Breeding strategy to improve Ethiopian Boran cattle for meat and milk production

Posted on 9 Mar 2011 by Zerihun Sewunet • Leave a comment

This working paper by Aynalem Haile, Workneh Ayalew, Noah Kebede, Tadelle Dessie, and Azage Tegegne on Breeding strategy to improve Ethiopian Boran cattle for meat and milk production was released on 3 February, 2011. This working paper is prepared to develop breeding plans for the Ethiopian Boran cattle and is based on: 1) secondary data … Continue reading →

Animal Products / Dairying / Livestock Systems / Middle East

IFAD to help boost dairy production in Syria

Posted on 23 Feb 2011 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

A new US$73.13 million IFAD-supported project will help reduce poverty mainly in marginal dry areas of the Syrian Arab Republic. The Integrated Livestock Development Project will benefit around 311,000 poor rural households: small sheep, cattle and buffalo holders; small milk producers, collectors and processors living in poverty-stricken seasonal settlements in the Badia and in settled … Continue reading →

Asia / Dairying / Food Safety / ILRI / India / Markets / South Asia

Adulteration of milk in northeast India addressed by innovative platform

Posted on 22 Feb 2011 by Susan MacMillan • Leave a comment

A consultant to the European Commission, Wyn Richards, this week expressed satisfaction at the methodology adopted in India ‘for sensitizing the stakeholders on hygienic handling and distribution of unadulterated milk’ in Guwahati, the capital of the state of Assam. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is providing technical support to this project. ‘Milk though is … Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Products / Dairying / Livestock / Southern Africa / Tanzania / Value Chains

Plan launched to increase incomes for Tanzanian dairy farmers

Posted on 12 Feb 2011 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

Land O’Lakes International Development has launched a new $8 million, three-year USDA-funded dairy development programme in the country that is expected to directly improve incomes and strengthen food security for nearly 18,000 farmers and agricultural input and service providers. The programme, to be funded by the USAID, will also indirectly benefit an additional 87,000 family … Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Production / Animal Products / Dairying / East Africa / Kenya / Livestock / Tanzania / Uganda

Dairy development institutions in East Africa

Posted on 24 Jan 2011 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

This publication from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is the first report of studies on three national dairy development institutions in East Africa – Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The composition, role, structure, shortcomings and future prospects of each national dairy institution are reviewed in order to provide readers with insights as to how to … Continue reading →

Asia / Dairying / Southeast Asia / Trade

Fresh commercial milk comes to Cambodia

Posted on 11 Jan 2011 by Susan MacMillan • Leave a comment

Churning of the Sea of Milk is the most famous bas-relief at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat. It depicts an episode from the Vishnu mythology. The gods, because of a curse from the sage Durvasa, begin to lose their immortality. Assisted by their mortal enemies the asuras, they churn the ocean (which was made of milk in … Continue reading →

Africa / Agriculture / Dairying / East Africa / Food Security / Nutrition / Rwanda

Rwandan agriculture growing–one cow at a time

Posted on 6 Jan 2011 by Susan MacMillan • Leave a comment

An improved, crossbred, dairy cow made available in Rwanda by an East African Dairy Development project, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and led by Heifer International; the International Livestock Research Institute is a partner in this project (picture credit: ILRI/EADD). Uganda’s Independent recently carried an opinion piece extolling the good progress … Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Feeding / Animal Products / Dairying / East Africa / Knowledge and Information / Livestock / Uganda

Computers serving Ugandan cows

Posted on 20 Dec 2010 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

A computer programme for feeding dairy cows has won the top prize in the 2009-2010 Africa-wide science competition held by CTA together with partner organisations. The Endiisa Decision Support Tool was developed by a team of scientists led by the National Livestock Resources Research Institute of Uganda. Team leader Dr Sarah Mubiru said the software … Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Products / Dairying / East Africa / ICT / Kenya / Knowledge and Information / Livestock / Value Chains

Kenya dairy farming set to go high tech

Posted on 11 Dec 2010 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

The local dairy industry is set for a major revolution with the planned migration of services to a single digital platform next week. This will put Kenya among few countries with a digitalised dairy value-chain globally, according to the Kenya Dairy Board managing director Machira Gichohi. Various new technologies covering the entire dairy value chain … Continue reading →

Animal Products / Dairying / Ethiopia / ILRI / IPMS / Livestock / Markets

National Forum calls for set up of Ethiopian Dairy Board

Posted on 30 Nov 2010 by Tsehay Gashaw • Leave a comment

A first National Dairy Forum was organized this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Scientists, experts, representatives of farmer cooperatives and farmers, from the private sector as well as non-governmental and international organizations, attended the Forum. On behalf of the state minister, Berhe G/Egziabher, director of the Animal and Plant Health Regulatory Directorate of the Ministry … Continue reading →