Africa / Animal Products / CGIAR / CIAT / CRP37 / Dairying / Event / ILRI / Livestock-Fish / Project / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania / Value Chains

Smallholder dairy the focus of Livestock and Fish Research Program meetings in Tanzania

Dairying offers opportunities for rural livelihoods and nutritional security, particularly in societies already having a tradition of cattle-keeping. Perhaps uniquely amongst agricultural pathways out of poverty, it offers many pro-poor benefits from small-scale production and marketing. These include opportunities for intensification and enhanced productivity and incomes, employment in services and marketing, and nutrition both for … Continue reading »

Africa / Animal Feeding / Asia / CIAT / CRP37 / Dairying / East Africa / ILRI / India / Livestock / Project / Research / South Asia / Tanzania / Value Chains

Enhancing dairy livelihoods in India and Tanzania through feed innovation and value chain development

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) recently funded a project on feed enhancement for dairy value chains in India and Tanzania. The project will be implemented by ILRI with CIAT as a major partner. We are calling the project MilkIT (Milk in India and Tanzania). The overall goal of the project is to contribute … Continue reading »