Livestock is a key sector in Uganda, contributing approximately 4.3% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Nearly 60% of households depend on livestock for their livelihoods, with women and ...

Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have developed a reverse genetics system for ...

The Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub was established in 2003 in Nairobi, Kenya, and had operated under the African Union/New ...

In a significant step towards improving livestock feed availability and enhancing food security in Sierra Leone, the International Livestock Research ...

In October 2024, ILRI researchers facilitated a training workshop in Accra, Ghana, on the use of the Interface for Marek’s Disease Economic Impact and Trade-off (i-MaDE-IT) tool, a farm-level decision ...

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A gender-inclusive approach to community livestock vaccination can help address the different barriers faced by men and women farmers and may increase the uptake of livestock vaccines Scientists at ...

A new four-year project to improve milk quality, safety and marketing in Kenya has been launched by the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and stakeholders ...

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its partners collaborated on a study of two projects—one of pig smallholder farmers in Uganda and the other of smallholder dairy farmers in ...

ILRI is actively engaged in several CGIAR initiatives and platforms.