Land pressure drives hunt for resilient livestock genes in East Africa, world congress told
Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are among experts discussing livestock genetics at the 10th […]
Environment
Environment
Filling the milk glass: East African farmers to gain from new recording device
Filling the milking glass and having some left over cash is what every farmer craves. Measuring that profit however is
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Communication, Environment, Uncategorized
Mending our food systems: Upstream and downstream research must work together
Future food security will be achieved by exploiting the power of ‘new biosciences’. The new biosciences include genomics (the study
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Environment
Lessons from research: Delivering results from FoodAfrica
Experts from different scientific fields and international research organizations shared their expertise on food and nutrition security on Monday 16
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Communication, Environment
Ear tags stir fresh interest in goats in Ethiopian village
Tilahun Seyoum is by all standards a grown up responsible husband, father and community leader. He also belongs to
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Communication, Environment
Farmer Yohannes smiling all the way to the bank – chicken and eggs sustain Ethiopian farmers
Farmer Yohannes holds his sixteen (16) eggs, five hundred Ethiopian Birr and his brand new savings account book for his
Environment
Producing more milk, more meat with less water
When Sasakawa-Global 2000 and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) provided training and loans to a group of
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Communication, Environment
Insurance, carbon capture and markets may support pastoralists
Three options exist to move pastoralists from vulnerable to resilient lifestyles. They are commercialization of livestock systems, payment for ecosystem
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Communication, Environment
Did it ever cross your mind that cows, goats, sheep and all animals have tribes, families, clans and
Communication, Environment
Using science to preserve culture in Rwanda
Traditional culture and science often seem to be worlds apart, but for Theogen Rutagwenda, the director general for animal
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