ILRI Research scientist, Appollinaire Djikeng, who manages the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) Hub at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) speaks of his passion to see science help Africa better participate in the global …
‘Crop-livestock systems in West Africa: Update on past work’, slide presentation made by ILRI director of planning Shirley Tarawali at ILRI Addis Ababa in Jan 2012.
A workshop was held to find ways of diagnosing and controlling the spread of cysticercosis, a disease caused by tapeworms that can cause seizures and epilepsy in people when they consume undercooked pork infected with the tapeworms. Inadequate disease …
Our land, our animals: Herding in Kenya’s Kitengela rangelands ILRI Nickson Parmisa, a resident of Kitengela just outside Nairobi in Kenya, talks about the challenges of livestock herding in the face of climate change.
Resilient, disease-resistant,’ancient’ cattle are among the African breeds at risk of extinction as imported animals supplant valuable native livestock on the continent. Urgent action is needed to stop the rapid and alarming loss of genetic…
