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ILRI News on research

14 Feb 2020

A tool for all seasons: A ‘lean’ household survey system for ‘minimal effort, maximum information’ comes of age

Out this week is the first public release of a huge dataset generated by recent surveys of more than 13,000 households in 21 countries using RHoMIS, a novel tool that makes household surveys efficient, robust and comparable. Continue reading →...

17 Dec 2019

Ekta Patel

ILRI scientists are applying advanced ‘nanovaccinology’ in development of new vaccines against devastating tropical livestock diseases

Smaller than 100 nanometres in diameter—about 60 times smaller than the width of human hair and comparable in size to microscopic structures within cells—synthetically produced nanoparticles are readily incorporated into biological systems. These ‘ultrafine particles’, which can be produced...

13 Dec 2019

Susan MacMillan

A tribute to Jean Ndikumana, a ‘gentle giant’ in African livestock research for development

The board, directors and staff of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) mourn the passing of a former colleague and lifelong friend—Jean Ndikumana, a plant and forage breeder by discipline who was born and raised in the Republic of Burundi and who became an exceptional leader in pan...

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Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) growing in Ethiopia are nodulated by diverse rhizobia

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A literature review on gender in livestock research in Ethiopia

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Moving up the livestock ladder: Gender and equity

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Oct 2017Sep 2022

Kenya crops and dairy market systems development activity (KCDMSD)

The Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity (KCDMSD) is a five-year (Oct 2017–Sept 2022) program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is funded as part of Feed the Future, the US government’s global hunger, and food security initiative that helps...

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Tags: research

ILRI News on research

A tool for all seasons: A ‘lean’ household survey system for ‘minimal effort, maximum information’ comes of age

ILRI scientists are applying advanced ‘nanovaccinology’ in development of new vaccines against devastating tropical livestock diseases

A tribute to Jean Ndikumana, a ‘gentle giant’ in African livestock research for development

Publications on research

Livestock Genetics Flagship gender highlights 2018

Shea butter: A pro-poor, pro-female route to increased income

Prospect for increasing grain legume crop production in East Africa

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) growing in Ethiopia are nodulated by diverse rhizobia

A literature review on gender in livestock research in Ethiopia

Moving up the livestock ladder: Gender and equity

ILRI Projects on research

Kenya crops and dairy market systems development activity (KCDMSD)

Taskforce for risk assessment for food safety in Vietnam: Operational research to assist policy and capacity building