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ILRI News on agriculture

06 May 2022

New One CGIAR initiative to transform livestock productivity, nutrition and gender inclusion in northwest Vietnam

A two-day workshop, 20-21 April 2022, kicked off the One CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion ( SAPLING ) in Son La Province, Northwest Vietnam. The workshop brought together 80 key stakeholders from the province including local...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

ILRI News

01 Mar 2022

The remarkable life of Alexandre Yersin

Doctor who made extraordinary contributions to medicine and the people of Vietnam honoured in new documentary Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943) was a Swiss-French polymath and physician who worked in Vietnam during the first half of the twentieth century. He made invaluable contributions as a...

David AronsonTeam leader, media and communications

ILRI News

28 Feb 2022

Climate change in Africa: What will it mean for agriculture and food security?

Mount Kenya’s glacier-clad peaks tower more than 5,000 meters above the plains below, making it the tallest mountain in Kenya and the second tallest in Africa after Kilimanjaro. The Mount Kenya ecosystem is an irreplaceable biodiversity hotspot that provides water for over 2 million people , and...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

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Publications on agriculture

Blog Post

Published2022

Ethiopian lab scientists meet to compare notes on use of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) to estimate livestock feed quality

Journal Article

Published2022

Evaluation of n-alkanes, long-chain alcohols, and carbon stable isotope enrichments of n-alkanes as diet composition markers in free-grazing animals

Journal Article

Published2022

NIR instruments and prediction methods for rapid access to grain protein content in multiple cereals

Blog Post

Published2022

Scientists identify genomic regions controlling important genetic traits for Napier grass

Thesis

Published2022

Diversity and genome-wide association in Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus L.) collections for agronomic and drought-tolerance related traits

Journal Article

Published2022

State of ex situ conservation of landrace groups of 25 major crops

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ILRI Projects on agriculture

Jan 2020Dec 2023

Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim)

Livestock provides income and employment to farmers, agricultural service providers and others involved in the value chain. Zimbabwe’s livestock production system is characterized by small-scale subsistence farming. Despite the importance of livestock to rural livelihoods, productivity remains low...

Agriculture to nutrition Ethiopia project

Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Agriculture to Nutrition (ATONU) project seeks to help the African continent broaden its agricultural focus from ‘eating for hunger’ to ‘eating for health’. It focuses on how agriculture can deliver positive nutrition outcomes for smallholder...

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...