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Improved animal feed equals increased dairy incomes in Bihar
Anuj Kumar Jha, a very young farmer of Kalyanpur village, Sarairanjan block, Samastipur district of Bihar. He only has 0.5 acre of agricultural land and was unsure...
Woman farmer celebrates better life through livestock in Odisha, India
Pravati is the secretary of the Kapila Muni women Milk Society under local government cooperative society (Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED)) in Barandua village. She...
Strike turns Indian farmer to an overnight dairy feed businessman
The seemingly sleepy village at the end of the road is not so sleepy after all.
Guagadia village produced an overnight entrepreneur, one who had never imagined he...
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) program.
Wieland...
Improved cattle feed provides new business opportunities for farmers in India
Strong demand for milk in Bihar Province, India, for direct human consumption and for vital nutrients for the community, has provided an opportunity for one farmer to...
Study shows how Tanzania dairy farmers stand to benefit from improved commercial feeds
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...
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 World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production in Vancouver,...
‘Boni’ scaling the heights to greater success
She steps forward to the podium, her face breaking into her characteristic charming smile. Her black, short cropped hair compliments her light skin. Standing at average height,...
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 resources in the Rwandan government, the two mix...
