Tags: livelihoods

ILRI News on livelihoods

24 Dec 2021

MorePork project creates digital content to help farmers in Uganda improve their pig enterprises

The CGIAR Research Program on Livestock (CRP Livestock) in Uganda has implemented the MorePork project since the year 2012 with the most recent phase, MorePork II, ending on 31 December 2021. The goal of the MorePork project is to improve the incomes of pig value chain actors through marketing...

Edwin KangetheDigital Extension and Scaling Specialist

AVCD program blog

09 Dec 2021

How DFAs are rejuvenating the dairy industry in Homa Bay and Siaya counties

Okal Okoko, at his Okasambu Dairy Farm in Oyugis, Homa Bay Before 2019, Kasbondo Dairy Cooperative, in Oyugis, Homa Bay County used to receive 300-350 litres of milk per day from less than 25 farmers with only three of them able supply 60 litres per day. Across the region in Siaya County, SAM...

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ILRI News

16 Nov 2021

Growth and innovation in the livestock sector could help spur global sustainable development

With the demand for livestock products projected to increase by more than 70 per cent between 2005 and 2030, it is becoming increasingly important to understand livestock’s role in global sustainable development. A recent paper by Fritz Schneider, chair of the Independent Steering Committee for the...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

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Publications on livelihoods

Report

Published2021

LegumeSELECT: Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) report for characterization of smallholder farming in Sinana and Digga Woredas, Oromia, Ethiopia

Presentation

Published2020

Raising the visibility of livestock in African policy dialogue

Book

Published2021

Chăn nuôi Việt Nam dưới góc nhìn nghệ thuật và góc nhìn nông dân (Livestock development in Vietnam from artists' and farmers' perspectives)

Manual

Published2021

Training manual, LI-CHAN: Livestock-led interventions towards equitable livelihoods and improved environment in the north-west highlands of Vietnam

Journal Article

Published2021

Investigating the socio-economic and livelihoods impacts of African swine fever in Timor-Leste: An application of spatial group model building

Infographic

Published2021

The impacts of COVID-19 on farmers in Uganda during 2020: Central, Eastern, and Western Regions

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ILRI Projects on livelihoods

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...

Jan 2019Dec 2022

Assessment of economic impact of priority animal diseases and their control in India

Objective Estimating the economic losses due to priority animal diseases in India Estimating the cost of national control strategies for priority diseases and benefits from disease control interventions Methods Estimation of economic losses due to diseases using official government data Estimation...

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...

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