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Author Archives: ILRI Communications
Africa / Animal Feeding / ASSP / CGIAR / CIP / Feeds / HUMIDTROPICSCRP / IITA / ILRI / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Nigeria / RTB / West Africa
Transforming cassava peel waste to quality feeds fast-tracked by private sector in Nigeria
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Ibadan, Nigeria, recently developed a technology to process fresh cassava peels into high quality cassava peel products with better shelf life and nutrient profiles acceptable to the feed industry. The activity is an outcome of a multi-centre CGIAR collaboration including ILRI, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) … Continue reading
Africa / Animal Feeding / BecA / CIAT / East Africa / Feeds / Forages / ILRI / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIM / Research
Improved forages can boost milk production in East Africa
New varieties of high-quality, drought-resistant forage grasses could boost milk production by 40 percent and generate millions of dollars in economic benefits for struggling East African dairy farmers, according to a new analysis by experts at CIAT. Continue reading
Animal Feeding / Cattle / CGIAR / CIAT / Feeds / Forages / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Research
Brachiaria breakthrough: CIAT scientists home-in on apomixis
Since the late 1980s, CIAT scientists have been breeding Brachiaria with the goal of developing superior apomictic hybrids for the tropical forage market. Brachiaria has a number of advantages over other forage grasses: highly nutritious, it can help farmers increase the productivity of their cattle, while also capturing carbon dioxide and restoring poor soils – particularly when used in silvopastoral systems. Steady advances to improve brachiaria have been made over the years using classical breeding methods. Recently, however, CIAT forage breeder Margaret Worthington has been looking to accelerate these gains through modern molecular breeding strategies. Continue reading
Multidimensional crop improvement research on grain legumes in Ethiopia
The Livestock and Fish program joined the Africa RISING project in supporting these theses. Africa RISING Three Ethiopian MSc. students, who contributed to ICARDA’s research on multidimensional improvement of grain legumes recently graduated from Ethiopian Universities. Tena Alemu and Asemahegn Mersha graduated from Hawassa University under joint supervision of Jane Wamatu (ICARDA), Adugna Tolera and … Continue reading
East African dairy farmers using mobile phones to record yields
Originally posted on ILRI policies, instititions and livelihoods program:
Smallholder dairy farmers participating in dairy hubs supported by East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) in Kenya and Uganda are set to benefit from an innovative and interactive mobile-based system allowing them to effectively record farm events and gain access to productivity-enhancing information and services. The EADD…
Animal Breeding / CGIAR / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ICARDA / ILRI / Indigenous breeds / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Sheep / Small Ruminants
Sheep breeding work in Ethiopia recognized by government
Earlier this year, the Debre Birhan Agricultural Research Centre was awarded a gold medal for outstanding research on Menz sheep breeding from the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. Continue reading
Asia / Cattle / Dairying / India / LIVESTOCK-FISH / South Asia / Value Chains
Taking stock and looking ahead: Livestock and Fish further develops dairy value chain work in India
Originally posted on ILRI Asia:
The CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish recently reviewed its current projects and activities in India and set plans for 2016 and beyond. At a review and planning meeting held 24-26 September 2015 at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi City in Uttar Pradesh, progress of the Livestock…
CGIAR / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIM / Value Chains
Knowledge clearinghouse gives research methods and best practices on value chain performance
Value chain development and assessment is at the heart of the livestock and fish research program. In the past three years, a useful collaboration has been created with the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) to develop, test and refine various tools a and approaches to our value chain work. The CGIAR … Continue reading
Animal Breeding / East Africa / Ethiopia / Event / Feeds / Goats / ICARDA / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Sheep / Small Ruminants / Value Chains
Integrating improved feeding practices to enhance reproductive and fattening performance in community-based sheep breeding programs in Ethiopia
ICARDA recently invited livestock breeders, livestock nutritionists and socio-economists from partner research centers in Ethiopia to a consultative workshop to discuss the possibilities of modifying existing feeding strategies in sheep flocks in the context of the ongoing Community-Based Sheep Breeding Program in Ethiopia. Continue reading
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish 