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A hitherto disregarded vast group of farmers – those who farm both crops and livestock – hold the key to feeding the world in coming years. Most of the world's 'mixed' farmers are smallholders tending rice paddies or cultivating maize and beans while raising a few animals. An ILRI-led research re...


International Livestock Research Institute[Tribute to the unsung heroes of small-scale food production]Tribute to the unsung heroes of small-scale food production
Autor: Augustino, O.

A Bio-Innovate project is working on sorghum that is well suited for western Kenya where few other crops can grow. Sorghum growing in western Kenya is held back by weeds, low soil fertility, drought and disease. Crop loss can be total in bad years. First results suggest this new breeding approach...


Augustino, O.[Bioscience project helps Kenyan regions that often suffer total crop loss]Bioscience project helps Kenyan regions that often suffer total crop loss
Autor: WRENmedia

In Kenya, Margaret Wambugu explains how Kenya's small scale milk vendors have improved handling and hygiene of milk, raised their profit margins and increased milk supplies to consumers at home or in milk bars. This progress in the milk supply chain contributes US$33 million annually to the Kenya...


WRENmedia[Making a difference to the milk business in Kenya]Making a difference to the milk business in Kenya

From 6 to 8 December, CCAFS theme 1 organized a workshop staged on the Addis Ababa campus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The workshop titled 'Developing climate-smart crops for 2030 world' involved over 40 participants from 16 countries, broadly divided along either sid...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[CCAFS Theme 1 workshop - fishbowl summary - East Africa]CCAFS Theme 1 workshop - fishbowl summary - East Africa

Bio-Innovate can improve regional science and technology development by being based at the BecA facilities, where they can showcase what new technology can do for agricultural development in east Africa. The project can also make a tremendous difference by being connected with the product and tec...


International Livestock Research Institute[Policy and regional science: Key drivers of agricultural development in Africa]Policy and regional science: Key drivers of agricultural development in Africa

With a population of nearly 40 million, shrinking forest cover and an on-going reduction in rainfall, Kenya faces increasing food shortages. Bio-Innovate, through the BecA facilities and infrastructure, offers the region a way to train local scientists to tackle these challenges (Shaukat Abdulraz...


International Livestock Research Institute[Bioscience-based projects like Bio-Innovate are vital for Kenya’s future]Bioscience-based projects like Bio-Innovate are vital for Kenya’s future

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