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Breadbaskets without livestock are ‘an unbalanced diet’ warn experts at the...
A dairy cow looks out from her stall in a village in central Malawi (Photo by ILRI / Mann). Agricultural experts argue that a 'breadbasket approach' to development without livestock is 'an unbalanced...
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Pulverizering mills that chop roughages into bits take off on East Africa’s...
The pulverizer feed mill that is taking off on small dairy farms in East Africa (photo credit: East African Dairy Development Project). Pulverizer machines can help small-scale farmers in East Africa...
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Kenya’s small milk traders benefit from research evidence leading to pro-poor...
Sale of unpasteurized in Nairobi’s informal Dagoretti Market (photo credit: ILRI/Brad Collis). A case study recently posted on the Research for Development (R4D) website of the UK’s Department for...
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Amid soaring meat costs, officials from East Africa and Middle East seek plan...
New approach to Rift Valley fever outbreaks aims to ensure food safety as region boosts livestock imports from Africa (photo credit: ILRI/Dolan) With increased trade in livestock products offering a...
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New study says livestock production provides Kenya with 43% of agricultural GDP
Collecting milk in Kenya’s informal market (photo credit: ILRI/Dave Elsworth). Do estimates of the agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) of African nations really underestimate the value of the...
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Scientists say farmers must be linked to markets to combat Africa’s food woes
Poultry seller at the morning market in Chokwe, Gurue, Mozambique (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). From dairy cooperatives, text messaging and grain storage to improved credit, transport and trade...
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Milk markets as ‘the great equalizer’ in East Africa?
A dairy farmer in Kenya. Incorporating informal milk producers and traders into the country’s formal milk markets is improving the welfare of the poor (photo credit: Flickr/Gates Foundation)....
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A few of our favourite (missed) livestock presentations in 2012
Here, for your New Year’s reading/viewing pleasure, are 20 slide presentations on 12 topics made by staff of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in 2012 that we missed reporting on...
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Beef in Botswana/Namibia, dairy in Kenya—Smallholders succeeding in...
Cattle in Botswana. The country has successfully marketed its beef to high-value livestock markets (photo credit: ILRI/Saskia Hendrickx). At a recently concluded three-day (26-28 Jun) Africa...
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ILRI’s Jimmy Smith on global health and food security: Why developing-country...
Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) gave a keynote presentation this morning (17 Oct 2013) at the opening of the Global Animal Health Conference,...
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