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ILRI News on livelihoods

14 Nov 2022

Looking into Pastoralism's Future: Youth lead the 2026 Vision for Pastoralist Youth Consultation

There was a buzz in the meeting hall at the University of Lukenya in Makueni County, about 5 hours’ drive south from Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. Twenty-eight young pastoralists of ages 18 to 35 from Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania had gathered for three days in September 2022. Their mission was to...

Madison SpinelliPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

14 Nov 2022

Pastoralist Robha Abekeri is at COP27 representing the voice of youth in charting pastoralism's future

In Ethiopia’s Afar region, where temperatures can reach up to 54 degrees Celsius at the peak of the hot season, pastoralism is the primary source of livelihood for the people there. They have adapted to the harsh climate and are extremely knowledgeable on the weather patterns, animal land capacity...

Madison SpinelliPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI Asia

03 Nov 2022

National meeting assesses the status and economic benefits of donkeys and mules in India

Since January 2020, the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) and partners have been mapping the India’s donkey and mule population to identify their usage patterns in rural and urban communities. In addition to providing draft work for agriculture in India, donkeys provide milk for...

Vijayalakshmy KennadyScientist & Communications Officer, South Asia

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Publications on livelihoods

Presentation

Published2022

Food systems transformation: An African perspective of where we are and where to next

Journal Article

Published2020

Food crops commercialization and household livelihoods: Evidence from rural regions in Central Africa

Journal Article

Published2022

Understanding drivers of stunting reduction in Nigeria from 2003 to 2018: A regression analysis

Journal Article

Published2022

Gender-inclusive business models in livestock value chains in low- and middle-income countries: What can we learn from the literature?

Report

Published2021

Technology uptake and scaling synthesis report for Uganda, Tanzania and Vietnam

Journal Article

Published2022

Women's empowerment and livestock vaccination: Evidence from peste des petits ruminants vaccination interventions in northern Ghana

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ILRI Projects on livelihoods

Apr 2019Dec 2022

ICAR Project, Animal Disease Economics

Objectives: - Development of an integrated epidemiological-economic framework through participatory system dynamics modelling that can be used to quantify economic and non-economics of animal disease and its control strategies under different scenarios; - Application of the framework to assess the...

Dec 2021Aug 2022

Climate Smart Digital Technologies for Agriculture and Food Security Pillar of the AAAP

Improving adaptation of the livestock sub-sector to the climate change risks is therefore an imperative for achieving increased livestock production and productivity, transforming them into quality food for animal and human consumption, accessing markets for final products and integrating the...

Jan 2022Jul 2025

The Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action

Tomorrow’s food insecurity and malnutrition, however, can be overcome today by early actions and solutions that increase the resilience and adaptive capacities of pastoralist communities facing climate threats. Jameel Observatory adopt a community of practice approach which was launched in Kenya...

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