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IBLI Index in Central and Gadamoji based on data up to 14-29 Sep 2011

The pdf below provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Central and Gadamoji for March...

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Economic values for disease resistance traits in dairy goat production systems...

This study estimated economic values (EVs) for disease resistance traits for dairy/crossbred goats in Kenya. The traits mean somatic cell count (SCC...

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United Nations declares famine over in Somalia--but says millions still at risk

Exceptional harvest and food deliveries have improved conditions in famine-struck Somalia, but millions of people are still at risk. 'The famine is...

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Third Dialogue on Ethiopian agriculture to discuss agricultural research in the...

The third Dialogue on Ethiopian Agriculture with the theme “Agricultural Research for National Development in the Face of Climate Change and Food...

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Constraints in the market chains for export of Sudanese sheep and sheep meat to...

This report by Omar Hassan el Dirani of Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries, Sudan, Mohammad A Jabbar, ILRI former staff and Babiker Idris...

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Smallholder farmers hold the key to global food security

While a lot of money is being pumped into agriculture in a bid to boost production and alleviate hunger in the world, these efforts are unlikely to...

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Week 4: Linking technology generation to value chain development

In this 4th week of our e-consultation, we would like to turn the focus to another critical feature of our proposed Mega Program on livestock and...

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'Science with Africa' conference launches local fund for local...

'This March, African science ministers resolved that 2011 would be the start of an African decade for science, promising increased research budgets...

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Multi-donor trust fund to spur multi-partner science tackling big food...

From a new blog from the Fund Office of the Consultative Group on International Agriculutral Research (CGIAR), to which the International Livestock...

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Camelicious ... World's first large scale camel dairy farm

Intensive camel farming, mechanised milking, camel milk chocolate, frothy camelcinos and strawberry-flavoured camel milk, all from a 2,000-strong...

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Rangeland-based livestock production systems in the arid and semi-arid tropics

For the November 2011 'liveSTOCK Exchange' event at ILRI, Augustine Ayantunde, Shirley Tarawali and Iain Wright prepared an issue brief on livestock...

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Satellites to help Kenyans secure against drought

[caption id="attachment_63" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Satellites measuring the greenness of Kenya from space are set to help insure...

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Greening livestock

This report on Greening livestock: Assessing the potential of payment for environmental services in livestock inclusive agricultural production...

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The camel as cow, a cautionary tale

Putting aside for the moment the advisability of trying to make a living milking camels, you would not think it a particularly difficult business....

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First Africa RISING Program Coordination Team meeting held in Ghana

Comprising three linked regions projects, Africa RISING has put in place several integration and learning mechanisms at the overall program level....

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Sustainable intensification in the Ethiopian highlands agricultural systems:...

Around 60 experts are gathered this week at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a four-day project...

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Accessibility mapping and rural poverty in the Horn of Africa

This working paper has been prepared jointly for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development Livestock Policy Initiative (IGAD LPI) and the Pro-...

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Petra Saghir successfully completes her AWARD attachment at ILRI

‘Making visible what is currently not visible: Experiences on generating evidence based results on integrating gender issues in project’ was the...

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Leader of the GAMMA-CATIE Program 2013

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Livestock research for women

If you educate a whole family it follows that a nation will be educated; women bare, sucker and most often are the prime educators of children. Many...

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It's not the livestock--it's the farming model--that needs changing

In a new book, Meat: A Benign Extravagance, Simon Fairlie shows we should not be arguing against all meat eating, but against the current farming...

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Workshop to Develop a Tool for Feed Technology Screening and Prioritisation 19-...

Most would agree that feed is a key constraint to improving livestock productivity in smallholder systems. So the development community often...

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University of the Bush - understanding pastoral lives

In November 2010, more than 50 pastoralists, politicians, donors and researchers met in Kenya to discuss the place of nomadic livestock keeping in...

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Market-oriented irrigated crop development improves farm incomes in Tigray

A working paper by Gebremedhin Woldewahid, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Kahsay Berhe and Dirk Hoekstra on Shifting towards market-oriented irrigated crops...

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Adoption of a new approach to benefit crop livestock farmers

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has adopted a new approach to integrated research combining crop breeding, selection and release with...

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Royal Veterinary College launches new postgraduate certificate in intensive...

The Royal Veterinary College, of the University of London, is launching a Postgraduate Certificate in Intensive Livestock Health and Production, due...

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'Nothing improves an economy as efficiently as agriculture'--Bill...

Bill Gates visits a site of the East African Dairy Development project, which is funded by his foundation; researchers based in Nairobi at the...

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Herding in Africa, ancient practice being wiped away

In the Horn of Africa region, millions of families are desperate for food and water. Several seasons of failed rains is slowly turning into a major...

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The imGoats Inhassoro innovation platform holds its fourth meeting

On 15 March 2012, the imGoats Inhassoro innovation platform (IP) held its fourth meeting at Manusse, Mozambique. About 40 participants took part in...

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A Day in the Life of the PAZ Project: Fascioliasis in Western Kenya

‘A Day in the Life of the People, Animals and their Zoonoses (PAZ) Project’, is series of blog articles by several members of ILRI staff working on...

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The future of animal agriculture

Look in the crystal ball and envision what animal agriculture might look like in 2030. Sound like a tough assignment? Now try getting people from the...

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Genetics project tackles peri-urban dairy systems in Senegal

The Finnish Government recently approved a new project part of the ‘Livestock and Fish’ research program of the CGIAR. Led by the International...

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New report reveals the environmental and social impact of the 'livestock...

A new report by an international research team explores the impact of the global livestock industry on the environment, the economy and human health...

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The 'Magic' that will reduce fertilizer reliance

The performance of the agriculture sector, which experienced a growth of 4 per cent in the last few years, should cause a shudder to stakeholders at...

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Livestock Fish consultation resources

Last week, ILRI hosted a stakeholder meeting for the Mega program 3.7 proposal-writing process. If you are looking for information: The notes from...

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year book-Agriculture today

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Time Magazine and CGIAR say small poor farms + big climate change = 'A...

Time Magazine's Bryan Walsh reports this week on report and series of maps detailing where climate change and hunger are likely to intersect in...

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IBLI index color coded map based on data up to 10-25 Jun 2011

The pdf below provides a color coded map of the predicted mortality index in all 5 Marsabit divisions based on the data up to 10-25 Jun 2011, and...

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The benefits of participatory video in river basins

On the final day of the Third International Forum on Water and Food, I was fortunate to participate in a very interesting and informative discussion...

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Why animals matter to human health and nutrition

Human, livestock and environmental health are inextricably linked. Sixty-one per cent of all diseases are ‘zoonotic’—that is, transmissible between...

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Healthy Futures project examines ways to understand vector-borne diseases,...

Together with regional stakeholders, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) generated so-called 'socio-...

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Mara wildlife in serious decline

Wild grazing animals in Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve are steadily disappearing, a study has found. Numbers of giraffe, warthog, impala, topi...

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Preparing for the Africa RISING West Africa review and planning meeting:...

Asamoah Larbi is chief scientist for the Guinea Savannah region of Africa RISING in West Africa. He attended the recent East and Southern Africa...

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Assessing roles, constraints and opportunities to improve the Uganda pig value...

The Uganda Smallholder Pig Value Chain Development (SPVCD) project just completed an assessment of the roles, constraints and opportunities to...

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Africa to benefit from high-calibre labs

African scientists and students now have access to world-class laboratory facilities, with the opening of an agricultural biosciences research...

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