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Maarifa blog
Peter Ballantyne (ILRI)

Open access and data accelerate ILRI’s innovation and research

Accelerating innovation through open research at ILRI Under the terms of CGIAR and ILRI policies on open access and data management, “best efforts” shall be used to make all information products and other intellectual assets produced by ILRI open access, “subject always to the legal rights and...

Sustainable livestock systems
Judy Kimani

Kenya launches spatial planning guidelines and toolkits for pastoral areas

The Kenya National Land Commission has officially launched the ‘Annex to the county spatial planning guidelines and toolkits’ to guide land use planning in pastoral areas (photo credit: NLC). The Kenya National Land Commission (NLC) has officially launched the Annex to the county spatial planning...

ILRI Asia blog
Chi Nguyen

ILRI vacancy: Digital media and content specialist (closing date: 27 September 2019)

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Digital Media and Content Specialist to be responsible for the execution of the institutes digital content strategy and produce content to support the delivery of ILRI’s purpose. Deadline for application: 27 September 2019...

Africa RISING feed
Africa RISING communications

Key take-aways from a recent Africa RISING exchange visit in Ghana

Themed exchange visits to strategically selected project sites have been used over the years within the Africa RISING program to promote cross-learning and experience sharing among partners implementing the program’s activities in different countries. On 17-21 June 2019, activity sites in northern...

IBLI blog
Judy Kimani

Novel Kenyan insurance programs recognized for helping women as well as men pastoral herders

Cattle coming in from the fields in the evening in Lhate Village, Chokwe, Mozambique (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). A recent news article highlights the plight of women pastoralists in Kenya. ‘[F]or women pastoralists—livestock farmers in the semi-arid lands of Kenya—climate change has forced...

ILRI Asia blog
Chi Nguyen

Field experiences from the first RHoMIS tool application in Vietnam

(The post was written by Thinh Nguyen , research officer at ILRI in East and Southeast Asia) Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey ( RHoMIS ) is a popular tool worldwide for characterizing farm households and for monitoring and evaluating project interventions. For the first time in Vietnam,...

ILRI Asia blog
Chi Nguyen

Video: Battling the mosquito-borne diseases: why it matters

Johanna Lindahl , senior scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ),and coordinator of the ‘ Metropolitan Mosquito’ project shares best tips on how to avoid mosquito bites and keep people away from deadly mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and Japanese encephalitis. The...

ILRI Asia blog
Chi Nguyen

ILRI vacancy: Research Officer – Livestock CRP country project, Vietnam (closing date: 03 September 2019)

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Research Officer to support the implementation of the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systems, known as Livestock CRP in Vietnam. This position is jointly employed by ILRI and Center for Tropical Agriculture (...

ILRI Asia blog
Chi Nguyen

Issue 3 of ILRI South Asia Newsletter is out

The third 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 2019. Click here to read ILRI South Asia Newsletter Issue 3 . To get regular updates on ILRI in Asia, click...

AVCD program blog
Muthoni Njiru

Don’t spill it, chill it: Makueni milk factory helps farmers aggregate and sell more milk

Makueni dairy farmers to produce, aggregate and market milk as a business through the establishment of Kathonzweni Dairy Farmers Cooperative milk processing factory For many dairy farmers, their animals are like their children. Valued and cared for with a hope that they will succeed to bring good...

AgHealth blog
Tezira Lore

Researchers call for a gendered approach in strategies for community uptake of livestock vaccines

The design of strategies for uptake of livestock vaccines by communities in East Africa should take into account that male and female farmers face different barriers in the uptake of the vaccines, a new research study says. These barriers include the cost of the vaccines, distances to vaccination...

ILRI Asia blog
Chi Nguyen

Engaging non-scientists in the scientific process: India project employs ‘participatory system dynamics modelling’ to improve control of livestock diseases in the country

(The post was written by Kennady Vijayalakshmy, a consultant scientist with ILRI in South Asia.) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) are conducting a collaborative project on use of participatory methods in animal disease...