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ILRI News on dairying

07 May 2021

Assessing the role of cooperatives in promoting adoption of livestock vaccines in Kenya

Researchers in the Policies Institutions and Livelihoods (PIL) program of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have had to adopt new ways of conducting surveys in a bid to comply with the COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions in Kenya. Julius Githinji, a research associate...

Judy KimaniCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

ILRI Asia blog

26 Mar 2021

ILRI releases training manuals on best practices for strengthening livestock value chains in Assam, India

The International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) has released a set of training manuals on best practices for improving the quality and safety of informal dairy and pork value chains in Assam, India. The manuals were unveiled at the 2021 Livestock and Poultry Show in Guwahati, Assam, India,...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

16 Dec 2020

Research topic in Frontiers to consolidate findings on delivery of livestock inputs and services in low- and middle-income countries

Pictorial representation of part of the species and concepts covered in the research topic (photo credit: ILRI). While the demand for livestock-derived-foods is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), livestock productivity remains low, limiting the opportunities offered by this...

Judy KimaniCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

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Publications on dairying

Brochure

Published2021

Good Practices 51: October 2021―ILRI’s digital advisory tool to reduce yield gap in dairy animals in the context of mixed farming

Manual

Published2021

Environmental management in smallholder dairy production in Tanzania: A training manual for agripreneurs and technical extension staff

Report

Published2021

CLEANED ex-ante environmental impact assessment of dairy production systems in Tanzania: Baseline validation workshop report (Arusha, Tanzania, 30-31 March 2021)

Journal Article

Published2021

Understanding antibiotic usage on small-scale dairy farms in the Indian states of Assam and Haryana using a mixed-methods approach—Outcomes and challenges

Journal Article

Published2021

Empowering women in dairy cooperatives in Bihar and Telangana, India: A gender and caste analysis

Report

Published2021

Policy Actions for Climate Smart Dairy Development in Tanzania: Policy Briefing report (10 August 2021)

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ILRI Projects on dairying

Nov 2020Dec 2022

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

Objectives Facilitate access to modern animal husbandry techniques in epidemiological surveillance, disease control, artificial insemination and livestock feeding to improve dairy production. Activities Technical support for the purchase and distribution of 3,000 dairy cattle Support veterinary...

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...

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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