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Buffelgrass: a drought-tolerant bunchgrass
Agriculture / Biodiversity / Crops / Ethiopia / Feeds / Forages / LIVESTOCKCRP / Seeds

Buffelgrass: a drought-tolerant bunchgrass

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  Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) is a bunchgrass that grows in clumps, it can transform deserts into grasslands. It is one of the most popular forage species and is extensively grown across arid and semi-arid parts of the world as it uses less water to produce more feed allowing sustainable agricultural production. Originating in Africa, … Continue reading →

ILRI and India’s National Institute of Animal Biotechnology to identify potential areas of research collaborations in livestock genetics and animal health
AMR / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Asia / Diagnostics / Genetics / Human Health / India / Livelihoods / Pro-Poor Livestock / Research / South Asia / Vaccines

ILRI and India’s National Institute of Animal Biotechnology to identify potential areas of research collaborations in livestock genetics and animal health

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ILRI and India’s National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) have formalized a partnership to work together in livestock genetics and animal health research programs for human and livestock development in India. Continue reading →

Five years of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health: celebrating achievements and renewing commitments
Agriculture / Animal Health / Biodiversity / Breeds / Europe / Genetics / Kenya / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / UK

Five years of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health: celebrating achievements and renewing commitments

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    As the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) approached its five-year milestone, the principals of the founding partner organizations met at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to discuss the progress made so far and plan for the centre’s future. CTLGH’s vision is to ‘support more resilient, sustainable and profitable tropical … Continue reading →

US ambassador to Mali visits communities in Sikasso region supported by an ILRI-led livestock technology scaling project
Agriculture / Crop-Livestock / Food Security / ISP / Livelihoods / Livestock / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKCRP / Mali / Pro-Poor Livestock / West Africa

US ambassador to Mali visits communities in Sikasso region supported by an ILRI-led livestock technology scaling project

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On 25 July 2019, the US ambassador to Mali, Dennis Hankins, visited Ifola village in Sikasso, Mali, to meet communities supported by the ILRI-led Feed the Future Mali Livestock Technology Scaling Program. Continue reading →

Boosting Uganda’s action plans on livestock development – BMZ-funded project to tackle animal health challenges
A4NH / Africa / AHH / AMR / Animal Health / Animal Products / East Africa / English / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Poultry / PPR / Project / RVF / Small Ruminants / Uganda / Zoonotic Diseases

Boosting Uganda’s action plans on livestock development – BMZ-funded project to tackle animal health challenges

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In early June this year, policymakers, researchers, government and private sector representatives from Kenya, Germany and Uganda met in Kampala to launch the BuildUganda project. Funded by the German government, BuildUganda is a research for development collaboration to prevent and tackle animal diseases and zoonoses in Uganda. Its focus on ‘healthy animals for healthy food and healthy people’ reflects the importance of livestock in the lives and livelihoods of Uganda’s population. Continue reading →

ILRI’s Jimmy Smith promotes ‘low-carbon’ and ‘climate-smart cows’ at the Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue, in Rwanda
Animal Feeding / Cattle / Climate Change / Directorate / East Africa / Event Report / ILRI / Kenya / LIVESTOCKCRP / Mazingira / SLS / Spotlight

ILRI’s Jimmy Smith promotes ‘low-carbon’ and ‘climate-smart cows’ at the Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue, in Rwanda

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Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), speaks at the Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue today, which is being held in Kigali, Rwanda. Smith discussed some of the major research and development impacts that ILRI is making to mitigate the emissions from livestock, including a new methodology to determine, for the first time, the quantities of greenhouse gases emitted by African smallholder livestock systems. Continue reading →

One question, two answers: What happens when different methodologies produce different results?
Africa / Agriculture / Gender / Opinion Piece / Tanzania

One question, two answers: What happens when different methodologies produce different results?

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The case of women’s empowerment, food security and nutrition of pastoral communities in Tanzania By Alessandra Galiè, senior gender scientist, ILRI In our research on livestock for better livelihoods we often argue for mixed-method approaches: Combining quantitative and qualitative research methodologies will, we think, enhance the quality of our research and the validity of our findings. … Continue reading →

Epidemiology and control of peste des petits ruminants in East and West Africa
Africa / AHH / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Burkina Faso / East Africa / Goats / Livestock / Sheep / Small Ruminants

Epidemiology and control of peste des petits ruminants in East and West Africa

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To launch research activities in support of controlling peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in West Africa, a workshop held last month in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, outlined a roadmap for the implementation of the project at national and regional levels covering the livestock movement corridors between Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal. There are approximately 160 million … Continue reading →

Minimizing the risks of Rift Valley fever in Uganda – BuildUganda project to build national​ surveillance and response capacities
A4NH / Africa / Agri-Health / AHH / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Disease Control / East Africa / Emerging Diseases / English / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Project / Research / RVF / Uganda / Zoonotic Diseases

Minimizing the risks of Rift Valley fever in Uganda – BuildUganda project to build national​ surveillance and response capacities

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In early June this year, the BuildUganda research for development project was launched at a workshop with stakeholders. One of the four components of the project is focused on controlling Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Uganda. This component specifically aims to minimize the impacts of RVF by improving capacities for surveillance and response at national and community levels, leading to better risk prediction, evidence-based disease control policies, and improved awareness about the disease. Continue reading →