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New strategy aims to unlock Ethiopia's dairy potential

The Government of Ethiopia aims to increase total milk production from cattle, camel, and goats from 7.1 billion litres in 2021 to 28.4 billion litres in 2031. The total milk production from ...
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New African swine fever vaccine shows promise against some virus strains, but highlights challenges of broad protection

Plum Island Animal Disease Centre NY-USA & Nairobi, Kenya – An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect pigs against some strains of ...
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African livestock genetic resources and sustainable breeding strategies

African livestock genetic resources and sustainable breeding strategies: Unlocking a treasure trove and guide for improved productivity synthesizes leading research on livestock genetic resources, ...
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Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA)

Caron, A., Richards, S., Iraki, B., De Nys, H., Karembu, M. and Knight-Jones, T. 2025. Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA). IN: Roger, F ...
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Dolapo Enahoro

Dolapo Enahoro is a senior agricultural economist in the People, Policies, and Institutions (PPI) program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), with more than 14 years of ...
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Viet Nam outlines food safety priorities for 2026–2030 under One Health framework

Viet Nam has outlined key food safety priorities for the 2026–2030 period at the 4th meeting of the Food Safety Technical Working Group (FSTWG), a specialized coordination mechanism operating under ...
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Aditi Mukherji

Dr Aditi Mukherji is a Principal Scientist- Climate Action at the International Livestock Research Institute since July 2025 and the lead of Livestock and Climate Solutions Hub. Before this, she was ...
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Developing forages to reduce the environmental impact of livestock in sub-Saharan Africa and increase their productivity

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are working together to develop forages to improve the genetic potential of livestock animals in sub-Saharan ...
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Common livestock dewormers may be failing across Africa. Here’s why that matters

There is a pervasive problem amongst Africa’s ruminant livestock which is being overlooked. Grazing animals are often infected by gut nematodes—parasitic worms which live in the digestive system, ...
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For the first time, methane is measured directly from free-grazing pastoral cattle—improving how emissions are understood

In a major advance for livestock and climate science in the region, scientists at ILRI's Mazingira Centre have directly measured enteric methane emissions and feed intake of free-grazing pastoral ...
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Four-year initiative launched to improve milk quality, safety and marketing in central and western Kenya

A new four-year project to improve milk quality, safety and marketing in Kenya has been launched by the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and stakeholders ...
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Solving the "last-mile problem" of Nigeria’s rural poultry farmers

Most rural households across Nigeria keep chickens. The birds provide even the poorest families with both much-needed cash income and nourishing food. But these millions of rural smallholder and ...