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

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 Development Bank-supported livestock team and Nigerian agricultural lending agency to scale up proven animal production technologies
Agriculture / CGIAR / Chickens / Intensification / ISP / Livelihoods / LIVESTOCKCRP / Nigeria / Pro-Poor Livestock / Scaling / Small Ruminants / Value Chains / West Africa

African Development Bank-supported livestock team and Nigerian agricultural lending agency to scale up proven animal production technologies

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) leads the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) livestock compact, members of which recently met with a USD500-million public-private partnership in Nigeria established to ‘de-risk’ agricultural financing by providing many of the actors along the country’s agricultural value chains with affordable financing. TAAT is targeting 3–5 million farmers in the country. Continue reading