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Meat, milk and more for Africa: Four countries with successful livestock policy innovations to emulate

Graphic modified slightly from the Malabo Montpellier Panel report. A newly published Malabo Montpellier Panel report, Meat, Milk & More: Policy innovations to shepherd inclusive and sustainable livestock systems in Africa , ‘highlights options for sustainably promoting growth in the livestock...

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In Mali, an old vaccine can be a new way to fight poverty

Fishermen and Sahelian goats by the Niger River, in Segou, Mali (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). Scientists working at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have found a way to significantly increase the vaccination coverage of goats and sheep in the Sahel against one of the most...

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US ambassador to Mali visits communities in Sikasso region supported by an ILRI-led livestock technology scaling project

Written by Assoumane Maiga Aoussata Coulibaly (left) talking to Dennis Haskins, US Ambassador to Mali (in dark jacket) and his delegation about business and job opportunities created by the Feed the Future Mali Livestock Technology Scaling Program (photo credit: ILRI/Amadou Nouh Saw). On 25 July...

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United States and Mali launch five-year partnership for food security and livelihood resilience

Written by Assoumane Maiga Beneficiary Aoussata Coulibaly (left) talks with the Malian minister of agriculture, Moulaye Ahmed Boubacar (right), and the US ambassador to Mali, Dennis Hankins, about the several ways that women have benefitted from the Feed the Future Mali Livestock Technology Scaling...

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Photo report on the Africa RISING Program Learning Event 2019

The Africa RISING Program Learning Event 2019 was held from 5–8 February in Malawi. The annual gathering of stakeholders has been held every year since 2013 (except in 2017) with the objective of synthesizing valuable lessons learnt in the previous year and harnessing them for improved project...

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Dual-purpose sorghum varieties improving food and feed security for crop-livestock farmers in southern Mali

Soumbatimi sorghum panicle (photo credit: Jonathan Odhong/IITA). In southern Mali, crop residues of sorghum and millet are a key animal feed resource for many of the small crop-livestock farmers. Together, the two crops are the main dryland cereals produced in Mali. For most of the country’s...

  • Jonathan Odhong
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Rio Grande tomato captures the affection of women farmers in southern Mali

Sitan Coulibaly (photo credit: Mohamed Lamine Sinayoko/World Vegetable Center). ‘This tomato (Rio Grande) is the best! It gives the best yield, has the best fruit quality—large size and smooth fruits, and its hard skin reduces chances of damage during long distance transportation. It also matures...

  • Jonathan Odhong
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Africa RISING Phase I—what it took, what it gave, our proudest achievements

Telling a complete story about the entire Phase I of Africa RISING program in one blog post is a challenging task. But if you are looking for the tell-all of the program’s first phase, please take a look at the recently published report Footprints of Africa RISING—Phase I: 2011–2016 . As you can...

  • Jonathan Odhong
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‘Contour bunding’ preserves soils and boosts farmers’ incomes by 20% in Mali

A ‘contour bunding’ efficacy monitoring station at the Africa RISING M’pessoba technology park in southern Mali (photo credit: Jonathan Odhong’/IITA). A simple innovation can go a long way to help lives and livelihood of farmers in the drylands. A team of ICRISAT scientists in Mali have found that...

  • Jonathan Odhong
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Agrilinks hosts month-long focus on food safety

Including two contributions featuring the Safe Food, Fair Food Africa project: Food Safety in Informal Markets in Low-Income Countries Gender Considerations in Informal Food Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa AgHealth Fish market in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (photo credit: WorldFish/Jamie Oliver)...

  • Kristina Rösel
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Empowering ruminant livestock enterprises in Mali—A Feed the Future-ILRI project

A woman milks one of her goats in Mali (photo credit: ILRI/Valentin Bognan Koné). The Feed the Future Mali Livestock Technology Scaling Program is a three-year initiative (2016–2019) promoting inclusive growth of all actors adding value to the production and marketing of ruminant livestock in this...

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Scaling up use of livestock technologies in Mali—progress of a Feed the Future program

The Feed the Future Mali Livestock Technology Scaling Program is a three-year initiative (2016–2019) promoting inclusive growth of all the actors involved in adding value to the production and marketing of ruminant livestock in this large, and largely livestock-dependent, West African country. The...

  • Ewen Le Borgne