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ILRI News on livestock

01 Jul 2021

BUILD Uganda launches quarterly newsletter

The Boosting Uganda’s Investment in Livestock Development (BUILD) project inaugural newsletter edition has been published. The newsletter, which will be produced quarterly, is a platform to share project outputs and updates with colleagues, partners, donors and other stakeholder groups. The BUILD...

Pamela WairagalaCommunications and Knowledge Management Senior Officer

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

24 May 2021

The Kenya Livestock Master Plan process initiated to enhance sustainable development and investment in the sector

The Kenya livestock sector supports the livelihoods of a significant part of the population and is key to attaining food and nutrition security in the country. The sector contributes approximately 12 per cent to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 42 per cent to agricultural GDP. It is...

Judy KimaniCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

ILRI News

24 May 2021

New atlas reveals climate-critical rangelands cover half the world's land surface, supporting millions of people and critical ecosystems—yet often ignored despite threats

● 54 per cent of the world’s terrestrial surface consists of rangelands, but just 10 per cent of national climate plans (as part of the Paris Climate Agreement) include references to rangelands ● New rangelands atlas can guide climate and biodiversity negotiators ahead of UN summits ● Despite their...

Mireille FerrariCommunications Manager, CGIAR Research Program on Livestock

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Publications on livestock

Journal Article

Published2021

Global Burden of Animal Diseases: A novel approach to understanding and managing disease in livestock and aquaculture

Journal Article

Published2021

Antimicrobial resistance at the livestock-human interface: Implications for veterinary services

Report

Published2021

Community-based approach for the control of gastrointestinal parasites under smallholder sheep farming systems

Presentation

Published2020

LIVEMAP website

Presentation

Published2021

Genetics and genomic approaches for sustainable dairy cattle improvement

Presentation

Published2021

Application of nuclear and genomic technologies for improving livestock productivity in developing world: Challenges and opportunities

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ILRI Projects on livestock

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...

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...

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Tags: livestock

ILRI News on livestock

BUILD Uganda launches quarterly newsletter

The Kenya Livestock Master Plan process initiated to enhance sustainable development and investment in the sector

​​​​​​​New atlas reveals climate-critical rangelands cover half the world's land surface, supporting millions of people and critical ecosystems—yet often ignored despite threats

Publications on livestock

Global Burden of Animal Diseases: A novel approach to understanding and managing disease in livestock and aquaculture

Antimicrobial resistance at the livestock-human interface: Implications for veterinary services

Community-based approach for the control of gastrointestinal parasites under smallholder sheep farming systems

LIVEMAP website

Genetics and genomic approaches for sustainable dairy cattle improvement

Application of nuclear and genomic technologies for improving livestock productivity in developing world: Challenges and opportunities

ILRI Projects on livestock

Silvopastoralism and welfare of animals in Borana

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

Gender planning

New atlas reveals climate-critical rangelands cover half the world's land surface, supporting millions of people and critical ecosystems—yet often ignored despite threats