In sub-Saharan Africa, livestock are the backbone of smallholder farming. Far from just being a source of food, cattle are central to sustainable crop-livestock integration by providing essential ...
Participants of the national multi-stakeholder consultation in Nairobi (photo credit: ILRI/ Wilson Maina). Multiple stakeholders drawn from Kenya’s public and private sectors, academia, research, ...
The National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), ...
Djohy, G. and Crane, T.A. 2024. Successful farmer-herder integration in African agropastoral systems: A systematic case study review—A working paper. Montpellier, France: CGIAR System Organization.
Since 2023, ILRI’s bundled forage interventions have benefited 50,000 farmers, advancing livestock productivity and building climate resilience across five regions in Ethiopia. For many years, ...
highlighted instances where projected yields were unrealistic – often too high for cattle, pigs, and poultry – but they also confirmed that several parameters aligned well with observed or expected ...
Rangelands occupy 54 % of the global terrestrial surface and they are used by around 500 million pastoralists. They provide globally important ecosystem services, including food production, climate ...
Dairy demand in Senegal exceeds domestic supply, despite the country’s large cattle herd and significant potential to expand production. To realize this potential, however, challenges related to low ...
Food systems are responsible for approximately 60% of anthropogenic methane (CHâ‚„) emissions; livestock contributes half. Reducing enteric methane emissions is a crucial strategy in addressing climate ...
Wanyoike, F., Karugia, J. and Mochama, P.K. 2025. An assessment of the economic burden of peste des petits ruminants in small ruminants in Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
Despite population pressure and the urgent need for dairy production to be doubled by 2050, there is still a significant deficit in milk production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Lack of quantity and ...
Low production potential of arid regions heightens vulnerability of farms to market shocks and extreme weather events. Here we examine African smallholder farmer perceptions of climate change, ...
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