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

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...

David AronsonSenior Communications Advisor

African Chicken Genetic Gains blog

04 Apr 2019

Educational tours to ILRI poultry research facility inspire young students in Ethiopia

Students from Hillside School at the ILRI poultry research facility in Addis Ababa (photo credit: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu). The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led African Chicken Genetics Gains (ACGG) project is now hosting educational tours for students at the poultry research...

Beamlak Tesfaye

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Latest publications

Brochure

Published2020

MoreMilk project: Safer milk, more sales, healthier children

Journal Article

Published2020

Impact of participatory training of smallholder pig farmers on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding biosecurity for the control of African swine fever in Uganda

Journal Article

Published2020

Towards actionable farm typologies: Scaling adoption of agricultural inputs in Rwanda

Journal Article

Published2020

Relative distribution, diversity, and bloodmeal sources of mosquitoes and known vectors of Rift Valley fever phlebovirus in three differing ecosystems in Bura, Tana River County, Kenya

Report

Published2020

Gender dynamics and social implications of improved planted forages in smallholder piggery systems in Uganda

Journal Article

Published2020

Investigation of the governance structure of the Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety

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International Livestock Research Institute

Eastern and Southern Africa

Amos Omore

ILRI Projects in Eastern and Southern Africa

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

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

One Health regional network for the Horn of Africa

ILRI News in Eastern and Southern Africa

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

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

Educational tours to ILRI poultry research facility inspire young students in Ethiopia

Latest publications

MoreMilk project: Safer milk, more sales, healthier children

Impact of participatory training of smallholder pig farmers on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding biosecurity for the control of African swine fever in Uganda

Towards actionable farm typologies: Scaling adoption of agricultural inputs in Rwanda

Relative distribution, diversity, and bloodmeal sources of mosquitoes and known vectors of Rift Valley fever phlebovirus in three differing ecosystems in Bura, Tana River County, Kenya

Gender dynamics and social implications of improved planted forages in smallholder piggery systems in Uganda

Investigation of the governance structure of the Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety

Youtube videos

East Africa

Photos from Flickr

Jacob Mignouna

Iain Wright

Siboniso Moyo

Michael Blümmel

Delia Grace

Sikhalazo Dube

Amos Omore

Sirak Bahta