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ILRI News on drylands

09 Jul 2021

After 10 years in Kenya and Ethiopia, are we ready to scale up livestock insurance in the Horn of Africa?

Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) programs in East Africa have thus far had limited success. A new ILRI study finds that future initiatives should embrace a number of lessons learned if they wish to achieve scale and financial sustainability. It’s not a secret – for millions of people,...

Felix LungDisaster risk finance consultant

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Publications on drylands

Brief

Published2021

Multi-purpose drought-tolerant cactus pear can provide livelihood opportunities for farmers and nutrition for people and livestock in dryland areas

Journal Article

Published2021

Evaluation of chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of stovers of different pearl millet varieties and their effect on the performance of sheep in the West African Sahel

Book

Published2021

Building financial resilience in pastoral communities in Africa: Lessons learned from implementing the Kenya Livestock Insurance Program (KLIP)

Manual

Published2020

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 2-6: Essential restorative grazing: Part two – Rotational approaches

Manual

Published2020

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 2-5: Essential restorative grazing: Part one – Rangeland resting.

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ILRI Projects on drylands

Mar 2019Apr 2032

One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL)

The project brings together professionals in human and animal health and the environment to achieve better access to human and veterinary health services and sustainable natural resources management. To implement One Health , the project works with communities, public and private service providers...

International Land Coalition Rangelands Initiative: Making rangelands secure

Making rangelands secure Established in 2010, the International Land Coalition (ILC) Rangelands Initiative facilitates learning between, and provides technical support to government and other actors working to make rangelands more tenure secure. Coordinated and supported globally by the...

Enhanced community resilience to drought through innovative market based systems approaches

Project goal The overall goal of the project is to improve pastoral livelihoods through sustainable market systems. The project aims to promote pastoral livelihoods diversification, facilitate robust markets for livestock and livestock products and enhance consolidation of knowledge base to enhance...

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ILRI News on drylands

After 10 years in Kenya and Ethiopia, are we ready to scale up livestock insurance in the Horn of Africa?

Towards clearer One Health policies in eastern Africa: Interview with HEAL Project interim regional manager

European Union invests in climate-smart innovations in livestock production

Publications on drylands

Multi-purpose drought-tolerant cactus pear can provide livelihood opportunities for farmers and nutrition for people and livestock in dryland areas

Evaluation of chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of stovers of different pearl millet varieties and their effect on the performance of sheep in the West African Sahel

Building financial resilience in pastoral communities in Africa: Lessons learned from implementing the Kenya Livestock Insurance Program (KLIP)

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 2-6: Essential restorative grazing: Part two – Rotational approaches

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 2-5: Essential restorative grazing: Part one – Rangeland resting.

Gender and One Health context analysis for HEAL

ILRI Projects on drylands

One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL)

International Land Coalition Rangelands Initiative: Making rangelands secure

Enhanced community resilience to drought through innovative market based systems approaches