small ruminants

ILRI News on small ruminants

05 Nov 2020

India’s Odisha state starts work on a livestock master plan

Rearing goats in Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India (photo credit: ILRI/Susan MacMillan) . The Indian state of Odisha has officially rolled-out the process of designing a ‘livestock master plan’ (LMP) with the support of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The process started on 22 Oct...

Judy KimaniCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

AVCD program blog

16 Mar 2020

The private sector can deliver veterinary vaccines in Kenya

On 1 February 2020 the director of veterinary services (DVS), Obadiah Njagi, issued a circular clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the private sector in the delivery of veterinary medicines and vaccines across Kenya in accordance with the existing laws and regulations. For a long time, the...

Muthoni NjiruCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

AVCD program blog

30 Sep 2019

Can the private sector deliver livestock vaccines in Kenya? Yes, they can

A private service provider supported by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Accelerated Value Chains Development (AVCD) program’s livestock component, provides high-quality veterinary inputs and services to the farmers in Kenya’s arid areas (photo credit: ILRI/ Haret Hambe)...