Category Archives: Research

Concrete solutions underline centrality of livestock to sustainable development
Directorate / Ethiopia / Event / ILRI / Policy / Pro-Poor Livestock / Research / Scaling

Concrete solutions underline centrality of livestock to sustainable development

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Today, the 7th Multi-stakeholder Partnership meeting of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock brings together more than 250 livestock specialists from over 50 countries to demonstrate the positive contribution of livestock to the lives and wellbeing of hundreds of millions of people on the planet, and foster the sustainable development of this rapidly-growing sector. Continue reading →

Climate-smart Brachiaria grass helps Kenyan farmers withstand global warming effects
Article / BecA / Climate Change / Drylands / East Africa / Fodder / Forages / Kenya / Livestock / Research / Soils

Climate-smart Brachiaria grass helps Kenyan farmers withstand global warming effects

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A recent study by the Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute Hub (BecA-ILRI Hub) and the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) shows that farmers in semi-arid region of Kenya could stall the adverse effects of climate change on their farms by planting drought-tolerant Brachiaria grass. Continue reading →

Jimmy Smith in Australia makes the case for greater investments in pro-poor livestock development
Africa / Australia / Directorate / Food Security / ILRI / Interview / Opinion piece / Policy / Pro-Poor Livestock / Research / South Asia / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

Jimmy Smith in Australia makes the case for greater investments in pro-poor livestock development

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The livestock sector plays a significant role in development, but Dr. Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute, says this is not reflected in official development assistance—which contributes less than 0.25 percent to livestock.

Jimmy Smith visited Australia between April 3 and April 7, as the last leg of a global trip. In each country, he pushed for greater ODA toward livestock sectors in the developing world. During his stay, Smith discussed his thoughts with Devex. Continue reading →

AHH / Animal Health / Disease Control / East Africa / Event / Extension / Kenya / Livestock / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKCRP / Participation / Pastoralism / Research

Leveraging cross-sector partnerships to deliver animal health services in extensive livestock systems

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ILRI and TechnoServe jointly convened a stakeholders’ workshop to deliberate on how best to achieve sustainable livestock services in extensive production systems in Africa. Continue reading →

‘Leakey pipeline’ for women scientists stands the test of time
Agriculture / Article / Food Security / Gender / Research / Women

‘Leakey pipeline’ for women scientists stands the test of time

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The report by the publisher Elsevier found that despite their moderate advances, women still published fewer articles than men, and were much less likely to be listed as first or last authors on a paper. Citation rates, however, were roughly equal: although female authors were cited slightly less than male authors, work authored by women was downloaded at slightly higher rates. Continue reading →

New paper reveals nexus between scientific assessment methods and social accountability
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New paper reveals nexus between scientific assessment methods and social accountability

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A newly published study analysed socioecological assessment technologies to establish how scientific socio-ecological assessments promote science-policy-practice and how scientific choices can simplify complex sociological relationships with implications for science-policy-practice Continue reading →