International Livestock Research Institute

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 CGIAR research centre – part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future.

See our research programs and activities and our world class biotechnology research facilities BecA-ILRI Hub for East and Central Africa. See our work in CGIAR research programs; ILRI leads the Livestock Research Program. In 2013 ILRI adopted a strategy covering 2013-2022.