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Qualified livestock breeders needed in emerging economies
Julie Ojango, Program Leader for “Capacity building for sustainable Use of Animal genetic Resources (AnGR) in Developing countries” Efforts should be made to continuously develop and retain a critical...
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Sheep researchers win top prize in international conference
A study by the sheep breeding and the policy teams at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has won the Best Overall Paper in the International Agribusiness Marketing Conference, held...
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Mwai, Ojango in ground breaking livestock and health experts meeting
ILRI’s Okeyo Mwai: addressed Grand Challenges meeting on matters of livestock and health ILRI scientists Okeyo Mwai and Julie Ojango were recently among the first ever group of experts in livestock...
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Using science to preserve culture in Rwanda
Theogen Rutagwenda, Director general – Rwanda’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources. Picture New Times newspaper, Kigali Traditional culture and science often seem to be worlds apart, but for...
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Saving livestock by killing east coast fever disease
East Coast fever kills more than a million cattle each year in Africa and particularly threatens genetically improved cattle breeds, which are the most expensive and productive, says Henry Kiara, a...
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Producing more milk, more meat with less water
ILRI researcher, Don Peden: many benefits are accrued from every litre of water depleted thus increasing livestock water productivity in sub Saharan Africa When Sasakawa-Global 2000 and the...
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Ear tags stir fresh interest in goats in Ethiopian village
The young farmers assist in bringing the goats to the village square for inspection. (Photo credit:ILRI/Wondmeneh Esatu) Tilahun Seyoum is by all standards a grown up responsible husband, father and...
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Farmer Yohannes smiling all the way to the bank – chicken and eggs sustain...
Farmer Yohannes shares the joy of successful chicken farming with his wife. Between them are the eggs, the cash and the savings (photo credit:ILRI\Wondmeneh Esatu) Farmer Yohannes holds his sixteen...
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Study shows how Tanzania dairy farmers stand to benefit from improved...
A new study has revealed the extent to which dairy farmers in Tanzania are under-served by the feeds manufacturing sector, which despite having adequate capacity, is operating at only 50% of installed...
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Barbara Wieland joins ILRI’s Animal Science for Sustainable Productivity team
Barbara Wieland joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on 5 January 2015 as team leader herd health in the Animal Science for Sustainable Productivity (ASSP)...
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