Author Archives: Susan MacMillan

Animal Feeding / Article / ASSP / Dairying / East Africa / Feeds / ILRI / India / Innovation Systems / LIVESTOCKFISH / Tanzania

Tanzania milk association (TAMPA) and research institute (TALIRI) laud MilkIT innovation platforms

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Speaking exclusively to the “Daily News on Saturday”, the Tanzania Milk Processors Association Executive Secretary, Mr Edmond Mariki, said that innovation platforms used in the three-year MilkIT project that enhanced dairy-based livelihoods in India and Tanzania through feed innovation and value chain development approaches is something they welcome. Continue reading →

Agriculture / Article / Australia / BecA / Central Africa / East Africa / Goats / ILRI / Research / Sweden

African biosciences research critical for transforming African smallholder agriculture

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Gity Behrevan during the BecA-ILRI-Sweden partnership review in Nairobi, November 2013 (photo credit: BecA-ILRI Hub/Tim Hall). ‘Biosciences research could transform Africa’s agriculture and lead to food and nutrition security, but little is being done locally to support its funding, experts say. ‘Researchers and policymakers who attended a review meeting of the Biosciences eastern and central … Continue reading →

A4NH / Aflatoxins / Agri-Health / Article / BecA / Diagnostics / Disease Control / East Africa / Food Safety / FSZ / ILRI / Kenya

Kenya, hotspot for aflatoxin poisoning, opens aflatoxin lab and ‘aflasafe’ facility for biocontrol of this fungal toxin

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‘In an effort to address aflatoxin poisoning, which has killed more than 100 people in the country, the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) has launched the first ever Aflatoxin lab in Kenya.’ Continue reading →

National Geographic weighs in on (several) inconvenient truths and (several different sides) of the ‘beef debate’
Animal Feeding / Animal Health / Animal Production / Article / Cattle / Consumption / Environment / Farming Systems / Intensification / Livestock Systems / North America / USA

National Geographic weighs in on (several) inconvenient truths and (several different sides) of the ‘beef debate’

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There’s a new feature article in National Geographic this month titled: Carnivore’s Dilemma. Written by Robert Kunzig and photographed by Brian Finke, the feature asks, and attempts to answer, the question: ‘Is America’s appetite for meat bad for the planet?’ Continue reading →

Agriculture / Article / Directorate / East Africa / ILRI / ILRI40 / Kenya / Markets / Policy / Pro-Poor Livestock / Uganda

FAO’s Modibo Traore and Uganda’s Bright Rwamirama at ILRI@40 Nairobi conference (1 Oct)

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Bright Rwamirama, Honourable State Minister for Animal Industry, Uganda (left), and Modibo Traoré, FAO sub-regional coordinator for eastern Africa and representative to Ethiopia, the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, at the ILRI@40 conference in Nairobi, 1 Oct 2014 (photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu). Which matters most to Africa’s agricultural development? Research … Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Feeding / Article / ASSP / Crop residues / Feeds / FFD / Fodder / GLDC / ILRI / Intensification / LIVESTOCKFISH / Markets / South Asia

Breeding legumes for livestock feed (biomass) as well as human food (grain)

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Cowpea fodder bundles stacked in Niger for livestock feed (photo credit: ILRI). ‘Of the many virtues of grain legumes, one is little recognized. Visitors to the livestock fodder markets of West Africa are always surprised to see groundnut and cowpea haulms (stalks and stems of legume plants) sold at prices that exceed that of cereal … Continue reading →

Article / Drought / Drylands / East Africa / Ethiopia / Kenya / Pastoralism / Resilience / Uganda / Vulnerability

New World Bank funds target Ethiopian pastoralists in IGAD project

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The World Bank has proved an additional credit of $US75 million to improve the livelihoods and resilience of pastoralists in the Horn of Africa. The funds will help to strengthen the organizational capacity of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Continue reading →