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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

Posted on 27 Apr 2017 by Paul Karaimu • 1 Comment

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 →

Brachiaria: The ‘wonder grass’ that could transform African dairy

Animal Feeding / Article / BecA / Cattle / East Africa / Feeds / ILRI / Kenya

Brachiaria: The ‘wonder grass’ that could transform African dairy

Posted on 14 Jun 2016 by Susan MacMillan • 45 Comments

Sourcing fodder poses a big headache to many dairy farmers. Brachiaria, a grass repatriated to Africa from Brazil, is good for grazing, can be baled as hay, and increases milk production. Continue reading →

A4NH / Aflatoxins / Agri-Health / Article / BecA / Diagnostics / Disease Control / East Africa / Food Safety / FSZ / ILRI / Kenya

Kenya, hotspot for aflatoxin poisoning, opens aflatoxin lab and ‘aflasafe’ facility for biocontrol of this fungal toxin

Posted on 19 Nov 2014 by Susan MacMillan • Leave a comment

‘In an effort to address aflatoxin poisoning, which has killed more than 100 people in the country, the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) has launched the first ever Aflatoxin lab in Kenya.’ Continue reading →

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Disease-resistant Napier grass for East African dairy farmers

Posted on 1 Nov 2014 by Susan MacMillan • 3 Comments

Research on disease-resistant Napier grass forage for dairy cows is a joint collaboration between ILRI, KALRO and the national research institutes of Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda under the East African Productivity project. Continue reading →

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