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ILRI News on markets

31 Mar 2019

Expanding livestock production in Asia and Africa key to environmental as well as human welfare gains—New study

Above and below: stone carving bas reliefs from the ruins of ancient Persepolis, capital city of the Persian empire, 5th Century B.C. Those concerned that the rising demand for milk, meat and eggs in lower incomes countries spells only environmental harm should take note of this new scientific...

AVCD program blog

27 Mar 2019

Meron Mulatu

Bulk milk chilling and pasteurizing plants great opportunity for cooperatives to run as a business

The AVCD project handed over bulk milk chilling and pasteurizing plants to cooperative societies of Kericho, Homa Bay, Kisumu and Makueni counties of Kenya in mid January and March 2019 (photo credit: ILRI/Meron Mulatu). The Feed the Future Kenya – Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) program...

Livestock system and environment

22 Mar 2019

Sarah Kasyoka

The Kenya Government declares a pay out of Ksh87 million to cushion 6,000 pastoralists from the effects of drought

Index-Based Livestock Insurance The Government of Kenya, through the State Department of Livestock has announced a payout of Ksh87 million for pastoralists insured under the Kenya Livestock Insurance Program (KLIP). Speaking at a press conference on 7 March 2019 where he declared payouts for the...

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Publications on markets

Journal Article

Published2018

Characterizing smallholder dairy production and their marketing: The implication of enhancing market-oriented dairy development in Bure district, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Report

Published2019

The Accelerated Value Chain Development program national conference report, 26–27 April 2018: Developing value chains to farming as business with technology and innovations in Kenya

Brochure

Published2019

USAID hub livestock trade facilitation

Photo Report

Published2019

Livestock trade in east Africa: Transforming livelihoods through structured trading systems

Brief

Published2018

Regulatory compliance in the Kenyan dairy sector: Awareness and compliance among farmers and vendors

Journal Article

Published2018

Assessing actors in rural markets of sheep and goats in the Nyando Basin of western Kenya: A key to improving productivity from smallholder farms

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ILRI Projects on markets

Sep 2017Dec 2019

Facilitating Value Addition and Processing in the Context of the Cassava, Maize, Banana, Vegetable and Livestock Value Chains(PRODEMA) Activities to support the Milk Value Chain

This phase of the Project (PRODEMA II) is concerned with value addition, developing markets, demonstration and upscaling of new technologies for dairy, cassava, banana, fruits and vegetables and improving human nutrition along these value chains.

Nov 2017Oct 2020

TAAT livestock compact

Livestock supports the livelihood of about 1.3 billion people in developing countries and contributes up to 30 per cent of the agriculture Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly through the provision of meat, milk, eggs, wool and hides and skins. Demand for...

Nov 2018Oct 2022

Urban food markets in Africa: Incentivizing food safety using a pull-push approach

The project aims to improve food safety in urban informal markets in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. While previous efforts have focused on training producers or regulators with little attention to incentives for behaviour change, the project investigates if consumer demand can provide the same...

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