Tags: livestock systems

ILRI News on livestock systems

05 Dec 2022

Working towards sustainable livestock systems - 3 CGIAR initiatives the focus at the FAO Science and Innovation Forum

Sustainable livestock systems are crucial for supporting livelihoods and nutrition in the Global South, but face pressing climate-related challenges. Adapting these systems will ensure that the economic, social and environmental integrity of livestock-rearing communities is preserved. Working...

Madison SpinelliPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

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

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Publications on livestock systems

Journal Article

Published2022

Silvopastoral systems for offsetting livestock emissions in the tropics: A case study of a dairy farm in Costa Rica

Journal Article

Published2020

Seasonal variations and its impacts on livestock production systems with a special reference to dairy animals: An appraisal

Journal Article

Published2022

Quantification of methane emitted by ruminants: A review of methods

Report

Published2021

Program for Climate Smart Livestock Systems (PCSL): Futures workshop, Ethiopia, May 2021

Report

Published2021

Program for Climate Smart Livestock Systems (PCSL): Futures workshop, Uganda, March 2021

Brochure

Published2021

Good Practices 51: October 2021―ILRI’s digital advisory tool to reduce yield gap in dairy animals in the context of mixed farming

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ILRI Projects on livestock systems

Jan 2018Dec 2022

EQUIP–Strengthening Smallholder Livestock Systems for the Future Project

This project sets out to develop the knowledge, skills, tools and products that are prerequisites for future scaling efforts that will significantly reduce gaps in feed quantity and quality, and thereby increase livestock productivity in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso. The project has four focal areas...

livestock systems