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ILRI News on livestock

09 May 2022

The Kenyan dairy and poultry sectors to benefit from a new research initiative

The livestock sector in Kenya is vital to peoples’ livelihoods. Many households depend on the sector for income through the sale of animal products, employment, and as a source of food. The livestock sector is also a major benefactor to the Kenyan economy as it contributes about 12 per cent to the...

Judy KimaniCommunications Specialist

ILRI News

28 Apr 2022

Genetics breakthrough in disease-resistant native East African cattle breed—The Economist

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) veterinary scientists led by Phil Toye and James Prendergast of the Roslin Institute were featured in The Economist for the serendipitous discovery of a gene that could make African cattle more resistant to East Coast Fever. Reproduced here is the...

Brenda CorominaPrinceton in Africa Fellow: Assistant Writer/Editor

21 Apr 2022

Press release: New livestock-based initiative launched for better livelihoods, nutrition and gender inclusion in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam

A two-day workshop, 20-21 April 2022, kicked off the One-CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion (or SAPLING ) in Son La Province, Northwest Vietnam. The workshop brought together about 80 key stakeholders from Son La province including...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

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Publications on livestock

Brief

Published2022

Legume SELECT: Science-driven Evaluation of Legume Choice for Transformed livelihoods: Characteristics of farming systems in Digga, Oromia, Ethiopia

Brief

Published2022

Legume SELECT: Science-driven Evaluation of Legume Choice for Transformed livelihoods―Wheat-based farming system in Ethiopia: Experiences and legume focused strategies in Sinana, Bale, Oromia, Ethiopia

Report

Published2021

Urban food markets in Africa – Incentivizing food safety using a pull-push approach (Pull-Push project): Burkina Faso stakeholders’ workshop report

Journal Article

Published2022

State of ex situ conservation of landrace groups of 25 major crops

Report

Published2021

Livestock production system in Ward 12, Tsholotsho District, Zimbabwe: Characterization and potential productivity enhancement

Report

Published2022

Supporting training of trainers (ToTs) to formulate feed rations for farmers using the FeedCalculator app in Uganda

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ILRI Projects on livestock

Dec 2019Apr 2022

Gender planning

Much effort has been geared towards ‘gender mainstreaming’ to ensure that women’s needs, capabilities and constraints are included in the development of technologies, practices and business approaches. Such mainstreaming in livestock often aimed to highlight the underplayed, invisible and...

Nov 2019Apr 2022

Global livestock advocacy for development

The project builds on lessons and insights from the Global Livestock Advocacy for Development (GLAD) project (2016–2019) that addressed three key problems: a growing negative view of livestock in industrialized nations, low attention to the sector in wider agricultural and broader development...

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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