Author Archives: Paul Karaimu

Are COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases a message from Mother Nature? —Leading Vietnamese media outlet interviews two of Vietnam’s Ecohealth experts
AHH / Animal Diseases / COVID19 / Environment / Human Health / Interview / Research / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

Are COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases a message from Mother Nature? —Leading Vietnamese media outlet interviews two of Vietnam’s Ecohealth experts

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VTV1, the leading Vietnamese state-run media outlet, interviewed Hung Nguyen, regional representative for East and Southeast Asia and senior scientist at ILRI, and Tuyet Hanh Tran, associate professor at the Hanoi University of Public Health (HUPH) on the connections between ecosystem disruptions and infectious human diseases. Continue reading →

Inoculating legume plants with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia bacteria improves yields in Ethiopia and could save USD28 million annually in fertilizer costs
Agriculture / Crop-Livestock / East Africa / Ethiopia / Legumes / Livelihoods / Nutrition / Project / Research / SLS

Inoculating legume plants with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia bacteria improves yields in Ethiopia and could save USD28 million annually in fertilizer costs

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A five-year project that promoted nitrogen fixation through the use of rhizobia bacteria in grain legumes in Ethiopia helped smallholder farmers increase their legume production by 20% and could help the country save over USD28 million annually in fertilizer costs. Continue reading →

Four major livestock investment opportunities highlighted at Burkina Faso national planning conference
Animal Production / Burkina Faso / Environment / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Presentation / Pro-Poor Livestock / Research / SLS

Four major livestock investment opportunities highlighted at Burkina Faso national planning conference

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Augustine Ayantunde, the ILRI regional representative in West Africa, presented investment opportunities to enhance the productivity of Burkina Faso’s livestock sector, based on decades of ILRI and partner research in the West African Sahel. Continue reading →

Research and awareness raising increase demand for cassava peel-based chicken feeds in Nigeria
Animal Feeding / Article / Chickens / Crop residues / Environment / FFD / Livelihoods / LIVESTOCKCRP / Nigeria / Pro-Poor Livestock / Research / RTB / West Africa

Research and awareness raising increase demand for cassava peel-based chicken feeds in Nigeria

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Hundreds of Nigerian chicken farmers in the southwestern state of Oyo have expressed interest in using cassava mash in poultry feeds. In two meetings of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in late March 2018, many farmers said they feel they may have found a viable low-cost high-quality alternative in the cassava mash. Continue reading →

Irrigation boosts food security for Africa’s smallholder households
Africa / Article / Crop-Livestock / Ethiopia / FFD / Fodder / Food Security / Ghana / Irrigation / Livelihoods / Research / Tanzania / Water

Irrigation boosts food security for Africa’s smallholder households

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Findings from a review of a five-year irrigation project in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Tanzania show that all the men and women farmers who had adopted irrigation practices ‘were financially better off, more food secure and had more diverse diets’. Continue reading →

Innovative cassava peels processing factories launched in Nigeria
Crop residues / Feeds / FFD / HUMIDTROPICS / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Nigeria / Research / RTB

Innovative cassava peels processing factories launched in Nigeria

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New factories that will transform cassava peels into high-quality feed for livestock have been launched in Nigeria. A prototype cassava peel processing plant was launched in in Ojakpata community of Kogi State in March 2017. A month later (April 2017) a similar factory was launched in Benue State. Continue reading →

Climate-smart Brachiaria grass helps Kenyan farmers withstand global warming effects
Article / BecA / Climate Change / Drylands / East Africa / Fodder / Forages / Kenya / Livestock / Research / Soils

Climate-smart Brachiaria grass helps Kenyan farmers withstand global warming effects

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A recent study by the Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute Hub (BecA-ILRI Hub) and the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) shows that farmers in semi-arid region of Kenya could stall the adverse effects of climate change on their farms by planting drought-tolerant Brachiaria grass. Continue reading →