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International Livestock Research Institute

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Better lives through livestock

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium which works for a food-secure future. See our research programs and activities ; See our work in CGIAR research programs ; ILRI leads the Livestock and Fish Research Program and hosts the BecA-ILRI hub for East and Central Africa. In 2013 we adopted a strategy covering 2013-2022.

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Jimmy Smith on the global development agenda, and livestock’s role in it — 13-minute film

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Our latest outputs

  • Valuing ecosystem services for conservation and development purposes: A case study from Kenya
  • Quantitative trait loci for resistance to Haemonchus contortus artificial challenge in Red Maasai and Dorper sheep of East Africa
  • Characterization of smallholder goat production and marketing systems in Udaipur district, Rajasthan State, India: Results of a baseline study
  • Crops and goat project, Tanzania
  • Livestock Matter(s): ILRI news round-up, May 2013
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Our film and video

  • Livestock research for food security and poverty reduction
  • ILRI and the global development agenda
  • Comments at the Third Multi-Stakeholder Platform Meeting of the Global Agenda of Action in Support of Sustainable Livestock Sector Development
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ILRI in the media

  • Growth in climate-smart grass
  • Global consultation reinforces CIARD in making agricultural knowledge accessible and useful for smallholders
  • Future of zoonosis linked to farming and environment
  • Livestock in the city: separating fact from fiction
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Our projects

  • Improving village chicken protection to elevate the livelihoods of poor people in Ethiopia
  • Breeding strategies for conservation and sustainable use of livestock genetic resources in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Climate-smart Brachiaria grasses for improving livestock production in East Africa
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Livestock matters: Original news from ILRI

  • Jimmy Smith on the global development agenda, and livestock’s role in it — 13-minute film
  • Working together for viable livestock futures: Stakeholders at the Global Agenda of Action speak out
  • Climate change–Wholesale reconfiguration of diets, livelihoods, farming will be required in some regions
  • Spinning through the online media universe (geeky, social and otherwise)
  • Launching ILRI’s new long-term strategy for livestock research for development–15-minute film
  • ILRI’s capacity development priorities: contribute your views
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News and discussions on our blogs

  • ‘Adapt to climate shifts now’ – New research report advice to Africa’s farmers and policymakers
  • Presenting ILRI work using Prezi
  • Improving genetics to enhance livestock productivity
  • Jimmy Smith on the global development agenda, and livestock’s role in it — 13-minute film
  • Research briefs on smallholder goat production and marketing systems in India and Mozambique
  • Study on the East Africa Dairy Development project provides insights into agricultural innovation processes
  • Dairy hubs in East Africa – Lessons from the East Africa Dairy Development project: Livestock live talk at ILRI on 26 June 2013
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Livestock news

  • India dairy program to reach 6,000
  • Bringing home the bacon the green way
  • Mooing 4-legged deposits at Zimbabwe's unique 'Cattle Bank,' the first account for rural poor
  • Understanding and integrating gender issues into livestock projects and programmes
  • Children’s work in the livestock sector: Herding and beyond
  • Zambeef: A rare meat success in Africa
  • OIE head Bernard Vallat on global animal disease control
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