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ILRI News on livestock systems

30 Nov 2021

COP26: Towards Sustainable Livestock Systems

On 10 November 2021, a side event of the UNFCC COP26 titled ‘ Towards Sustainable Livestock Systems ’ was hosted by the governments of the Netherlands, New Zealand, Colombia, Kenya, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and Wageningen University and Research (WUR) to discuss...

Brenda CorominaPrinceton in Africa Fellow: Assistant Writer/Editor

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ILRI News

16 Nov 2021

Growth and innovation in the livestock sector could help spur global sustainable development

With the demand for livestock products projected to increase by more than 70 per cent between 2005 and 2030, it is becoming increasingly important to understand livestock’s role in global sustainable development. A recent paper by Fritz Schneider, chair of the Independent Steering Committee for the...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

05 Mar 2021

European Union invests in climate-smart innovations in livestock production

The European Union-funded, Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim) Project was launched in Buhera District, Zimbabwe, on 5 March. The four-year EUR5 million project aims to contribute to the government of Zimbabwe’s agricultural transformation agenda by increasing the adoption of...

Saba ErmyasCommunications Officer

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Publications on livestock systems

Brief

Published2021

Assessing the environmental impacts of livestock production using the CLEANED approach

Brief

Published2021

Mobile feed grinders boost farm efficiency and provide multiple benefits for livestock farmers

Manual

Published2021

Improved livestock system modelling and data capturing tools developed with partners that more accurately capture livestock system characteristics, crop-livestock interactions, and their evolution

Presentation

Published2021

Ruminant livestock production systems and imperatives for sustainable development

Report

Published2021

Characterization of the livestock feed resources and potential for enhancing dairy productivity in Batoka, Choma District, Zambia

Presentation

Published2021

Environmental footprint of African livestock systems- case studies in Kenya

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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...

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