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The challenge of securing women's land rights in the pastoral areas of Ethiopia

Land rights remain a complex and ambiguous subject for the majority of people in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ethiopia, formal state laws assert that women have equal rights regarding land use and access. However, Ethiopia's pastoral areas are often highly influenced by both religious and customary...

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Une approche « chaine de valeur » pour l’Initiative du One CGIAR sur la productivité animale durable au Mali

Value chain approach needed for the One CGIAR sustainable animal productivity initiative in Mali

  • Mourad Rekik
    (ICARDA)
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First cohort of ILRI-based One Health PhD fellowships for African researchers announced

The One Health Research, Education and Outreach Centre in Africa (OHRECA), which is supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development is happy to announce the first cohort of 2021 PhD fellowships whose research will address the health threats that face the continent using a...

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More than money: Setting up livestock investments for gender equity outcomes

Since 2013, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has supported countries in Africa and Asia to develop Livestock Master Plans , articulating and prioritizing their needs for investments in livestock development. Now, scientists are testing new ways to ensure that such plans, and subsequent investments, yield not only economic outcomes but also gender equity.

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Aligning and combining interventions key to One CGIAR sustainable animal productivity initiative in Ethiopia

To implement its 2030 research and innovation strategy , the CGIAR is developing a series of initiatives designed to achieve a world with sustainable and resilient food, land, and water systems that deliver more diverse, healthy, safe, sufficient, and affordable diets, and ensure improved...

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National priorities to guide One CGIAR sustainable animal productivity initiative in Uganda

To implement its 2030 research and innovation strategy , the CGIAR is developing a series of initiatives designed to achieve a world with sustainable and resilient food, land, and water systems that deliver more diverse, healthy, safe, sufficient, and affordable diets, and ensure improved...

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Extending past development gains important for One CGIAR sustainable animal productivity initiative in Tanzania

To implement its 2030 research and innovation strategy , the CGIAR is developing a series of initiatives designed to achieve a world with sustainable and resilient food, land, and water systems that deliver more diverse, healthy, safe, sufficient, and affordable diets, and ensure improved...

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Upgrading indigenous genetic resources important for One CGIAR sustainable animal productivity initiative in Nepal

To implement its 2030 research and innovation strategy , the CGIAR is developing a series of initiatives designed to achieve a world with sustainable and resilient food, land, and water systems that deliver more diverse, healthy, safe, sufficient, and affordable diets, and ensure improved...

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New chicken genetic gains project to transform smallholder chicken farming in Southeast Asia

A new International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI )-led initiative to improve smallholder chicken production in Southeast Asia has been launched. The Asian Chicken Genetic Gains , or AsCGG, project will increase access to locally acceptable, adapted and highly productive chickens and avail...

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Is agriculture in Africa feminizing?

In the 1990s, a group of scientists were working on a project in the Karakoram Mountains in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir . A new sheep breed had been introduced in one of the villages and the men from that village were very enthusiastic about it. The new breed was bigger, gave more carcass weights...

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A gendered assessment in the production and use of feeds and forages: Insights from intensive and extensive livestock production systems in Uganda

A Gendered Feeds Assessment Tool (G-FEAST) study in Uganda that assessed gender differences in forage use and production constraints in three forage production clusters has highlighted the need to engage both men and women in production, management and use of improved forages. The study was part of...

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Closing the gender gap to fight Rift Valley fever and other zoonotic diseases

Fever, dizziness, blindness and even inflammation of the brain are among the potential consequences for humans infected with Rift Valley fever. Active surveillance and reporting can help control outbreaks and prevent human infection. However, despite their important roles in raising and caring for livestock, women are largely barred from accessing information and training on how to spot and halt the disease.