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Women empowered in poultry business as WiB phases out in Tanzania

Women make vast contributions to local economies whether on farms, in businesses or in unpaid care work in households. Because of this, investing in women's empowerment creates a great path towards poverty reduction, gender equality and inclusive economic growth. The International Livestock...

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A royal visit

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway visited the International Livestock Research Institute’s Kapiti Research Station and Wildlife Conservancy on 24 November 2022 as part of a recent state visit to Kenya. He was accompanied by Norwegian Ambassador to Kenya, H.E Gunnar Andreas...

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EatSafe project to host webinar on food safety innovations for traditional markets

The World Health Organization estimates that every year, 600 million people become ill and many die because of unsafe food. Up to 38% of those affected are children under five years of age, and 53% were people living in low- and middle-income countries. To address this gap, the Evidence and Action...

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Media clippings: Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture – CGIAR forum on research and innovation for low emission agriculture and climate change adaptation and mitigation

Phung Duc Tien, vice minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam makes an opening remark at the forum (photo credit: ILRI/Chi Nguyen). Clippings of key national print and online newspapers on the forum on ‘Research and innovation for enhanced environmental sustainability, low-emission...

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We need more action to reform how climate finance is raised, directed and accessed in West Africa

Changing the way that climate finance is raised, directed and accessed in West Africa is long overdue. Here Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) shares what needs to be done. Much noise has been made at COP27 around the disparity between the urgent need...

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Uganda biobank to promote access to livestock samples and data

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led Boosting Uganda’s Investment in Livestock Development (BUILD) project has established a biorepository to support livestock sample storage and data management in Uganda. Housed at the National Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology...

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Celebrating World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 with highlights of ILRI research on antimicrobial resistance

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week is marked annually from 18 to 24 November to raise global awareness on antimicrobial resistance and encourage rational use of antimicrobials to reduce further emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses...

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ILRI’s Jimmy Smith on bringing science-based nuance and clarity to today’s polarized livestock debates

In the face of increasingly polarized discourse about the place of livestock in sustainable food systems, Jimmy Smith , director general of the CGIAR 's International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ), delivered a keynote presentation at this year’s TropAg conference in Brisbane (31 Oct–2 Nov...

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Looking into Pastoralism's Future: Youth lead the 2026 Vision for Pastoralist Youth Consultation

There was a buzz in the meeting hall at the University of Lukenya in Makueni County, about 5 hours’ drive south from Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. Twenty-eight young pastoralists of ages 18 to 35 from Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania had gathered for three days in September 2022. Their mission was to...

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Pastoralist Robha Abekeri is at COP27 representing the voice of youth in charting pastoralism's future

In Ethiopia’s Afar region, where temperatures can reach up to 54 degrees Celsius at the peak of the hot season, pastoralism is the primary source of livelihood for the people there. They have adapted to the harsh climate and are extremely knowledgeable on the weather patterns, animal land capacity...

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Partners review progress of implementing Bihar’s livestock master plan

Livestock sector stakeholders and partners in Bihar, India, met recently to review the implementation of the state’s livestock master plan three years after its launch. The 8 October 2022 meeting at the Bihar Animal Sciences University (BASU) in the state capital, Patna, brought together close to...

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India’s Odisha State launches master plan to spur livestock sector investment and growth

A master plan to guide the long-term investment and growth of Odisha’s livestock sector is now available. The Odisha livestock master plan (LMP) was launched by the state government’s Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department (F&ARD) under the leadership of Shri Suresh Kumar...