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ILRI technical assistant holding Calliandra calothyrsus a fodder shrub grown at the ILRI farm in Nairobi Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Grace Oduor)

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Could familiar shrubs help Kenyan dairy farmers produce more milk, cut costs and reduce methane emissions?

Joseph Oyelude and Deborah Ogundepo from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria, conduct field measurements as part of hands-on greenhouse gas monitoring at the ILRI Mazingira Centre in Nairobi, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Grace Oduor)

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Closing Africa's climate data gap, one scientist at a time

Members of the committee of experts and stakeholder representatives at the technical workshop on the draft Seeds and Plant Varieties Bill 2026 and the draft Plant Genetic Resources Institute Bill 2026, held at Lake Naivasha Resort, on 7–10 July 2026 (photo credit: ILRI/Joyce Wanderi).

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CGIAR supports Kenya’s reform of seed sector and plant genetic resources laws

New partnership between ILRI and livestock off-takers targets stronger markets, better feeds and climate resilient livestock in Kenya.

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New partnership between ILRI and livestock off-takers targets stronger markets, better feeds and climate resilient livestock in Kenya.

A chicken farmer with chicks that she is raising

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Turning backyard chickens into profitable businesses: Poultry operations run by women take off in Tanzania and Kenya

Farmers learning about Hay making from a Pioneer Farmer

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Farmer-to-farmer learning helps Kenyan dairy producers adapt to new climate realities

Baringo farmers exchange

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The 75-kilo sheep that changed a pastoralist’s mind

recording data in the field

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When the data moves beyond counting cases

Manure directly applied to a smallholder maize field

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Maximizing the value of manure: How local data can help African smallholder farmers recycle nutrients and reduce emissions