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Reducing livestock abortions and calf mortality to improve food security and lower GHG emissions in Tanzania and Kenya

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A new approach to African agriculture: Lessons from Ethiopia

Claudia Arndt, co-leader of Mazingira Centre at ILRI, and Bernard Kimoro, Head of Climate Change and Livestock at the Kenya State Department for Livestock, explain the biggest livestock issues in Kenya and partnership with each other. Photo by K.Tam/ILRI.

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Methane solutions for African livestock systems: Mazingira research highlighted at the Climate and Clean Air Conference 2024

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Nurturing young scientists to inform agricultural development, food security and nutrition policies in Kenya

ILRI’s scientists receive the African Academy of Science and Royal Society FLAIR Fellowship

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Deputy director general Iain Wright reappointed to UN Panel of Experts on Food Security

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Fifty years of innovation: Celebrating ILRI Ethiopia

Fifty years of innovation: Celebrating ILRI Ethiopia

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Optimizing the One Health approach for agriculture: The need for intersectoral collaborations and multilateral resources

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