Projects

Functional gene discovery for disease resistance in Chicken

Testing and validation of breed survey methodology, socio-economic survey and characterization of selected indigenous cattle of Eastern and central Africa

ACTIVE

Nile Basin Development Challenge: Rainwater management in the Ethiopian Highlands

Participatory Epidemiology Network for Animal and Public Health (PENAPH)

ACTIVE

Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP)

A system to cost effectively create a continuous supply of F1 heifer via sexed embryos

A system to cost effectively create a continuous supply of F1 heifer via sexed embryos

Optimization and genotyping of DNA samples of 40 sheep populations from seven countries of the CRP using FAO/ISAG recommended panel of microsatellite DNA makers

ACTIVE

Developing and piloting index based livestock insurance to reduce poverty and vulnerability

Enhancing communities’ adaptive capacity to climate change in drought-prone hotspots of the Blue Nile Basin in Ethiopia

Maximizing benefits from crop residues in East Africa through minimizing trade-offs and employing integrated agronomic and institutional interventions

Land Use Change, Impacts and Dynamics (LUCID)

Climate change and small ruminants in extensive systems in East Africa – challenges, co-benefits and options for methane mitigation (CHANCE)