In Ethiopia's Hadiya Zone, smallholder farmers are turning small plots of oats into profitable forage seed businesses that ...

Kenya's smallholder dairy farmers face a difficult balancing act. They must produce enough affordable milk to meet growing ...

For Archit Mohapatra and Egas José Armando, the journey to Kenya began in different countries and with distinctly different research interests. But at ...

The MoreMilk project generated research evidence on how informal milk markets can be leveraged to improve nutrition and health, especially in peri-urban settings. The overall objective of the project ...

When El Niño rains reach the drylands of the greater Horn of Africa, the first problems herders face is likely to be practical: a flooded track to market, animals falling sick and veterinarian who ...

In Bomet County, Kenya, the Yebei and Koske families are redefining smallholder farming through climate-smart practices. Using modest farms, they implement innovations like improved fodder, rotational ...

Zoë Campbell is an interdisciplinary researcher specializing in the intersection between gender and animal health. Before joining ILRI, she worked as a wildlife technician in her home state of Oregon, ...

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 ...

Ruminant livestock eat and digest plants, producing meat and milk which are invaluable for the nutrition and livelihoods of millions of people around the world. But there is a considerable gap in ...

Bundling of feed and forage innovations for adoption and impact We would like to thank all funders who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund.

In large parts of sub-humid Africa including Zimbabwe, maize is the main source of livelihood for smallholder farmers who often consider it as a staple and cash crop. However, the constant threats of ...