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; we host the BecA-ILRI hub for East and Central Africa as well as the Technical Consortium for Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa. In 2013 we adopted a strategy covering 2013-2022. In 2014, we are marking 40 years of international research in livestock through a series of events.
ILRI@40: on storify
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value chains
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Livestock news
- Could squirmy livestock dent Africa's protein deficit?
- Rwanda: Researchers seek end to mastitis animal disease
- Botswana: Dairy farming daunting business
- Crunching genomes to boost animal health
- Diversification - Government to commence livestock census [Nigeria]
- Ethiopia: Harmonized water management key in boosting agricultural productivity
- A new chicken breed brings winged hope to Africa
