World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI): A Strategic Partnership to Safeguard Global Animal Health

World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI): A Strategic Partnership to Safeguard Global Animal Health

Better lives through livestock

We work to improve food security and reduce poverty through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock

A Samburu pastoralist and his animals

Science and advocacy: finding the right balance

Smallholder poultry farming in Kenya

New science

New study evaluates antimicrobial use by smallholder poultry farmers in Kajiado and Machakos counties in Kenya

Local food shop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

ILRI News

ILRI marks World Food Safety Day 2023 with the launch of a report on improving food safety in informal markets

Appolinaire Djikeng

DG's corner

Letter from the director general

Pearl millet (ILRI)

New study on pearl millet unveils opportunities for climate-resilient feed and forage

A cow in a village in Western Kenya. Photo credit: Mark Nanyingi

ILRI News

ILRI scientists’ work highlighted in International Summit on the Societal Role of Meat and special volume of Animal Frontiers

Mama Chumba in her shop

ILRI News

Milking it: boosting profit and professionalization in Kenya’s informal dairy sector

Learn about ILRI in the CGIAR

CGIAR research is carried out through a number of CGIAR Research Initiatives and platforms. ILRI is actively engaged in several of these initiatives and platforms. The ILRI strategy contains further details on its research and how it fits in the CGIAR research portfolio.

Climate adaptation and mitigation

Environmental health and biodiversity

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

Nutrition, health and food security

Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs

Browse ILRI Publications

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

  • Oloo, Richard Dooso
  • Ekine-Dzivenu, Chinyere C.
  • Ojango, Julie M.K.
  • Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher
  • 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
  • Wieland, Barbara
  • Mwiine, F.N.
  • Erume, J.
  • Dione, Michel M.

Yelemat Tirufat: An Overview of the initiative and lessons of experience from selected livestock development interventions in Ethiopia

  • Dessie, Tadelle
  • Zewdie, Yihenew
  • Yilma, Zelalem
  • Ayalew, Workneh
  • Haile, Aynalem

The Gambia livestock sector analysis

  • Bahta, Sirak T.
  • Nigussie, Kidus
  • Loum, B.
  • Gaye, F.
  • Wanyoike, Francis N.
  • Omondi, Immaculate A.
  • Baltenweck, Isabelle
  • Mamud, N.

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Women rear: experiences in women veterinarian care in Ghana

Women rear: experiences in women veterinarian care in Ghana

Healthier animal, happier farmer: Quan's story

Healthier animal, happier farmer: Quan's story

Celebrating India’s dairy success on the country’s 75 independence anniversary

Celebrating India’s dairy success on the country’s 75 independence anniversary

Woman with child

Roger Thurow on global poverty - Part 1

International Women's Day 2023 - Digital apps and drones in livestock farming

International Women's Day 2023 - Digital apps and drones in livestock farming

Jimmy Smith

ILRI says farewell to Director General Jimmy Smith

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

  • Sidibé, C.A.K.
  • Séry, A.
  • Kantao, O.
  • Fall, Abdou
  • Niang, M.
  • Dione, Michel M.

Successful research-for-development partnerships: ILRI and CGIAR centers in the IGAD region

  • Flintan, Fiona E.

Overview of Ukama Ustawi scaling pathways

  • Jacobs-Mata, Inga
  • Girvetz, Evan H.
  • Thierfelder, Christian
  • Zulu-Hume, Mercy F.
  • Joshi, Deepa
  • Dror, Iddo

MorePork - RHoMIS midline survey of smallholder pig producers in Uganda

  • Ouma, Emily
  • Lukuyu, Ben
  • Lutakome, Pius
  • Hammond, James
  • Teufel, Nils

Replication data for: Consumer preferences and market segmentation for differentiated beef with less environmental impact

  • Enciso, Karen
  • Burkart, Stefan

Pig production in Uganda - adapting to climate change

  • Zaake, Paul
  • Paul, Birthe K.
  • Marshall, Karen
  • Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
  • Ouma, Emily A.
  • Dione, Michel M.
  • Ouma, George O.
  • Ndambi, Asaah O.