Eastern and Southern Africa

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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

Jan 2020Aug 2020

Situation analysis of food safety control systems in East African Community member states

Food safety is important for the health and wellbeing of communities. Control systems are meant to protect consumers from unsafe products, safeguard public health and facilitate trade. A review of national food control systems can help define where the gaps are and provide suggestions on what needs...

Apr 2020Mar 2020

Overcoming forage challenges in Africa: exploring sequence diversity in Napier grass to fast-track breeding projects at national level

In this project, we propose to capture the maximal range of polymorphisms by whole-genome sequencing of 500 accessions of Napier grass with the project focus on the identification of molecular markers associated with drought tolerance, crude protein content, water soluble carbohydrates, self-...

Oct 2017Dec 2021

One Health regional network for the Horn of Africa

The project will strengthen the ability of organizations to undertake research through a five-step process: Undertake research capability assessments of partner institutions in the Horn of Africa to assess the current and target research capabilities, propose plans to reach the target, implement...

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ILRI News in Eastern and Southern Africa

ILRI News

17 Jun 2020

Working across institutions and disciplines for science-based responses to fight COVID-19 in Ethiopia

Ethiopia recorded its first case of COVID-19 on March 13, 2020 and the disease has been spreading steadily since then, giving rise to concern over grave health consequences and harsh economic impacts. By June 11, 2,670 cases were recorded across different regions of the country, with a majority in...

Michael VictorHead, Communications and Knowledge Management
Sean Mattson Alliance Bioversity and CIAT

ILRI News

22 May 2020

Getting farmers on the phone to protect livestock and livelihoods during COVID-19 - and beyond

Continuous collaboration between farmers and scientists is the pinnacle of successful agricultural research for development. But what do you do when a global pandemic gets in the way of field visits and in-person exchanges? You get farmers on the phone.

Marianne GadebergCommunications consultant

ILRI News

17 Jun 2019

Advocating for livestock, say its supporters, requires stronger narratives as well as robust evidence

Mary Nzomo, the chair of Kenya’s Agriculture County Executive Committee Members Caucus, holding the microphone, flanked by Zena Habtewold Biru and Isabelle Baltenweck. (Photo credit: David Aronson/ILRI) The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and African Union Commission sponsored a...