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ILRI News on dairying

24 Aug 2022

Hybrid extension approach promotes adoption of high-quality forages in Uganda

According to the Uganda’s Dairy Development Authority, annual milk production in the country increased from 2.08 to 2.5 billion litres between 2015 and 2017/18 . But further improvement in milk productivity since then has been hampered by inconsistent supply of nutritious forages between the wet...

Ben LukuyuSenior Scientist, Animal Nutrition
Kevin MainaGraduate Fellow (PhD)
Ronnie AhumuzaResearch Fellow

ILRI News

23 Aug 2022

New study identifies equity gaps in informal milk sector and highlights the need for gender-transformative approaches in development interventions

On 27 June 2022, a paper titled ‘Gendered barriers and opportunities in Kenya’s informal dairy sector: enhancing gender-equity in urban markets’ was published in Gender, Technology and Development. The study, led by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Gender Scientist Alessandra Galiè...

Brenda CorominaPrinceton in Africa Fellow: Assistant Writer/Editor

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AgHealth blog

19 Jul 2022

New study explores gendered barriers and opportunities in Kenya’s informal dairy sector

Informal milk trading in peri-urban Nairobi plays a key role in supporting both livelihoods and nutrition, particularly among poor households. Gender dynamics affect who is involved in milk trading and who benefits from it. To better understand gendered constraints and opportunities in informal,...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on dairying

Book Chapter

Published2016

Dairy value chains in East Africa: Why so few women?

Book Chapter

Published2004

Application of integrated resource management tools: Decision support for small ruminant dairy Mediterranean farming systems

Book Chapter

Published2017

Improving smallholder dairy farming in Africa

Book Chapter

Published1996

Integrating simulation models to optimise nutrition and management for dairy farms: a methodology

Book Chapter

Published2017

The use and abuse of cereals, legumes and crop residues in rations for dairy cattle

Book Chapter

Published2017

Detecting and preventing contamination of dairy cattle feed

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ILRI Projects on dairying

Nov 2020Dec 2022

Regional integrated agricultural development project in the great lakes (PRDAIGL)

Objectives Improve dairy production in Burundi by facilitating access to modern animal husbandry practices. This include strengthening the country's capacity for disease surveillance and control, accelerating genetic improvement through artificial insemination, and introducing improved and nutrient...

Jan 2018Feb 2021

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation – Irrigated Fodder Development, Phase II

The project aims to build on the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) Phase I work of validating and promoting sustainable small-scale irrigation technologies to produce irrigated fodder in the smallholder systems and help bridge seasonal feed shortages. The...

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Jan 2019Dec 2022

Rwanda Dairy Development Project is implemented by Government of Rwanda under a loan from IFAD. This technical assistance project aims to support improved feeding of dairy cattle across project sites

Aims to provide livestock technical support including use of ration balancing approaches, feed-supply demand work and the use of other prioritization tools including SoFT to the Rwanda dairy development project

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