Tags: livestock systems

ILRI News on livestock systems

25 Nov 2020

ILRI signs MoU with UNEP to collaborate in sustainable livestock and environmental development

A herd of cattle searching for water in an almost-dry riverbed (photo credit: ILRI/ Sonja Leitner). The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) that provides a framework for cooperation in...

Judy KimaniCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

Sustainable livestock systems

31 Mar 2020

Climate-smart livestock systems program kicks off in Kenya’s pastoral rangelands

Like many other rangelands in East Africa, the South Rift rangelands in Kenya’s Kajiado County are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In the Ol Kirmatian and Shompole group ranches in Kajiado, pastoralism is the predominant means of livestock production and over the years the pastoralists...

Sarah KasyokaCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

Sustainable livestock systems

17 Feb 2020

A tool for all seasons: A ‘lean’ household survey system for ‘minimal effort, maximum information’ comes of age

Mark van Wijk, a senior scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and his colleagues are excited to announce the first public release of a dataset generated by surveys of more than 13,000 households in 21 countries using a novel survey tool – the Rural Household Multi-...

Sarah KasyokaCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

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Publications on livestock systems

Journal Article

Published2020

A scoping review of feed interventions and livelihoods of small-scale livestock keepers

Journal Article

Published2020

Determinants of livestock market participation among pastoral communities of Tana River County, Kenya

Poster

Published2020

Supply chain and delivery of antimicrobial drugs in smallholder livestock production systems in Uganda

Presentation

Published2020

Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions attributable to smallholder livestock systems in western Kenya: Cradle to farm gate life cycle assessment

Presentation

Published2020

Mapping as a tool for filling data gaps in grasslands and savannahs

Presentation

Published2020

Research investments in institutional innovations: The case of rangeland governance in Tunisia―Ongoing rangeland research and outcomes of IFAD-ICARDA-NARS.

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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...