Category Archives: East Africa

Six-million-dollar investment to tackle the causes of foodborne disease in Ethiopia
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Six-million-dollar investment to tackle the causes of foodborne disease in Ethiopia

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The UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) are supporting four new research projects to address a broad set of robust and large-scale research priorities to guide program and policy efforts to improve food safety in Ethiopia. This will be achieved through a consortium of national and international research partners working together to support the country’s ongoing efforts. Continue reading →

A new project promises to generate better dietary and health data for agriculture and nutrition interventions in Africa
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A new project promises to generate better dietary and health data for agriculture and nutrition interventions in Africa

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The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are implementing a project on ‘Improving Dietary and Health Data for Decision-making in Agriculture and Nutrition Actions in Africa’ with funding from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Continue reading →

World Food Day in Ethiopia: Achieving food and nutritional security—and better lives—through livestock
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World Food Day in Ethiopia: Achieving food and nutritional security—and better lives—through livestock

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Siboniso Moyo, the representative in Ethiopia of Jimmy Smith, the director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), made the following remarks at an event in Mojo, Ethiopia, to celebrate World Food Day today. Continue reading →

Greenhouse gas emissions from dung patches in developing countries are ‘likely highly overestimated’—New report
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Greenhouse gas emissions from dung patches in developing countries are ‘likely highly overestimated’—New report

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A new research paper published by scientists of the Mazingira Centre (‘mazingira’ means ‘environment’ in Swahili) of the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) reports evidence that greenhouse gas emissions from dung patches in developing countries are ‘likely highly overestimated’ in global livestock emissions estimates. Continue reading →

The Tanzanian livestock master plan: A conversation with Barry Shapiro
Agriculture / Animal Breeding / Animal Feeding / Animal Production / Dairying / East Africa / Interview / Livestock / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKCRP / Policy / Research / Tanzania

The Tanzanian livestock master plan: A conversation with Barry Shapiro

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Using what’s called the Livestock Sector Investment Policy Toolkit (LSIPT), we develop a dynamic herd model and an economic sector model on top of that. And we use that to do an analysis of the current situation of the livestock sector and its potential for further development, modernization, transformation, and so on, over 15 years. Continue reading →