Tags: agriculture

ILRI News on agriculture

08 Nov 2022

Forging partnerships to improve climate agro-advisory services for Kenya’s farmers

Weather forecasting and reliable agricultural advisory services are an important part of rainfed agricultural systems, especially in developing economies. Increased weather variability and rising temperatures as a result of climate change are generating greater demand by farmers for better and more...

David NgomeCommunications Officer

ILRI News

14 Oct 2022

Study highlights the essential role of working equids in advancing sustainable development

‘Farming is made possible by donkeys,’ notes a member of the Tharuni women’s group in rural Kenya. Mules, horses and hinnies—collectively known as working equids—haul water and firewood, fertilize fields, plough furrows and even, in the narrows of Lesotho, carry invaluable lab samples over...

Madison SpinelliPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

03 Aug 2022

Two new ‘One Health’ projects are launched to improve human health

A workshop kicked off two new projects—the CGIAR Initiative on Protecting Human Health through a One Health Approach and the ICT4Health project funded by the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs—on 3 August in Hanoi, Vietnam. The two projects will help improve human health by...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

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Publications on agriculture

Poster

Published2022

Genetic integrity and diversity in Urochloa brizantha collection maintained in the ILRI Forage Genebank

Presentation

Published2022

Animal biotech research in Africa: progress and trends

Report

Published2020

Minutes of 13th meeting of the Vietnam Food Safety Working Group

Thesis

Published2022

Evaluation of feed quality traits of Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) genotypes grown under drought stress condition

Journal Article

Published2011

A meta-analysis of long-term effects of conservation agriculture on maize grain yield under rain-fed conditions

Journal Article

Published2022

Two hundred volumes of Agricultural Systems: Common themes and trends

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ILRI Projects on agriculture

Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (GAAP)

The Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (GAAP) is jointly led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to better understand gender and asset dynamics in agricultural development programs. GAAP core team members works...