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CGIAR’s Sustainable Animal Productivity and Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender inclusion Initiative (SAPLING) has developed a tool for assessing, identifying and responding to food and nutrition security problems in developing countries.  The Food Security, Environments and Nutrition: Structured Evidence (FoodSENSE), is a decision support process developed by SAPLING researchers to aid decision makers in identifying barriers to improved food security and

World Food Safety Day is celebrated on 7 June every year to raise awareness on food safety and inspire action to help prevent and manage foodborne risks thereby contributing to human health, food and nutrition security, economic prosperity, market access, and sustainable development. The theme this year is Food standards save lives. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is commemorating

On 4–5 May 2023, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Government of Narok County hosted a two-day workshop that sought to bridge the gap between human, animal and environment health. The event revolved around reviewing progress and exchanging knowledge on past, ongoing and planned activities under the One Health concept, which targets a comprehensive and integrated approach to

One of the challenges to sustainable rangeland management and conservation in northern Kenya is weak land tenure security and related policies. This is because of insufficient policy attention, limited legislation and poor implementation of existing laws to provide land tenure security for local communities in pastoralist areas. As a result, pastoralist communities often lack a strong incentive to invest in

Researchers in Uganda are conducting entomological studies to identify mosquito species that can potentially transmit the Rift Valley fever virus. The researchers are also studying the mosquitoes’ host preferences and assessing insecticide resistance in mosquitoes collected from the southwestern districts of Isingiro, Sembabule and Lyantonde, where livestock have been exposed to the virus in previous outbreaks of the disease. This

The Women Rear project, a collaboration of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), CARE International and Cowtribe Technology Limited, is developing a model to improve access to vaccines for women livestock keepers in rural Ghana through a gender transformative approach and promotion of public-private partnerships.  The project addressed the identified constraints faced by women goat and chicken keepers in remote

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has long been at the forefront of innovative research and development in the livestock sector in low- and middle-income countries. As the world’s population continues to grow and demand for food increases, the need to ensure sustainable and efficient livestock production becomes ever more critical. With its current strategy coming to an end and

The CGIAR Initiative on Livestock, Climate and System Resilience aims to address the ‘double burden’ that climate change poses for livestock production across Africa and Latin America by improving local capacities and supporting inclusive scaling of resilient low-emission practices. Working across disciplines and with public and private stakeholders is critical to achieving this goal. Scientists from the livestock genetics and gender