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9th International Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture Conference

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9th International Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture Conference

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Climate change, mosquitoes and disease: Battling a lethal trio in northern Kenya

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New collaboration on pathogen surveillance announced by CGIAR and Concentric by Ginkgo

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The impact of climate change on health and livelihoods of farming communities in Africa: A complex and integrated challenge

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How public-private partnerships will revolutionize women farmer empowerment in rural Ghana

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ILRI researchers and partners explore opportunities to support community climate adaptation in Baringo County, Kenya

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Charting a transformative path: ILRI’s new strategy is built in consultation with partners and stakeholders worldwide, starting with Kenya 

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Exploring investment opportunities for the livestock sector in Somalia

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New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries

Henson, S., Jaffee, S. and Wang, S. 2023. New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

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Policies and Design Processes to Enable Transformation

  • Pereira, Laura
  • Vrettos, Chris
  • Cramer, Laura K.
  • Drimie, Scott
  • Muiderman, Karlijn
  • Schapendonk, Frans
  • Stringer, Lindsay C.
  • Veeger, Marieke
  • Vervoort, Joost
  • Wamukoya, George

Opportunities to quantify resilience of dairy cattle to environmental stressors in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Oloo, Richard Dooso
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  • Mrode, Raphael A.
  • Okeyo Mwai, Ally
  • Chagunda, Mizeck G.G.

Co-infections of respiratory pathogens and gastro-intestinal parasites in smallholder pig production systems in Uganda

  • Oba, Peter
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  • Mwiine, F.N.
  • Erume, J.
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New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries

  • Henson, S.
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World Zoonoses Day: Protecting our shared world

World Zoonoses Day: Protecting our shared world

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Keeping milk and meat safe in informal markets

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Livestock-derived foods are needed in developing countries

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Evaluation of a candidate thermotolerant vaccine against peste des petits ruminants in Mali

  • Sidibé, C.A.K.
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Successful research-for-development partnerships: ILRI and CGIAR centers in the IGAD region

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Overview of Ukama Ustawi scaling pathways

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MorePork - RHoMIS midline survey of smallholder pig producers in Uganda

  • Ouma, Emily A.
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Replication data for: Consumer preferences and market segmentation for differentiated beef with less environmental impact

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Pig production in Uganda - adapting to climate change

  • Zaake, Paul
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