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Jan 2021Sep 2025

Agroecology and safe food system transitions in Southeast Asia

Working in Cambodia and Vietnam, the project will strengthen capacity in food safety assessments, food safety performance, risk communication and evaluation of innovations. Objectives Build capacity in risk assessment and communication. Assess the performance of at least one food value chain in...

Jan 2021Dec 2021

Silvopastoralism and welfare of animals in Borana

Silvopastoralism is a form of agroforestry that involves integrating trees, forage and the grazing of domesticated animals in a mutually beneficial way. This project will develop site-specific action plans to strengthen silvopastoralism and its value chain integrating management of dry forests,...

Jan 2020Dec 2021

Synergies of animal welfare and agroforestry to benefit farming systems in Ethiopia

Agroforestry, the integration of trees into agriculture, is a promising agricultural method for facing the challenges of climate change. Trees and shrubs hold enormous potential for improving livestock management by providing diverse fodder, protection from wind and heat, more resilient grazing...

Jan 2021Dec 2022

Global burden of animal diseases

Across the world, livestock production and aquaculture are critical to human nutrition and health. These animals play critical roles in society, providing income and food, but also clothing, building materials, fertilizer and draught power. However, the presence of endemic and emerging diseases, as...

Dec 2019Apr 2022

BMGF-funded project on gender planning

Much effort has been geared towards ‘gender mainstreaming’ to ensure that women’s needs, capabilities and constraints are included in the development of technologies, practices and business approaches. Such mainstreaming in livestock often aimed to highlight the underplayed, invisible and...

Nov 2019Apr 2022

BMGF-funded project on global livestock advocacy and development (GLAD)

It builds on lessons and insights from the Global Livestock Advocacy for Development (GLAD) project (2016–2019) that addressed three key problems: a growing negative view of livestock in industrialized nations, low attention to the sector in wider agricultural and broader development discussions,...

Jan 2019Dec 2020

Project title: ICAR – ILRI Collaborative project on “methane emission and its mitigation”

Objective To study the effect of long term supplementation (rotational) of proven methane ameliorating agent/s on enteric methanogenesis and rumen microbial population Developing and testing of slow release nitrate sources with/without sulfur combination to study their efficacy on rumen methane...

Jan 2020Dec 2020

ICAR – ILRI Collaborative project on “Improvement of basal feed resources through multi-dimensional crop improvement and application of spin-off technologies from 2nd gen biofuel”

Objective Disseminated rice cultivars with high grain yield and high straw quality identified in phase 1 Explore genomic region that are associated with rice straw fodder quality traits Develop a strategy for targeted further concomitant genetic enhancement of grain and straw traits in rice Develop...

Jan 2020Dec 2022

ICAR-ILRI Collaborative project on “Genome wide association study in Indigenous poultry breeds/varieties”

Objective: To assess diversity of Indian breeds in comparison with tropically adapted exotic chicken breeds To identify Indian breeds specific candidate signature of selection for adaptive and productivity traits To design and develop SNP chip for Indian chicken breeds Methodology: For conducting...

Jan 2019Dec 2022

ICAR-ILRI Collaborative project on “Assessment of economic impact of priority animal diseases and their control in India”

Objective Estimating the economic losses due to priority animal diseases in India Estimating the cost of national control strategies for priority diseases and benefits from disease control interventions Methodology: Estimation of economic losses due to diseases using official government data...

Jan 2020Aug 2020

Scoping study: Mapping the issues of Indian donkey and mule population and identify the potential intervention strategies and partners

Objective: To identify the donkey and mule population, trend and their usage pattern in rural, urban and industrial development context in different regions of India. To identify the donkey and mule owning communities in different regions of the country and evaluate the human development indicators...

Jan 2018Dec 2022

EQUIP–Strengthening Smallholder Livestock Systems for the Future Project

This project sets out to develop the knowledge, skills, tools and products that are prerequisites for future scaling efforts that will significantly reduce gaps in feed quantity and quality, and thereby increase livestock productivity in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso. The project has four focal areas...