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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 →

ILRI trains East Africa officials on measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems
Agriculture / Capacity Strengthening / CCAFS / Climate Change / Data / East Africa / Environment / Ethiopia / Event / Forages / GHG Emissions / IBLI / Kenya / Knowledge and Information / Livestock Systems / Mazingira / Project / Research / SLS / Uganda

ILRI trains East Africa officials on measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems

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On February 18 and 19 2020, ILRI hosted key government staff from the Climate Change and Livestock directorates within the ministries of environment and agriculture in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. The aim of the visit was to familiarize these key stakeholders with the technical aspects of ILRI’s research on climate change and livestock. Continue reading →

Governor Mutua visits Kapiti Research Station
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Governor Mutua visits Kapiti Research Station

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The governor of Machakos County, Dr. Alfred Mutua, visited the International Livestock Research Institute’s (ILRI) Kapiti Research Station on Thursday, 27 February. ‘It was an eye-opening trip and I look forward to visiting them again,’ he said. Governor Mutua visited Kapiti at the invitation of ILRI Director General Jimmy Smith. ‘We wanted the governor to … 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 →

ILRI technology upscaling program recognized for supporting the Ethiopian poultry sector
Advocacy / Africa / Agriculture / Award / East Africa / Ethiopia / Impact at Scale / Innovation Systems / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Policy / Poultry / Scaling

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 →

Tribute to Azage Tegegne, leading Ethiopian livestock scientist
Capacity Strengthening / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / IPMS / LIVES / Pro-Poor Livestock / Spotlight / Staff

Tribute to Azage Tegegne, leading Ethiopian livestock scientist

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It is with as much shock as sorrow that we report the untimely death of Azage Tegegne, a leading Ethiopian livestock scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) who retired from ILRI just last June after more than 30 years of distinguished service to the institute. Azage died after a short illness in his home country, Ethiopia, on 12 January 2020. Continue reading →

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

Animal health experts on the ‘goat plague’ known as PPR chart ways forward for better controlling a widespread disease harming the world’s small-scale sheep and goats producers
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Animal health experts on the ‘goat plague’ known as PPR chart ways forward for better controlling a widespread disease harming the world’s small-scale sheep and goats producers

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Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as ‘goat plague’, is a viral disease related to rinderpest of sheep as well as goats. This contagious transboundary disease hurts the livelihoods of millions of small-scale livestock farmers, threatening food security with estimated economic losses exceeding USD1.5 billion per year. The disease threatens 80 per cent of … Continue reading →

A tribute to Jean Ndikumana, a ‘gentle giant’ in African livestock research for development
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A tribute to Jean Ndikumana, a ‘gentle giant’ in African livestock research for development

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The board, directors and staff of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) mourn the passing of a former colleague and lifelong friend—Jean Ndikumana, a plant and forage breeder by discipline who was born and raised in the Republic of Burundi and who became an exceptional leader in pan-African agricultural research for development. Dr Ndikumana died on 5 December 2019, in Nairobi, Kenya. Continue reading →