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Importance of considering gender for sustainability of development programs

Livestock are a major source of livelihood for many farmers across the world. Livestock serve as a source of employment, food, nutrition and development. Women make up the majority of the world’s livestock keepers and tend to play key roles. Women provide support in livestock management, processing...

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The Kenyan dairy and poultry sectors to benefit from a new research initiative

The livestock sector in Kenya is vital to peoples’ livelihoods. Many households depend on the sector for income through the sale of animal products, employment, and as a source of food. The livestock sector is also a major benefactor to the Kenyan economy as it contributes about 12 per cent to the...

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New One CGIAR initiative to transform livestock productivity, nutrition and gender inclusion in northwest Vietnam

A two-day workshop, 20-21 April 2022, kicked off the One CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion ( SAPLING ) in Son La Province, Northwest Vietnam. The workshop brought together 80 key stakeholders from the province including local...

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Zimbabwe livestock improvement project showcases ongoing work and partnership with government

The ‘Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim)’ project recently showcased its ongoing activities to government officials and partners in an event that also discussed ways of strengthening partnership with government departments, researchers and farmers in the country. A high-level...

  • Johnson Siamachira
    Communications Officer(Cirad)
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Thông cáo báo chí: Khởi động sáng kiến mới dựa vào chăn nuôi giúp cải thiện sinh kế, dinh dưỡng và hòa nhập giới ở vùng cao Tây Bắc

Trong hai ngày 20-21 tháng 04 năm 2022 đã diễn ra hội thảo khởi động sáng kiến mới của One CGIAR ‘Sáng kiến năng suất chăn nuôi bền vững vì sinh kế, dinh dưỡng và hòa nhập giới’ (gọi tắt là SAPLING ) tại tỉnh Sơn La. Hội thảo có sự tham dự của khoảng 80 đại biểu, là đại diện của chính quyền địa...

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Tackling ‘rational’ antibiotic use in agriculture to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance

Original blog post by Ivo Syndicus Recent findings by the One Health Poultry Hub were discussed at an international workshop in Uganda, and support an integrated antibiotic stewardship framework which understands why farmers make the decisions they do. A major challenge for tackling excessive and...

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Celebrating International Women's Day with Alessandra Galiè

This blog was first published by Cambridge Global Food Security Interdisciplinary Research Centre profiling female researchers and academics involved in agriculture/food security every year for International Women's Day . To celebrate the 2022 International Women's Day theme of promoting women's...

  • Karen Hlaba
    CambPlants Administrator(Cambridge Global Food Security Interdisciplinary Research Centre)
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African Chicken Genetic Gains blog

African Chicken Genetic Gains transforms into Tropical Poultry Genetic Solutions to build on outcomes and scale into new countries

In sub-Saharan Africa, chicken production is integral in nearly all poor rural smallholder households, account ing for about 80% of the poultry flock in the region (Akinola and Essien 2011, FAO 2020 ). For smallholder chicken farmers, many of whom are women, chicken production offers numerous...

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Improved forages empower smallholder women livestock keepers in Kenya and Ethiopia

Climate change is a global challenge that burdens all humanity, but not equally. The rural poor, particularly women, are more affected by climate-related shocks . Women and men in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa who depend on farming as a primary source of livelihood are considered more...

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New film highlights women’s role in protecting the world’s rangelands and pastoral communities

Rangelands cover 54 per cent of the earth’s terrestrial surface and provide valuable ecosystem services such as water retention and carbon sequestration. They also support the livelihoods of millions of pastoralists who turn rangeland resources into food and livestock products. However, in the face...

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CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health publishes 2020 annual report

The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) published its 2020 annual report on activities and accomplishments from its five research flagships: food systems for healthier diets; biofortification; food safety; supporting policies, programs, and enabling action through...

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CGIAR Research Program on Livestock

Milk and animal source foods can help turn the tide on malnutrition for children in Rwanda

The tummies of little children need to be filled with a variety of nutritious foods for them to flourish and grow into healthy adults. This, and the importance of including animal-source foods into their diets, has been the focus of an initiative in Rwanda, aimed at building on work already done to...

  • Natalie Berkout
    Writer(CGIAR Research Program on Livestock)
  • Tara Todras-Whitehill
    Visual storyteller(CGIAR Research Program on Livestock)