Category Archives: Capacity Development

Africa / AHH / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Capacity Development / Capacity Strengthening / CGIAR / East Africa / Ethiopia / Goats / ILRI / LIVESTOCK-FISH / LIVESTOCKCRP / Sheep / SLU / Small Ruminants / Value Chains

Training on field postmortem examination and sample collection to control small ruminant respiratory and reproductive diseases in Ethiopia

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Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute, in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Ethiopia’s National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation Center, trained 16 veterinarians, laboratory technicians and assistant veterinarians as part of efforts towards improved small ruminant respiratory and reproductive disease control in Ethiopia. Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Breeding / Animal Feeding / Capacity Development / East Africa / Ethiopia / ICARDA / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / LIVESTOCKCRP / Research / Scaling / Sheep / Small Ruminants / Value Chains

Integrated sheep improvement technologies showcased in Doyogena, Ethiopia

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Feeds and nutrition, community-based sheep breeding and reproduction technologies were the focus of the November 2016 field day in Doyogena, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. Hosted by the Areka Agricultural Research Center, the event brought farmers and others together from the Doyogena, Ancha Sedicho and Hewora kebeles where sheep farming is the mainstay of livestock production. Continue reading →

Capacity Development / Capacity Strengthening / East Africa / Ethiopia / Gender / ICARDA / LIVESTOCK-FISH / LIVESTOCKCRP / Small Ruminants / Value Chains

Customizing capacity development interventions for integrating gender in small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia

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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and The International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) have been organizing a tailor made gender capacity development intervention for the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish research and development partners in Ethiopia. Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / ASSP / Capacity Development / Capacity Strengthening / ILRI / Innovation Systems / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Mali / Value Chains / West Africa

New community animal health platforms to guide participatory improvement of livestock in four regions of Mali

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Four community animal health platforms (CAHPs) have been formed to harness collective action in addressing animal health and livestock value constraints in four regions of Mali. Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / ASSP / Capacity Development / Capacity Strengthening / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Mali / Small Ruminants / Value Chains / West Africa

Mali workshop trains veterinarians to manage endemic livestock diseases

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Twenty-seven veterinary officers and animal health workers in Sikasso, Mopti and Timbuktu in Mali have acquired new skills in managing endemic livestock diseases after taking part in a training workshop led by ILRI and other partners. Continue reading →

Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Article / ASSP / Capacity Development / East Africa / Ethiopia / ICARDA / ILRI / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Small Ruminants / Value Chains

Towards coenurosis control: Practical training on dogs faecal examination techniques in Ethiopia

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A practical laboratory training was conducted from 8-9 September 2016 at Addis Ababa University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia for national research partners working in faecal examination for coenurosis control. Continue reading →

Africa / ASSP / Capacity Development / Capacity Strengthening / CGIAR / East Africa / Ethiopia / Gender / Goats / ICARDA / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Research / Sheep / Small Ruminants / Value Chains / Women

Advancing the gender agenda in small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia

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A recent gender capacity assessment study by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) revealed that low or lack of gender capacities among research and development practitioners is one of the bottlenecks in the development of gendered livestock value chains in Ethiopia. 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 →

Agri-Health / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / ASF / ASSP / Capacity Development / East Africa / Extension / Food Safety / ILRI / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Pigs / Research / Uganda / Value Chains

Practical guides to recognise African Swine fever

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The smallholder pg value chain project in Uganda recently produced two posters – for farmers and for butchers – giving information on how to recognize African Swine fever (ASF). Continue reading →