Tags: dairying

ILRI News on dairying

16 Oct 2019

New study explores the role of livestock products for nutrition in the first 1000 days of life

On World Food Day 2019, we highlight a recent article by scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute that summarizes the current state of knowledge on the role of livestock products for nutrition, with emphasis on the first 1000 days of life for individuals living in low-income...

ILRI clippings

05 Oct 2019

Susan MacMillan

India establishes separate ministerial livestock portfolio, a sector outperforming crop agriculture

All illustrations by Bengali artist Jamini Roy, 1887–1972. ‘The creation of a separate ministerial portfolio for animal husbandry, dairying, and fisheries for the first time by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his second term has aroused keen interest in the agricultural policy space. With...

AVCD program blog

19 Aug 2019

Muthoni Njiru

Don’t spill it, chill it: Makueni milk factory helps farmers aggregate and sell more milk

Makueni dairy farmers to produce, aggregate and market milk as a business through the establishment of Kathonzweni Dairy Farmers Cooperative milk processing factory For many dairy farmers, their animals are like their children. Valued and cared for with a hope that they will succeed to bring good...

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Publications on dairying

Journal Article

Published2019

Aflatoxin contamination of milk marketed in Pakistan: A longitudinal study

Poster

Published2019

Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Salmonella in the milk and feces of lactating dairy cows and camels in Borana pastoral community, Ethiopia

Journal Article

Published2019

Aflatoxin exposure from milk in rural Kenya and the contribution to the risk of liver cancer

Journal Article

Published2019

Reproductive performance indicators of dairy cattle in selected small-scale dairy farms in semi-arid Eastern Kenya

Journal Article

Published2019

Adaptation opportunities for smallholder dairy farmers facing resource scarcity: Integrated livestock, water and land management

Journal Article

Published2019

Transfer of total phenols from a grapeseed-supplemented diet to dairy sheep and goat milk, and effects on performance and milk quality

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ILRI Projects on dairying

Sep 2017Dec 2019

Facilitating Value Addition and Processing in the Context of the Cassava, Maize, Banana, Vegetable and Livestock Value Chains(PRODEMA) Activities to support the Milk Value Chain

This phase of the Project (PRODEMA II) is concerned with value addition, developing markets, demonstration and upscaling of new technologies for dairy, cassava, banana, fruits and vegetables and improving human nutrition along these value chains.

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

Jan 2019Dec 2020

Feed the Future - Accelerated Value Chain Development Program phase II

The Feed the Future Kenya Accelerated Value Chain Development program seeks to widely apply technologies and innovations for selected value chains in order to competitively and sustainably increase productivity, contributing to inclusive agricultural growth, nutrition and food security in the...

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