Eastern and Southern Africa

ILRI operates in East Africa with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

This page brings together ILRI and partner resources on Eastern and Southern Africa. It shows information on projects, news items, research outputs and video materials as well as ILRI people working in the region.

ILRI Projects in Eastern and Southern Africa

Aug 2020Aug 2025

Feed the Future Animal Health Innovation Lab

The Feed the Future Animal Health Innovation Lab will develop local capacity in Kenya to carry out laboratory-based animal health research to improve East Coast fever vaccines and diagnostics and conduct social and economic evaluations of the effects of animal health interventions on human...

Nov 2020Dec 2022

Regional integrated agricultural development project in the great lakes (PRDAIGL)

Objectives Facilitate access to modern animal husbandry techniques in epidemiological surveillance, disease control, artificial insemination and livestock feeding to improve dairy production. Activities Technical support for the purchase and distribution of 3,000 dairy cattle Support veterinary...

Jun 2020Jun 2023

Management of animal diseases and antimicrobial use by information and communication technology to control antimicrobial resistance in East Africa

Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to global public health and interventions to address it are urgently required. The project applies information and communications technology in poultry production to enhance poultry health, reduce the need to use antibiotics and limit the risk of...

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ILRI News in Eastern and Southern Africa

ILRI News

15 Sep 2021

Supply and delivery of antimicrobials in smallholder livestock productions system in Uganda

Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Makerere University, and Institute of Virology and Immunology have assessed the use of antimicrobials in smallholder livestock systems in Uganda. Their findings, which are published in the Journal of Frontiers in Veterinary Science show that antibiotics and anti-helminthics are readily available over-the-counter to livestock keepers in the country and antibiotics sales contribute a third of the profit for veterinary drug stockists.

Ekta PatelScientist & Communications Manager - Biosciences

ILRI News

02 Sep 2021

More than money: Setting up livestock investments for gender equity outcomes

Since 2013, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has supported countries in Africa and Asia to develop Livestock Master Plans , articulating and prioritizing their needs for investments in livestock development. Now, scientists are testing new ways to ensure that such plans, and subsequent investments, yield not only economic outcomes but also gender equity.

Marianne GadebergCommunications consultant

AgHealth blog

26 Aug 2021

CGIAR scientists and research collaborators from Ethiopia discuss new One Health initiative

The world’s largest publicly-funded agricultural research partnership, CGIAR , is currently developing a series of initiatives to implement its 2030 research and innovation strategy that was launched in early 2021. The research initiatives are designed to create lasting impact in five key areas:...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Latest publications

Brochure

Published2021

EthiopiaGrass: A novel approach to forage and food production, land restoration, and climate resilience in Ethiopia

Report

Published2021

Farming systems and forage cultivation in Western Kenya and SNNPR Ethiopia: RHoMIS baseline survey report

Report

Published2021

Assessing the environmental impacts of smallholder dairy intensification through improved feeding strategies in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Report

Published2021

Pork value chain businesses: A scoping study of pig aggregators, veterinary drug stockists and feed processors in central region, Uganda

Presentation

Published2021

Understanding mortality and morbidity of pigs in Ugandan smallholder production systems

Journal Article

Published2021

Assessing smallholder sustainable intensification in the Ethiopian highlands

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