Through their East Africa Dairy Development project (EADD), Heifer International is providing farmers with training and support to help them double their dairy-related incomes over the next 10 years.
Speaking at the Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Enhancing Food Security in Africa conference held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1-3 November, 2011, ILRI's Ayele Gelan discusses ways to integrate livestock in the CAADP framework. He also discusses how livestock is neglected when it comes to po...
Gabrielle Persley pointed out that Bio-Innovate is building on a previous project that trained 20 regionally recruited bioscientists to PhD level. Now the new Program plans to move from research outputs into partnerships with private sector players and other delivery mechanisms. The real focus an...
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[New phase of African Bio-Innovate program will soon deliver solutions to farmers]
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New phase of African Bio-Innovate program will soon deliver solutions to farmers
Seyoum Leta (Bio-Innovate, Program Manager) summarized that small-scale farmers in 6 East African countries will be the first in the region to benefit from the new Bio-Innovate program. The first projects in the scheme will tackle challenges like the development of more productive varieties of st...
Leta, S.
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[Over 3 million farmers could benefit from the first projects of a new initiative]
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Over 3 million farmers could benefit from the first projects of a new initiative
The is the story about how keeping cows has enabled Margaret Muchina, a dairy farmer from central Kenya, to support and educate her four children, who include Edward Muchina who sat for his high school exam in 2010 and emerged as one of the country's best students.
International Livestock Research Institute
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[The Muchina family: How dairy farming educate's Kenya's children]
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The Muchina family: How dairy farming educate's Kenya's children
ILRI’s Andrew Mude interviewed live on DSTV television on August 24, 2011 by a South African journalist on the drought in the Horn, what can be done to enhance pastoral resilience in this region in the face of recurring droughts, such as his project that is insuring pastoral livestock against dro...
This photofilm describes the work and expected impact of the ILRI-Wellcome Trust 'People Animals and Their Zoonoses Project' that is investigating the impact of disease pathogens in people and animals in Busia district in western Kenya.
International Livestock Research Institute
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[The connection between animal disease and human health]
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The connection between animal disease and human health
The Biosciences eastern and central Africa Hub, hosted and managed by the International Livestock Research Institute, in Nairobi, Kenya, works on Africa’s most important agricultural problems. This new facility is the only one of its kind on the continent. Through the voices of students, this fil...
International Livestock Research Institute
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[The BecA Hub at ILRI — A new research facility in Africa and for Africa]
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The BecA Hub at ILRI — A new research facility in Africa and for Africa
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Livestock Fish Mega Program to focus on specific value chains, working with development partners]
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Livestock Fish Mega Program to focus on specific value chains, working with development partners