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Policies, institutions and livelihoods

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...

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

‘Livestock master plan’ launched to transform meat, milk and poultry production in The Gambia

Goats in a West African village (photo credit: ILRI). Farming dominates the economy of The Gambia, a small, narrow West African country (the smallest country in mainland Africa, which is less than 50 km wide at its widest point). Surrounded on three sides by Senegal, the country has an Atlantic...

ILRI News

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...

CGIAR Research Program on Livestock

Rangelands data platform wins the vote in Big Data’s 2020 Inspire Challenge

Rangelands' profile is getting a boost after the bid led by the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) and partners for a coveted Big Data Platform Inspire Challenge award was successful. The US$100,000 prize money will go towards kickstarting the development of a much-needed global...

ILRI Asia blog

Community engagement a key to success in livestock systems transformation project in Northwest Vietnam

In the misty rural highlands in Northwest Vietnam, Li-chan means ‘beautiful’ or ‘true’ in the local Thai dialect. It is also the short form name of the systems-focused priority country program in Vietnam – ‘Livestock-led interventions towards equitable livelihoods and improved environment in the...

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

India’s Odisha state starts work on a livestock master plan

Rearing goats in Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India (photo credit: ILRI/Susan MacMillan) . The Indian state of Odisha has officially rolled-out the process of designing a ‘livestock master plan’ (LMP) with the support of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The process started on 22 Oct...

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ILRI News

Updated CGIAR feed database provides best-cost livestock feed rations for sub-Saharan Africa

Fifty three new accessions of Napier grass received at Forage Genebank, ILRI, Addis Ababa from EMBRAPA, Br azil (photo credit: ILRI) An updated CGIAR livestock feeds database for sub-Saharan Africa is now available. Containing the nutritive values of over 44,000 forage and fodder samples, the...

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Shining a light on how CGIAR innovations are being adopted in Ethiopia

Agriculture is an important sector in Ethiopia as it accounted for 47 percent of Ethiopia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) on average over the last decade and is estimated to employ more than three-quarters of all workers in the country. CGIAR has partnered with Ethiopia in its agricultural...

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ILRI News

Sounding the alarm: The impact of COVID-19 on global food security and nutrition

Jimmy Smith , the director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), spoke on 14 Oct, 2020 about how to prepare for and prevent future pandemics at a Committee on World Food Security (CFS) high-level event . The event, held virtually over three days and in lieu of the...

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ILRI News

A new study gives insights on Napier (elephant) grass, a fast-growing tropical grass

Martha Anyango of Homabay County in her plot of improved napier grass (Ouma variety) planted in Tumbukiza holes (photo credit: AVCD/ FIPS R. Jumah) Napier grass, which is also known as elephant grass, is one of the most important fodder crops grown across the global tropics. This grass is the main...

ILRI News
ILRI News

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists: A Mongolian proposal to the UN for 2026

Written by Cynthia Mugo (ILRI) and Lavinia Scudiero (GASL) . Milking yaks in the highlands of China (photo credit: Marc Foggin/iyrp.info) . In Aug 2019, the Mongolian Government began to petition the United Nations to declare an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) to increase...