Experts from 16 African countries come together to discuss issues around the livestock sector and identify opportunities for national capacity building Continue reading
Category Archives: West Africa
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Thursday links (June 2019)
A monthly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff and partners, compiled by David Aronson. Continue reading
Animal Products / CCAFS / ILRI / Livestock / PIL / Policy / West Africa
National livestock sector policies and planning under a changing global economy
New study analyzes the impact of demand and supply of livestock-derived food on managing the livestock sector Continue reading
Animal Feeding / Article / Chickens / Crop residues / Environment / FFD / Livelihoods / LIVESTOCKCRP / Nigeria / Pro-Poor Livestock / Research / RTB / West Africa
Research and awareness raising increase demand for cassava peel-based chicken feeds in Nigeria
Hundreds of Nigerian chicken farmers in the southwestern state of Oyo have expressed interest in using cassava mash in poultry feeds. In two meetings of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in late March 2018, many farmers said they feel they may have found a viable low-cost high-quality alternative in the cassava mash. Continue reading
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Local wars and bad water—the real killers threatening 20 million people in not 1 but 4 drought-hit countries
For the first time since anyone can remember, there is a very real possibility of four famines—in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen—breaking out at once, endangering more than 20 million lives. Continue reading
Animal Feeding / ASSP / Crop residues / Feeds / ILRI / LIVESTOCKFISH / News clipping / Nigeria / PIL / RTB / West Africa / Women
USAID supports the commercial potential of cassava peel for livestock feed in Nigeria
“Niji Foods, with the International Livestock Research Institute, with USAID support, is establishing three cassava peel processing centers to address this market gap. Continue reading
Agriculture / Article / Burkina Faso / Crop-Livestock / Farming Systems / ILRI / Intensification / SLS / West Africa
US ambassador to Burkina Faso visits ILRI-led Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab project
On 6 October 2016 the Ambassador of the United States to Burkina Faso, H E Tulinabo S Mushingi, visited Ziga in Yatenga Province, one of the implementation sites of the Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab (SIIL) project in the country. Continue reading
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Animal Production / Animal Products / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Food Security / Gender / Indigenous Breeds / LIVESTOCKFISH / Nigeria / Nutrition / Research / Tanzania / West Africa / Women
Chickens from the ACGG project to the rescue of African women and families
Women represent 70% of African smallholder chicken producers. Chickens can be a real way out of difficult livelihoods for these women and the households they attend to. A new project, SciDev.Net recently reported, is aiming at leveraging this potential in novel ways. Continue reading
ASSP / Crop residues / Crops / Feeds / ILRI / Nigeria / Research / West Africa
Cassava processors visit ILRI cassava peel processing unit in Nigeria
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) research in Nigeria has resulted in shorter drying times of cassava peels from 3 days to about six sunshine hours. Two new products (feed ingredients) have been developed and are being standardized. Continue reading
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Ebola: Three unpalatable truths
The district of Kailahun, in eastern Sierra Leone, bordering Guinea, is home to this 88-bed largest Ebola treatment and isolation centre set up by Médecins Sans Frontières (photo on Flickr by ©EC/ECHO/Cyprien Fabre). This opinion piece is written by Eliza Smith ‘By now, it seems we’ve heard everything there is to hear about the mysterious … Continue reading
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