Constraints in the market chains for export of Sudanese sheep and sheep meat to the Middle East

Posted on 15 Sep 2009 by Zerihun Sewunet • Leave a comment

This report by Omar Hassan el Dirani of Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries, Sudan, Mohammad A Jabbar, ILRI former staff and Babiker Idris Babiker, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Khartoum, on Constraints in the market chains for export of Sudanese sheep and sheep meat to the Middle East was released on 15 September, … Continue reading →

Africa / Biotechnology / Kenya

Kenyan scientists to support sub-Saharan African farmers

Posted on 12 Sep 2009 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

A group of veteran and upcoming women scientists in Kenya under AWARD (African Women in Agricultural Research and Department) programme have urged African leaders and US policy makers to put women at the centre of efforts to address hunger and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. During the recent visit by US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton … Continue reading →

Africa / Environment

Money will not end Africa’s famine

Posted on 9 Sep 2009 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

There was a time in Africa when elders would “talk” to the drought and negotiate their way into receiving rainfall. With their unique understanding of causation, elders would either sacrifice a black sheep or ask a virgin girl to bathe in a lake in order to draw the attention of the rain gods. Would that … Continue reading →

Africa / Drought / Environment / Kenya

Lush land dries up, withering Kenya’s hopes

Posted on 8 Sep 2009 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

The sun somehow feels closer here, more intense, more personal. As Philip Lolua waits under a tree for a scoop of food, heat waves dance up from the desert floor, blurring the dead animal carcasses sprawled in front of him. A Devastating Drought Sweeps Across Kenya Children waited in Lokori for aid last month. Communities … Continue reading →

Africa / Dairying / East Africa / Ghana / ILRI / Markets / Research / Tanzania / West Africa

Market mechanisms and efficiency in urban dairy products markets in Ghana and Tanzania

Posted on 8 Sep 2009 by Zerihun Sewunet

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Africa / Directorate / ILRI

The role of livestock for ACP countries: Challenges and opportunities ahead

Posted on 7 Sep 2009 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

On 1st July 2009, the 12th Brussels Briefing dealt with “The Role of Livestock for ACP countries: challenges and opportunities ahead”. The website has a report of the discussions, a reader, and more… ILRI Director General Carlos Seré was among the panelists: Continue reading →

Africa / Climate Change / Drought / East Africa / Tanzania

Government to buy cattle in drought-hit districts (Tanzania)

Posted on 7 Sep 2009 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

The Government will buy cattle from herders who are struggling to keep the animals alive in drought-hit areas, according to a senior Livestock Development and Fisheries ministry official. Read more … (The Citizen) Continue reading →

Africa / Biodiversity / Environment

Deforestation ‘faster in Africa’

Posted on 1 Sep 2009 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

Africa’s forests are disappearing faster than those in other parts of the world because of a lack of land ownership, a report says. Less than 2% of Africa’s forests are under community control, compared to a third in Latin America and Asia, say the Rights and Resources Initiative. The deforestation rate in Africa is four … Continue reading →

Africa / Agriculture / Animal Feeding / Ethiopia / ILRI / IPMS / Markets / Research / Trade

Feed marketing in Ethiopia: Results of rapid market appraisal

Posted on 26 Aug 2009 by Zerihun Sewunet • Leave a comment

This report by Berhanu Gebremedhin and Kahsay Berhe of ILRI and Adane Hirpa of Hawassa University, College of Agriculture, Ethiopia on Feed marketing in Ethiopia: results of rapid market appraisal was released on 26 August, 2009 Despite the large livestock population in Ethiopia, the sector’s contribution at the micro or macro level is well below … Continue reading →

Africa / Southern Africa

ACTESA – Organization for East African farmers

Posted on 10 Aug 2009 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

COMESA announced the creation of the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA), which should help farmers to address their problems during rough times. During the second congress of the East African Farmers’ Federation (EAFF) in Arusha, Tanzania the creation of ACTESA was hailed as the most significant development in regional agriculture … Continue reading →