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Navigating upstream and downstream research: reflections from the Livestock and Fish animal health flagship

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In late 2016, the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish produced several synthesis products, including a series of briefs on its animal health work carried out between 2012 and 2016. This brief brings together some overall experiences of these scientists conducting a range of field- and laboratory-based research. Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Products / Cattle / Dairying / East Africa / Food Safety / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / LIVESTOCKCRP / PIL / Southern Africa / Tanzania / Value Chains

Assessing use of the Mazzican to transport and improve milk quality in Tanzania

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This report presents results of field testing a new and affordable food grade plastic container (the “Mazzican“) to assess acceptability and validate its efficacy to improve the bacteriological quality of milk when it is used for handling and transportation of raw milk by agro-pastoralists and smallholder farmers. Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Feeding / Animal Products / Capacity Development / Cattle / CGIAR / Dairying / East Africa / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania / Value Chains

MoreMilkiT producer groups review shows steady progress towards sustainability in Tanzania

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The MoreMilkiT project recently reviewed the sustainability of 30 dairy producer groups working with the project in Morogoro and Tanga to gauge their level of sustainability and existing gaps. Continue reading →

Animal Products / Dairying / East Africa / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIL / Report / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania / Value Chains

Tanzania livestock development plan to boost dairy farmers’ incomes

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Tanzania’s milk producers will gain more than one billion shillings (USD 500,000) annually from implementation of three key interventions— improved access to inputs, increase in the national dairy herd and better industry regulation. Continue reading →

Animal Products / Cattle / Dairying / East Africa / ILRI / Innovation Systems / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIL / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania / Value Chains

Dairy platform tackles sector problems in Tanzania’s Tanga region

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The Tanga Dairy Platform, created in 2008, is an informal forum of different stakeholders involved in the dairy industry of Tanzania’s Northeastern Tanga region. The platform’s objective is to exchange knowledge and develop joint actions to common problems. Continue reading →

agriculture / Animal Products / Dairying / ILRI / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Pakistan / South Asia / Value Chains

‘Mazzican’ introduced to Pakistan from East Africa to improve milk quality for smallholders

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Smallholder milk producers in Pakistan will soon find that a new multi-purpose milk can made from recommended food grade plastic known as ‘Mazzican’ is both more hygienic and affordable. The Mazzican is designed to help in checking mastitis, reduce spillage and ease milk collection and transportation: It has a black funnel design that makes it easy to check for mastitis, a watertight cover to prevent milk spillage, and it is designed to be stackable to ease transportation. Continue reading →

Animal Products / Cattle / Dairying / ILRI / Innovation Systems / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Markets / PIL / Southern Africa / Tanzania / Value Chains

Dairy business hubs in Tanzania – farmer preferences and needs

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Working closely with development partners in Tanzania, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has developed an approach to collective action, referred to as a dairy business hub (DBH). Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Products / Capacity Development / Capacity Strengthening / East Africa / ILRI / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Pigs / PIL / Uganda / Value Chains

Uganda butchers trained through partnership with Veterinarians Without Borders–US

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ILRI Uganda recently partnered with Veterinarians without Borders, Mukono Local Government and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF) to train pork butchers in Mukono District on pork hygiene, carcass handling and biosecurity practices. Continue reading →

Animal Products / CGIAR / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Partnership

Livestock and Fish Program mobilizes partners to devise effective research-for-development partnerships on animal-source foods

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Next week the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) will be held in Uruguay. On 27 October, the Livestock and Fish research program hosts a pre-conference session on ‘Mobilizing AR4D partnerships to improve access to critical animal-source foods.’ Read a report of the meeting. Animal-source foods, for and by the poor Farmed … Continue reading →