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Researchers join artist in quest to create the perfect chicken for Ethiopia’s farmers
ACGG / Animal Breeding / Breeds / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Event report / Food Security / Genetics / ILRI / LiveGene / LIVESTOCKCRP

Researchers join artist in quest to create the perfect chicken for Ethiopia’s farmers

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Researchers in Ethiopia are embarking on a quest to create the perfect chicken for African farmers with an unlikely ally—a Belgian conceptual artist who has spent 20 years crossbreeding indigenous chickens, from China and Egypt to Senegal and Cuba. Continue reading →

Insurance helps Kenyan livestock herders cope with drought
Article / Drought / Drylands / Ethiopia / ILRI / Insurance / Kenya / LIVESTOCKFISH / North Africa / Pastoralism / Pro-Poor Livestock / Project / Rangelands / SLS / Vulnerability

Insurance helps Kenyan livestock herders cope with drought

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‘The index-based insurance program is run by the Kenya-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and funded by the British, U.S. and Australian governments and the European Union. The donors subsidize the cover to make it affordable for pastoralists. Continue reading →