capacity strengthening

ILRI News on capacity strengthening

13 Mar 2020

ILRI trains East Africa officials on measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems

ILRI news Livestock production is the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture. But global estimates of these emissions are based on emission factors from developed countries. There is limited data on emissions from livestock systems in developing countries, which has...

Sarah KasyokaCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

Mazingira blog

22 Feb 2020

Where does the methane in the atmosphere come from?

In February 2020 a team from ILRI’s Mazingira Centre, Royal Holloway, University of London and Cambridge University went on a trip through Southern Kenya to sample air. Sampling air may sound arbitrary yet the bigger aim of this field campaign was to derive samples from livestock including cattle,...

Lutz MerboldPrincipal Scientist Mazingira Centre

Beca-ILRI Hub

12 Feb 2020

Strengthening the capacity of African women scientists

Over the years, the ABCF program has supported several researchers who have now grown into positions of influence within their institutions. This week we feature two scientists from the national research organizations and are doing great things for agricultural development. Nina Wambiji, Kenya As...