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Livestock monitoring, reporting and verification in Ethiopia

This workshop is part of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) supported CCAFS project “Enhancing capacities for measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of sustainable livestock actions in Ethiopia.” Ethiopia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) states the intention to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission...

Investigation of the governance structure of the Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety

The dairy value chain of Nairobi is comprised, in its majority, of small-scale independent enterprises that operate within a complex interlinked system. In this complexity, the coordination and power structures of the system may have major influences on the management of dairy food safety. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the gov...

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing laboratory at the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub

Will dairy cattle production in West Africa be challenged by heat stress in the future?

European Union / Peer Review

Kenyan government regulators involved in ILRI’s work

Evolution of a gender tool: WEAI, WELI and livestock research

The Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) has been in use since 2012 and is widely recognized as one of the most rigorous tools to measure women's empowerment as a direct or indirect result of interventions from development projects. Changes to the WEAI have been ongoing and recent adaptations include measuring effects of interventions to...

Ambition Meets Reality: Achieving GHG Emission Reduction Targets in the Livestock Sector of Latin America

Livestock production is a very relevant source of income and agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Mexico, and Peru. Several management and technological options with enteric methane mitigation potential have been evaluated and their scaling is anticipated to contribute toward achieving GHG...

ILRI Capacity Development Newsletter, Issue 4, May 2020

Severe below-maintenance feed intake increases methane yield from enteric fermentation in cattle

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany / Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research / Irish Aid / European Union / International Fund for Agricultural Development / United States Agency for International Development / Peer Review

Current situation and plausible future scenarios for livestock management systems under climate change in Africa

The aim of this study is to review the literature and provide a technical brief to the African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES) on the effect of climate change on livestock across the continent up to 2050, highlighting the adaptation needs and options. The report provides a brief description of: (i) the different livestock farming class...