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

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...

Jan 2021Dec 2021

Silvopastoralism and welfare of animals in Borana

Silvopastoralism is a form of agroforestry that involves integrating trees, forage and the grazing of domesticated animals in a mutually beneficial way. This project will develop site-specific action plans to strengthen silvopastoralism and its value chain integrating management of dry forests,...

Jan 2020Dec 2021

Synergies of animal welfare and agroforestry to benefit farming systems in Ethiopia

Agroforestry, the integration of trees into agriculture, is a promising agricultural method for facing the challenges of climate change. Trees and shrubs hold enormous potential for improving livestock management by providing diverse fodder, protection from wind and heat, more resilient grazing...

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ILRI News in Eastern and Southern Africa

ILRI News

16 Apr 2021

ILRI supports vaccination against Rift valley fever in Isiolo County, Kenya, after outbreak

More than 100,000 animals have been vaccinated against Rift Valley fever in Isiolo County following reported cases of an outbreak of the disease in December 2020 and January 2021. At least seven people and 100 head of cattle died from the disease. The outbreak affected villages in Garbatulla,...

Geoffrey NjengaCommunications Officer

ILRI News

15 Apr 2021

Building a sustainable livestock genetics improvement system for a food-secure Ethiopia

The African Dairy Genetics Gains (ADGG) project, which is led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and implemented by multiple partners in Ethiopia and Tanzania, is addressing livestock productivity challenges to improve dairy production in the two countries. To celebrate key...

Beamlak TesfayeKnowledge management and communications expert

CGIAR Research Program on Livestock

01 Apr 2021

International Livestock Research Institute scientists support Kenyan government to identify SARS-CoV-2 variants

In the Nairobi laboratories of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the organization's scientists continue to contribute to the fight against COVID-19. Since mid-2020, ILRI – a CGIAR research centre -- has been supporting Kenya’s Ministry of Health to process COVID-19 tests. Now,...

Kate Evans

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Latest publications

Report

Published2021

Needs analysis for the smart pig feeding training for extension service providers in Mukono and Masaka districts, Uganda

Journal Article

Published2017

Value chain upgrading and the inclusion of smallholders in markets: Reflections on contributions of multi-stakeholder processes in dairy development in Tanzania

Journal Article

Published2021

The misuse of antiretrovirals to boost pig and poultry productivity in Uganda and potential implications for public health

Report

Published2021

International Livestock Research Institute