countries in Africa, South East Asia and South America. The countries selected for the Outposts include Kenya, Malaysia and Brazil. Continue reading →

‘Invisible livestock’ – On the central roles of working horses, donkeys and mules on the smallholder farms that feed the world
Advocacy / Agriculture / Drylands / Food Security / GLAD / Livelihoods / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Opinion Piece / Policy / Pro-Poor Livestock / Vulnerability

‘Invisible livestock’ – On the central roles of working horses, donkeys and mules on the smallholder farms that feed the world

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It is time that working horses, donkeys and mules received the recognition that they deserve. Without it, decision-makers cannot fully claim they are listening to the 500 million smallholder farmers that feed and secure livelihoods for some of the poorest communities around the world. Continue reading →

ILRI technology upscaling program recognized for supporting the Ethiopian poultry sector
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ILRI technology upscaling program recognized for supporting the Ethiopian poultry sector

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The Ethiopian Poultry Producers and Processors Association recognized the ILRI led-Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) project for its role in strengthening the Ethiopian poultry sector. Continue reading →

African swine fever ten years on: the lessons learned and the way forward
AHH / Animal Health / ASF / Asia / Diagnostics / Disease Control / Epidemiology / Farming Systems / Food Safety / Food Security / Interview / LIVESTOCKCRP / Pigs / Policy / South Asia / Southeast Asia / Vaccines

African swine fever ten years on: the lessons learned and the way forward

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An interview with Dirk Pfeiffer, François Roger, Linda Dixon and Dieter Schillinger to better understand existing knowledge gaps between research findings managing the spread of African swine fever and actionable solutions. Continue reading →

ILRI scientists are applying advanced ‘nanovaccinology’ in development of new vaccines against devastating tropical livestock diseases
Africa / AHH / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Animal Products / Biotechnology / ECF / ILVAC / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Research / Vaccines

ILRI scientists are applying advanced ‘nanovaccinology’ in development of new vaccines against devastating tropical livestock diseases

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  Smaller than 100 nanometres in diameter—about 60 times smaller than the width of human hair and comparable in size to microscopic structures within cells—synthetically produced nanoparticles are readily incorporated into biological systems. These ‘ultrafine particles’, which can be produced using several methods, are of increasing scientific interest. Very stable and harmless to plants and … Continue reading →