On 15 August 2023, the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) hosted the stakeholders’ workshop, ‘Policy Coherence in Food, Land and Water Systems in Kenya,’ at the International Livestock Research Insititute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya. The aim of the workshop was to review and make recommendations to the ‘Draft Flagship Policy Analysis Report’ that analysed the coherence of
To help smallholder farmers make better agricultural decisions and reduce the negative effects of climate variability, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners have developed and piloted a method that delivers context-specific climate agro-advisories in Kongwa District, Tanzania. This effort, linked to the World Bank-funded Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa project, aims to increase resilience and sustainability
Beyond the well-documented rise in global temperatures, climate change is precipitating a grave public health crisis. Northern Kenya, a region already experiencing harsh environmental changes, is feeling the brunt of this crisis as diseases spread by insects, particularly those borne by mosquitoes, escalate rapidly. But a remarkable research project is taking shape in this vast, dry terrain, as researchers work
Animal feed is an integral part of the livestock food supply chain because it plays a significant role in livestock productivity and hence the availability and price of milk, meat and eggs. Feed analysis is critical for the efficient and profitable production of feed that is safe and of high quality, and is central to professional feed manufacture. The use
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support project and in collaboration with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), launched activities in Abuja on Monday 24 July 2023 to develop a livestock master plan for Nigeria. The Nigeria livestock master plan will help guide the development of the country’s livestock sector which accounts for one-third of
On 24–25 July 2023, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) held a consultation, Exploring opportunities for improving uptake of integrated herd health plans by smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya. Representatives from the national and county government, pharmaceutical companies and last mile animal healthcare providers gathered to co-design a herd health plan under the CGIAR initiative on Sustainable
On 20 July 2023, a team from the CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity (SAPLING) and 20 public and private sector stakeholders representing research, development, academy and industry gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal for a reflection workshop to revisit the initiative’s Theory of Change (ToC) launched last year and make suggestions for improvement. SAPLING Nepal’s ToC was aimed at improving livestock
Twelve veterinary officers from five provinces in Vietnam were trained in Salmonella isolation methods during a comprehensive course co-hosted by the Vietnam National Institute of Veterinary Research (NIVR) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). An important part of the food safety work package of the CGIAR Initiative on One Health, the training, held on 24–30 July 2023 in Hanoi,