CGIAR research program on livestock

Local sociocultural norms and an individual’s ability to meet socially constructed roles determine our understanding of the ‘empowerment’ of women...

The seventh edition of the Forages for the Future newsletter published in June 2018 recognized the contributions of Africa RISING program in...

The minister’s speech extolled the benefits of a sustainable livestock sector and affirmed the government’s commitment to raising the profile of...

‘By acting now, together and coherently, Tanzania can unleash huge potential to become a leader in livestock production in Africa’....

Driven by population growth, urbanization and rising incomes, demand for livestock products in Africa and Asia may increase by 200% by 2030....

Contribute to the development of an ILRI strategy on feed and forage research for development. ...

Recently, a team of scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), led by anthropologist Alessandra Galiè, in collaboration...

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Rising demand for milk, meat and eggs in developing countries is opening up big new opportunities to establish and grow businesses and create jobs...

Despite its major role in global development, the livestock sector receives just 3% of official development assistance from major donor countries...

Enthusiastic traders from several counties in northern Kenya and from across the border in Ethiopia joined a livestock trade facilitation forum in...

In this blog, one of the most recent Mazingira members, Sonja Leitner (Postdoctoral researcher, soil ecologist) whom started within the team on...

In this blog post, some of the key Africa RISING partners share their views on the value of a farming systems research approach and Africa RISING'...

Facts and data on livestock and sustainable development are often hard to pin down. A set of fact sheets from the Supporting Evidence Based...

Through the voices of seven Africa RISING implementing partners from Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania and Zambia; we get insights about...

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A new report from Africa RISING—Footprints of Africa RISING Phase I (2011–2016)—summarizes the achievements of the project's first phase....

The following excerpts are from an article ILRI scientist John Goopy published in late May 2018 reporting on the results of two recent studies...