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New study maps global hotspots of poverty and zoonotic diseases
Orma boran cattle crossing a river. A new study has mapped the global hotspots of poverty and human-animal diseases (photo credit: ILRI/R. Dolan).A new study has mapped global hotspots of poverty and...
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ILRI in the news: Are environmental changes spreading Rift Valley and Lassa...
Cattle wade in the Awash River in Ethiopia. Changes in farming practices and forest cover are thought to be affecting the transmission of diseases from animals to people (photo credit: ILRI).An...
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Study calls for integrated use of innovation systems in agricultural research...
A pineapple farmer in Ntungamo District, Uganda. The Ntungamo Pineapple Innovation Platform is one of three case studies highlighted in a new journal article on innovation platforms for agricultural...
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ILRI research on food safety in informal markets featured in special...
Testing milk in Kenya's informal milk market. New research studies have evaluated zoonotic health risks associated with urban dairy farming systems in Nairobi, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Dave...
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ILRI presents at the 28th International Conference of Agricultural Economists
Cattle being watered at the Ghibe River in southwestern Ethiopia. The country's livestock sector supports the livelihoods of a large proportion of rural households (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann).On...
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ILRI presents at the 13th conference of the International Society for...
Boran cattle at Kapiti Ranch, Kenya. Research by ILRI on the prevention and control of Rift Valley fever in Kenya featured during the 13th conference of the International Society for Veterinary...
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New ILRI website features research on agriculture associated diseases
Cattle coming in from the fields in the evening in Lhate Village, Chokwe, Mozambique (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). If you are interested in research on the links between agriculture and health,...
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Farmer trainers in western Kenya are key in disseminating farm technologies,...
Harvesting fodder on a dairy farm in Kenya. A new study in western Kenya shows that farmer trainers are effective agents in disseminating farm technologies (photo credit: East Africa Dairy Development...
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Innovative feed assessment tool to aid smallholder livestock farmers develop...
The Ethiopian Livestock Feed project team carries out a participatory rapid appraisal in Godina near Debre Zeit, Ethiopia to test feed assessment tools (photo credit: ILRI/Kara Brown).Smallholder...
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New research project aims to improve smallholder livestock production and...
Goats awaiting sale at a market in Botswana. A new collaborative research project aims to improve smallholder livestock production and marketing in Botswana (photo credit: ILRI).The smallholder sector...
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Good livestock management by all value chain actors can improve quality in...
Jo Cadilhon (left) recently joined the International Livestock Research Institute as an agricultural economist with the Changing Demand and Market Institutions team. From 6-9 November 2012, he was...
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ILRI presents at the Ecohealth 2012 conference
Farmer Ma Thi Puong feeds her pigs on her farm near the northern town of Mieu Vac, Vietnam. Recent studies show that Ecohealth approaches are useful in assessing the prevalence of emerging zoonotic...
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East Africa Dairy Development project unveils new-look website
Screen capture of the new website of the East Africa Dairy Development project. Check it out at www.heifer.org/eadd.The website of the East Africa Dairy Development project has been redesigned and...
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ILRI study characterizes Somali chilled export meat value chain
Batch of young goats for slaughter and export of chilled meat, Hargeisa Market, Somaliland (photo credit: Terra Nuova).Export-oriented pastoral livestock production is an important source of livelihood...
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ILRI study calls for a formal grading system for export quality Somali livestock
Batch of export quality Somali goats (photo credit: Terra Nuova).Somalia is the largest exporter of live animals from Africa. The country, however, does not have a formal system of grading livestock...
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Dairy hubs for delivery of technical and advisory services: Lessons from the...
The vision of the East Africa Dairy Development project is to transform the lives of 179,000 smallholder farming families (approximately 1 million people) by doubling their household dairy income in 10...
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New online resource links value chain researchers and practitioners for...
Selling agricultural produce at Chimbiya Market, near Dedza in central Malawi. The new AgriFood Chain Toolkit links value chain researchers and practitioners for better sharing of information and...
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Gender strategy of the East Africa Dairy Development project boosts women's...
Milk sale in Nairobi's informal market (photo credit: ILRI/Brad Collis).The March 2013 issue of the New Agriculturist online newsletter highlights some of the approaches used by the East Africa Dairy...
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Study on the East Africa Dairy Development project provides insights into...
Milk reception at Nyala dairy plant in Kenya (photo credit: East Africa Dairy Development project)A new study on agricultural innovation systems takes an in-depth look at the East Africa Dairy...
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ILRI publishes report on rapid appraisal of Ethiopia's live cattle and beef...
Cattle market in Mi'eso, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (photo credit: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu).Despite the prominence of cattle in Ethiopian society and its economy, relevant qualitative and quantitative...
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Smallholder livestock farmers in Tanzania can benefit from growing consumer...
Major business opportunities exist for smallholder livestock producers in Tanzania, driven by growing demand for high quality beef and poultry products and a large number of rural livestock-keeping...
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ILRI to host international conference on mainstreaming livestock value chains
Animals for sale at Niamana Livestock Market, Bamako, Mali (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann).An international conference on Mainstreaming Livestock Value Chains: Bridging the Research Gap between...
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Agrifood chain toolkit conference fosters interactions between value chain...
In this blog post, ILRI agro-economist Jo Cadilhon reflects on a recent conference in Kampala, Uganda that brought together agricultural and livestock value chain researchers and practitioners. The...
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Parallel insights from the Himalayas and the Tanzanian coast, on...
Jo Cadilhon, senior agro-economist with the Policy, Trade and Value Chains program of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), recently travelled to India and Tanzania to visit two ILRI...
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Call for contributions: Seminar on African dairy value chains
A woman milks one of her goats in Ségou District, Mali (photo credit: ILRI/Valentin Bognan Koné). The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and CTA are calling for contributions for a...
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