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In February 2023, a significant milestone was marked in Accra, Ghana, as the Africa RISING program concluded its ambitious 12-year mission with a comprehensive close-out event. The program, which spanned the diverse landscapes of east and southern Africa, the Ethiopian Highlands, and West Africa, has notably enriched the lives of smallholder farmers, bolstered national agricultural research systems, and significantly advanced

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) partnered with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the African Society for Laboratory Medicine to impart genomics and bioinformatics skills to public health scientists from 12 African countries during an intensive hands-on training workshop held on 6–17 May 2024 at the ILRI Nairobi campus. Genomics and bioinformatics are useful tools for

A new podcast mini-series, Dynamic Drylands, is taking a fresh look at aid, development and resilience in the drylands of Africa and the Middle East, and features several scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute as contributors. As climate change forces new, complex challenges on the millions of farmers and herders who live in these regions, they are responding. Broadcaster

On 15 May 2024, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) marked the 40th anniversary of its Forage Genebank, which is dedicated to the conservation and use of global forage genetic resources. This milestone event at the ILRI Addis Ababa campus commemorated four decades of ILRI and CGIAR’s pioneering efforts in preserving and optimizing the use of forage biodiversity in low-

Flying a mere nine metres above the grasslands at Kapiti, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)’s research station and wildlife conservancy, a drone not only took pictures of the landscape and livestock inhabitants, but was also measuring methane emissions from herds of ruminants (camels, goats, cows and sheep that digest plant-based food in a specialized stomach, resulting in methane production

New guidelines to support African governments to improve food safety across the continent’s vast informal food sector are set to be developed for the first time. The African Union (AU) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have joined forces to produce the first framework for addressing the unique challenges faced by a vital but often overlooked informal food sector.

A comprehensive integrated herd health management manual for the Kenyan dairy sector is being created by a team of researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Government of Kenya and private sector representatives. The manual is part of the innovations that will be rolled out by public and private animal health practitioners under the CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable

On 14 May 2024, stakeholders from Ethiopia explored the transformative impact of digital innovations on agri-food systems at a workshop hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute. The workshop, Digital innovations to support equitable, sustainable, and resilient agrifood systems and last-mile delivery: A snapshot of Ethiopia, explored how innovative technologies are reshaping the agricultural landscape while fostering equity, sustainability and