In sub-Saharan Africa, livestock are the backbone of smallholder farming. Far from just being a source of food, cattle are ...

Ethiopia’s livestock and fisheries sub-sectors represent some of the most promising, yet underutilized, engines of economic growth in the country. With the largest livestock population in Africa ...

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) today announced it is joining a new USD 27.4 million global initiative to reduce methane emissions from livestock by harnessing natural variation ...

ILRI is actively engaged in several CGIAR initiatives and platforms.

Rangelands hold profound significance that often escapes the spotlight. Covering more than half of the Earth's land surface, these vast landscapes nurture a diverse and intricate tapestry of life.

The projects aims to develop, promote and test women-led chicken businesses in Ethiopia and Tanzania with the goal of promoting the economic empowerment of young women, and also of improving the food ...

Plum Island Animal Disease Centre NY-USA & Nairobi, Kenya – An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect pigs against some strains of ...

African Chicken Genetic Gains is an Africa-wide collaboration led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). In November 2014, ILRI and partners initiated this new collaboration to ...

Livestock value chains play a crucial role in the livelihoods of over 1.3 billion people globally, particularly impacting 600 million among the world's impoverished. Despite this, the socio-economic ...

This project aims to generate an inclusive research and innovation ecosystem that facilitates uptake, adaptation and adoption of solutions to issues that can be addressed by a One Health approach.

In 2019, Michael Creed, Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, had a specific fear - 'a simple ham sandwich'. The minister was warning that people bringing pork products back from holiday could ...