Tags: livelihoods

ILRI News on livelihoods

05 Nov 2020

India’s Odisha state starts work on a livestock master plan

Rearing goats in Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India (photo credit: ILRI/Susan MacMillan) . The Indian state of Odisha has officially rolled-out the process of designing a ‘livestock master plan’ (LMP) with the support of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The process started on 22 Oct...

Judy KimaniCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

ILRI clippings

12 Oct 2020

How viable are schemes to give poor people making and selling ‘informal’ milk greater market access?

Artworks on this page: Various Jugs, by Katie Grobler. A new re port from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) reviews the effectiveness of training and certification schemes designed to give small-scale ‘...

Susan MacMillanTeam leader, Communications, awareness and advocacy

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

05 Oct 2020

Using the livestock master plan process to boost investment in livestock development

A pastoralist takes her livestock to a communally managed water point in Garba Tulla, Isiolo county, northern Kenya (photo Credit:ILRI/Fiona Flintan) . The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the French Agricultural...

Judy KimaniCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

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Publications on livelihoods

Presentation

Published2020

Enhancing production, quality and consumption of milk for income and improved nutrition in Rwanda

Journal Article

Published2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and global food security

Journal Article

Published2020

Spiraling up and down: Mapping women’s empowerment through agricultural interventions using the community capitals framework in rural Ethiopia

Journal Article

Published2020

Are there gender differences in access to and demand for East Coast fever vaccine? Empirical evidence from rural smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya

Journal Article

Published2020

The promotion of amaranth value chains for livelihood enhancement in East Africa: A systems modelling approach

Journal Article

Published2020

Use of the infection and treatment method in the control of East Coast fever in Kenya: Does gender matter for adoption and impact?

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ILRI Projects on livelihoods

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Jan 2020Dec 2020

ICAR – ILRI Collaborative project on “Improvement of basal feed resources through multi-dimensional crop improvement and application of spin-off technologies from 2nd gen biofuel”

Objective Disseminated rice cultivars with high grain yield and high straw quality identified in phase 1 Explore genomic region that are associated with rice straw fodder quality traits Develop a strategy for targeted further concomitant genetic enhancement of grain and straw traits in rice Develop...

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Jan 2020Dec 2022

ICAR-ILRI Collaborative project on “Genome wide association study in Indigenous poultry breeds/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 Methodology: For conducting...

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Jan 2019Dec 2022

ICAR-ILRI Collaborative project on “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 Methodology: Estimation of economic losses due to diseases using official government data...

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