Tags: resilience

ILRI News on resilience

03 Oct 2020

‘Genomic time travel’ for better African cattle—New paper describes a ‘rich mosaic of traits’ and an ‘evolutionary jolt’

Scientists from ILRI, Korea and other partners have discovered a new set of genetic markers in African cattle that signal beneficial characteristics, with a view to harnessing them for future generations. ‘In a multi-national collaborative effort, scientists have announced the discovery of a new...

Susan MacMillanTeam leader, Communications, awareness and advocacy

ILRI clippings

01 Oct 2020

ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station to serve as conservancy and critical wildlife corridor for Nairobi National Park

ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station (photo credit: ILRI/Jake Meyers). ‘Nairobi National Park wildlife ecosystem has more than doubled its land size to 78,000 acres after two institutions agreed to integrate their land with the wildlife conservancy. On Thursday, 24 Sep 2020, the Kapiti Research Station...

Susan MacMillanTeam leader, Communications, awareness and advocacy

ILRI News

19 Aug 2020

ILRI launches new drought index insurance for resilience in the Sahel and Horn of Africa project

Camels carrying salt harvested in Afar, Ethiopia. A new drought index-insurance for resilience project is focusing on pastoral systems in the Sahel and Horn of Africa (photo credit:ILRI/ Fiona Flintan). In the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, livestock provide a source of livelihood for millions of...