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Improved forages can boost milk production in East Africa

Posted on 8 November 2016 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

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 →

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Ugandan pig disease researcher, Joyce Akol, receives bioinformatics training through the BecA-ILRI HUB

Posted on 12 September 2014 by Brian Kawuma • Leave a comment

Joyce Akol, a molecular biology MSc student with Makerere University and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), has been selected to participate in a two-week training organized by the Biosciences east and central Africa-ILRI (BecA-ILRI) Hub. Continue reading →

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Livestock and Fish - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013
From farmyard to the lab
In search of the wild chicken
Livestock and fish value chain assessment toolkit, version 2
Bovine brucellosis: Prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review
In the search for low-cost year-round feeds: Pen-level growth performance of local and crossbred Ugandan pigs fed forage- or silage-based diets versus commercial diet
Variation in the straw traits of morphological fractions of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) and implications for selecting for food-feed varieties
Gender and aquaculture value chains: A review of key issues and implications for research

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Pig Farmers training (Paricipant intro & Dr. Danilo Pezo (ILRI) - 1
Pig Farmers training (Paricipant intro & Dr. Danilo Pezo (ILRI) - 1
Modern Farming - ILRI Spearheads Development of Pig slaughter houses
Agricultural productivity and nutrition: the role of women
Disaggregating data: the only way to answer a gender question in research
Changing attitudes: women and men’s knowledge of small ruminants’ health in Ethiopia
Creating win-win situations for scientists: Gender and technical scientists working together
When committed and open-minded people come together to make gender research work
Gendered training and take home messages to improve pig husbandry in Uganda

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