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Laughter, the universal language

Author Zoë Campbell at a community meeting with Fulani pastoralists in Senegal (photo credit: Guy Ilboudo, ILRI-Burkina Faso). Written by ILRI gender and socioeconomic researcher Zoë Campbell. If there were no language barriers, what would research be like, I wonder? I’m a gender researcher working...

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Do Kenya’s camel handlers face a threat from MERS? What we found

A camel herder in Kenya (photo credit: Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images). Written by Eric Fèvre , University of Liverpool and International Livestock Research Institute, and Elizabeth Cook , International Livestock Research Institute In Kenya, camels are a very popular animal to keep as livestock...

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Building gender sensitivity into the next generation of livestock scientists

A group of ILRI CapDev Grand Challenge Fellows co-creating a research concept note integrating climate science, livestock improvement, economics, policy and gender (photo credit: ILRI/Wellington Ekaya). Written by Zoë Campbell About 20 research and graduate fellows attended a virtual training...

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New project to improve agricultural productivity in Zimbabwe

Cattle at a livestock market in Ukambani, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Susan MacMillan). A new European Union-funded ‘Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe’ (LIPS-Zim) project is working to increase agricultural productivity in the country’s agro-ecological Zones IV and V. It is promoting the...

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How a small Ethiopian town grew the country’s best sheep and an inspiring farmer cooperative

High up in the misty mountains of southwest Ethiopia sits a small town called Bonga. Known around the globe as the birthplace of wild Arabica coffee, it’s also got another claim to fame – its sheep are considered the biggest and the best in the country, earning farmers a decent income and inspiring...

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A new ‘How-To-Do’ note provides guidance on addressing land-use conflicts in pastoral areas

Conflicts are relatively common in pastoral and agropastoral areas, and how they are perceived and handled has a strong influence on their outcomes. Many underlying conflicts are latent – unseen to an outsider, lying quietly under the surface, and triggered by an event or action, such as building a...

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Issue 5 of ILRI South Asia Newsletter is out

The fifth issue of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) South Asia newsletter is now available. It provides an overview of the activities of this region from January to July 2020. Click here to read ILRI South Asia Newsletter Issue 5 . To get regular updates on ILRI in Asia, click...

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Issue 8 of ILRI East and Southeast Asia newsletter now available

The eighth issue of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) East and Southeast Asia newsletter is now available. It provides an overview of the activities from January to June 2020 as well as the upcoming activities in the last six months of 2020. Click here to read ILRI East and...

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A new ‘How-to-Do Note’ provides guidance on designing and implementing ‘gender and pastoralism’ projects

Women’s participation in community governance and local development is often limited by patriarchal discourses, biases and norms that define gender roles. Given pastoralist women’s role as resource managers, agents of change and development actors, securing their place in decision-making processes...

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Pandemic preparedness: The lessons of One Health

One Health is not an approach which is limited to zoonotic disease outbreaks, said Kristina Roesel , scientist in the Animal and Human Health program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), as she delivered a keynote talk at the ‘Workshop on One Health with a focus on prevention...

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Meat, milk and more for Africa: Four countries with successful livestock policy innovations to emulate

Graphic modified slightly from the Malabo Montpellier Panel report. A newly published Malabo Montpellier Panel report, Meat, Milk & More: Policy innovations to shepherd inclusive and sustainable livestock systems in Africa , ‘highlights options for sustainably promoting growth in the livestock...

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Publications update from ILRI East and Southeast Asia, January-June 2020

We would like to share with our donors and partners the list of publications of ILRI East and Southeast Asia publicized from January to June 2020. Thank you. Articles in international peer-reviewed journals Hu Suk Lee , Vuong Nghia Bui, Huyen Xuan Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Bui, Trung Duc Hoang, Hung Nguyen-...