Africa / Climate Change / East Africa / ILRI / Livestock

Afrique: L’élevage de chameaux, peut-être une solution

L’élevage de chameaux pourrait être une option pour quelque 20 à 35 millions de personnes vivant dans des zones semi-arides d’Afrique, et qui seront bientôt dans l’incapacité de cultiver leurs terres en raison du changement climatique, a dit le co-auteur d’une nouvelle étude. D’ici 2050, la hausse des températures et la raréfaction des précipitations dans … Continue reading

Africa / Climate Change / ILRI

Climate change to make one million sq km of African farmland unproductive

Nearly one million square kilometers of farmland in Africa could become unproductive as a result of the effects of Climate Change, a new study has found. The study conducted by researchers from the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the United Kingdom’s Waen Associates and copied to ghanabusinessnews.com has found that by 2050, hotter … Continue reading

Animal Feeding / Fodder / ILRI / India / Innovation Systems / Livestock / Nigeria

Innovation systems: A testing process

It is a time of new opportunities as new technologies allow people to easily obtain new and more information, and local and global markets become more accessible. But coping with change is a complex process and it is unfortunate that a business-as-usual approach in agriculture and rural development often results in these opportunities being under-exploited. … Continue reading

Africa / Books and chapters / East Africa / Geodata / ILRI / Livestock / NRM / Regions / Uganda / WLE

Mapping a better future: How spatial analysis can benefit wetlands and reduce poverty in Uganda

This Publication by ILRI on Mapping a better future: how spatial analysis can benefit wetlands and reduce poverty in Uganda was released on 25 May, 2009 This publication presents results of a study carried on Ugandan abundant natural wealth. Its varied wetlands, including grass swamps, mountain bogs, seasonal floodplains, and swamp forests, provide services and … Continue reading

Africa / Animal Health / ILRI / Livestock Systems / Markets / North Africa

Durabilité des systèmes d’élevage des petits ruminants en Tunisie: Une approche de santé animale et marketing

This report by Lokman Zaibet, Salah Hammami and Mohammad Jabbar of ILRI on Durabilité des systèmes d’élevage des petits ruminants en Tunisie: une approche de santé animale et marketing was released on 6 April, 2009. This monograph builds on the findings from Tunisia of a previous research project Small ruminant health: Improved livelihoods and market … Continue reading

Cattle / ILRI / Livelihoods / Livestock / Livestock Systems

Livestock livelihood – Interview with Iain Wright

ANNE KRUGER, PRESENTER: These days cattle often come in for some bad publicity in the mainstream Western media, from alarmist dietary advice about red meat and dairy products through to methane gas emissions and global warming. Yet these animals also make a life-saving difference to the world’s poorest, most of whom live on less than … Continue reading

Africa / Animal Production / Article / Cattle / Dairying / East Africa / Ethiopia / ILRI / IPMS / Livestock / Livestock Systems / Regions / Research

Transhumance cattle production system in north Gondar, Amhara region, Ethiopia: Is it sustainable?

This working paper by Azage Tegegne and Worku Teka of ILRI, Tesfaye Mengistie of Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development, Amhara Regional State,Ethiopia, Tesfaye Desalew of Kutaber woreda Office of Agriculture and Rural Development, Kutaber,South Wello Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, and Eshete Dejen of Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI) on Transhumance cattle production … Continue reading

Africa / Animal Diseases / ILRI / Livestock / Livestock Systems / Mali / Regions

Etude des politiques relatives aux strategies de gestion de la chimioresistance dans le cadre de la lutte contre la trypanosomose en Afrique de l’ouest: Cas du Mali

This report by Hippolyte Affognon, Oumar Diall, Delia Grace and  Thomas Randolph of ILRI and Massita Coulibaly of Institut National Polytechnique Houphouët Boigny (INPHB) and Hermann Waibel of Université Leibniz d’Hanovre, Germany on Etude des politiques relatives aux strategies de gestion de la chimioresistance dans le cadre de la lutte contre la trypanosomose en Afrique … Continue reading

Africa / Agriculture / Books and chapters / Capacity Strengthening / CapDev / ILRI / Innovation Systems / IPMS / Livestock / Regions

Concepts and practices in agricultural extension in developing countries: A source book

This book by Ponniah Anandajayasekeram, Ranjitha Puskur and Dirk Hoekstra of ILRI and Sindu Workneh of IFPRI on Concepts and practices in agricultural extension in developing countries: a source book was released on 27 March, 2008 The first chapter outlines the emerging challenges faced by agricultural R&D sectors and how paradigms are evolving in response … Continue reading