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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.

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ILRI’s annual Capacity Development Grand Challenge sees an increased number of entries in 2020

Every year since 2019, Wellington Ekaya, ILRI’s head of Capacity Development has been hosting the CapDev Grand Challenge, a vibrant contest that sees young and upcoming livestock researchers make a pitch to explain their research in three minutes, to effectively engage with donors and policymakers...

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ILRI marks International Women's Day 2021 by reflecting on the impact of COVID-19 on women leaders

A woman milks one of her goats in Ségou District, Mali (photo credit: ILRI/Valentin Bognan Koné). In low- and middle-income countries women form the largest proportion of the poor livestock farming workforce, constitute less than 19% of the agricultural holders, and receive 5% of all agricultural...

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Towards clearer One Health policies in eastern Africa: Interview with HEAL Project interim regional manager

In November 2020, Zuleka Ismail joined the One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL) Project as interim regional manager. Zuleka brings more than seven years of experience in managing and monitoring public health and veterinary programs in pastoralist systems to the table...

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Pathways to prosperity—Developing-country livestock systems

In low- and middle-income countries, livestock represent much more than food and nutrition. Animals are a source of employment and income and a store of wealth. They are especially important to women, being one of the few assets in many societies that women are allowed to own and manage. They are...

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Addressing Uganda’s pig value chain constraints, the PigSmart way

Improved pigs on a farm in Hoima district (photo: ILRI/Karen Marshall). The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is implementing a Uganda priority country project to address specific constraints in the pig value chain. The ‘Improving pig productivity and incomes through an...

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New research examines gender dynamics in seed systems development

First published on the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM) blog by Berber Kramer, Alessandra Galiè, and Evgeniya Anisimova . (CIAT Seeds. Photo credit: CIAT/Stephanie Malyon). All agricultural production—whether of crops, trees, forages, livestock or fish—starts with...

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From framework to implementation: ILRI Impact at Scale program publishes first scaling readiness analysis on livestock innovations

The Impact at Scale (I@S) program of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has published the ‘ Scaling Readiness report and scaling plan for training and certification approach for small-scale pig producers in Uganda. ’ This is the first of a series of Scaling Readiness reports and...

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A woman for all livestock seasons—ILRI’s Shirley Tarawali

Shirley Tarawali, who serves as assistant director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), this month (Nov 2020) took on the additional role of chair of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL). (Please see this interview of Tarawali by Mireille Ferrari about...