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ILRI News on data

31 Mar 2020

Senior Kenya government officials visit ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station

ILRI news Jimmy Smith (centre), Dieter Schillinger (second right) and Sita Ghimire (right) with Kenya government officials who recently visited the Kapiti Research Station (photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu). Three senior Kenya government officials visited the International Livestock Research...

Sarah KasyokaCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

Mazingira blog

13 Mar 2020

ILRI trains East Africa officials on measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems

ILRI news Livestock production is the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture. But global estimates of these emissions are based on emission factors from developed countries. There is limited data on emissions from livestock systems in developing countries, which has...

Sarah KasyokaCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

Mazingira blog

05 Mar 2020

ILRI 'eWeigh' mobile phone app to help farmers accurately estimate live weight of their cattle

ILRI news One of the most important and revealing attributes of livestock is their live weight. This single measurement can help farmers effectively manage their stock and is critical for making informed decisions on aspects of animal production such as feed rations, market value, administration of...

Sarah KasyokaCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

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Publications on data

Report

Published2019

Training of Trainers on multi-stakeholder platform facilitation, gender and data management, ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa, 20–23 November 2019

Presentation

Published2019

The application of several genomic models for the analysis of small holder dairy cattle data

Presentation

Published2019

Lessons from the past: How performance data availability and quality has led to genetic and economic gains in different breeds

News Item

Published2019

A tool developed by ILRI to help researchers monitor progress of various agricultural interventions towards climate change adaptation and mitigation is becoming widely adopted

Conference Paper

Published2019

Innovative application of ICT tools for paperless data capture and feedback in smallholder dairy production systems: The Platform for African Dairy Genetic Gains (ADGG)

Conference Paper

Published2019

Current situations of animal data recording, dairy improvement infrastructure, human capacity and strategic issues affecting dairy production in sub-Saharan Africa

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ILRI Projects on data

Jan 2017Dec 2021

ReSAKSS Phase III

The Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) is an Africa-wide network of regional nodes established in 2006 under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). It supports implementation of CAADP efforts to promote evidence and outcome-based policy...