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ILRI News on livelihoods

12 Oct 2021

Press release: Art exhibition showcases artist and farmer view of livestock development in Vietnam

Media contact: Communications Department, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, ngocvnfam@gmail.com Chi Nguyen, communications officer, ILRI, c.nguyen@cgiar.org , +84 (0)936 066 152 About 120 artworks and photos on livestock from the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum and the Livestock-led...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

ILRI News

08 Oct 2021

Recent locust swarms highlight the importance of livestock in east Africa

In December 2019, and continuing through most of 2020, locust swarms periodically blotted the skies above east Africa. The invasion formed in the Arabian Desert in May 2018, with strong winds eventually pushing the insects across the Red Sea and into east Africa, generating a plague on a scale not...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

AVCD program blog

26 Sep 2021

New drought-tolerant varieties rekindle hopes of food security in drought-prone Makueni County

A happy and hopeful Wilson Lati at his drought-tolerant Sorghum farm in Emali/Mulala Ward in Makueni Hoping against hope of decent harvests, farmers in the semi-arid and arid regions of eastern Kenya have always planted their traditional and favourite food crops – pigeonpea, green gram, sorghum,...

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Publications on livelihoods

Report

Published2021

Scaling Scan Report: Ghana Livestock Vaccine Innovation Fund Project

Report

Published2021

Are livestock always bad for the planet? Rethinking the protein transition and climate change debate

Report

Published2021

Economic and marketing performance of chicken value chain actors in Nigeria: Challenges and business opportunities for sustainable livelihood

Report

Published2021

Complete Scaling Readiness study of tropical poultry genetic solutions strategy in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Nigeria

Presentation

Published2021

Call for action: Eradicate peste des petits ruminants and improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers in developing countries―Evidence from Senegal

Journal Article

Published2021

Can fruit and vegetable aggregation systems better balance improved producer livelihoods with more equitable distribution?

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ILRI Projects on livelihoods

Jan 2021Dec 2021

Silvopastoralism and welfare of animals in Borana

Silvopastoralism is a form of agroforestry that involves integrating trees, forage and the grazing of domesticated animals in a mutually beneficial way. This project will develop site-specific action plans to strengthen silvopastoralism and its value chain integrating management of dry forests,...

Jan 2020Dec 2021

Synergies of animal welfare and agroforestry to benefit farming systems in Ethiopia

Agroforestry, the integration of trees into agriculture, is a promising agricultural method for facing the challenges of climate change. Trees and shrubs hold enormous potential for improving livestock management by providing diverse fodder, protection from wind and heat, more resilient grazing...

Jan 2020Dec 2022

Genome-wide association study in indigenous poultry breeds and varieties

Objective To assess diversity of Indian breeds in comparison with tropically adapted exotic chicken breeds To identify Indian breeds specific candidate signature of selection for adaptive and productivity traits To design and develop SNP chip for Indian chicken breeds Methods For conducting...

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Tags: livelihoods

ILRI News on livelihoods

Press release: Art exhibition showcases artist and farmer view of livestock development in Vietnam￼

Recent locust swarms highlight the importance of livestock in east Africa

New drought-tolerant varieties rekindle hopes of food security in drought-prone Makueni County

Publications on livelihoods

Scaling Scan Report: Ghana Livestock Vaccine Innovation Fund Project

Are livestock always bad for the planet? Rethinking the protein transition and climate change debate

Economic and marketing performance of chicken value chain actors in Nigeria: Challenges and business opportunities for sustainable livelihood

Complete Scaling Readiness study of tropical poultry genetic solutions strategy in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Nigeria

Call for action: Eradicate peste des petits ruminants and improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers in developing countries―Evidence from Senegal

Can fruit and vegetable aggregation systems better balance improved producer livelihoods with more equitable distribution?

ILRI Projects on livelihoods

Silvopastoralism and welfare of animals in Borana

Synergies of animal welfare and agroforestry to benefit farming systems in Ethiopia

Genome-wide association study in indigenous poultry breeds and varieties

Press release: Art exhibition showcases artist and farmer view of livestock development in Vietnam