Meat, milk and more for Africa: Four countries with successful livestock policy innovations to emulate
Africa / Animal Feeding / Animal Health / Animal Production / Capacity Strengthening / Directorate / Ethiopia / ILRI / Intensification / Mali / Pro-Poor Livestock / Report / South Africa / Uganda

Meat, milk and more for Africa: Four countries with successful livestock policy innovations to emulate

A newly published Malabo Montpellier Panel report, Meat, Milk & More: Policy innovations to shepherd inclusive and sustainable livestock systems in Africa, ‘highlights options for sustainably promoting growth in the livestock sector, drawing from what four African countries—Ethiopia, Mali, South Africa, and Uganda—have done successfully in terms of institutional and policy innovation as well as programmatic interventions. 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

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

Paving the way for collaboration: ILRI board members visit goat breeding program and Arba Minch University in Ethiopia
Agriculture / Article / East Africa / Ethiopia / Livestock / Presentation / Research

Paving the way for collaboration: ILRI board members visit goat breeding program and Arba Minch University in Ethiopia

On 11 May 2019, two members of the ILRI Board of Trustees, Jing Zhu and Chanda Nimbkar; and scientists Olivier Hanotte and Aynalem Haile; from ILRI and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), respectively, visited a community-based goat breeding program in Baide village of Konso in southern Ethiopia. Continue reading

New project to strengthen veterinary service delivery in Ethiopia
A4NH / AHH / Animal Health / Animal Production / East Africa / Ethiopia / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Project / Research

New project to strengthen veterinary service delivery in Ethiopia

A new four-year (2019-2022) European Union-funded project known as Health of Ethiopian Animals for Rural Development (HEARD) has been launched in Ethiopia. The EUR15 million project, which is led by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), builds upon the experience and lessons learned from other animal health projects in the country. Continue reading