In May 2024, ILRI and partners shared news of the first drone flights over rangeland animals in Africa to test whether this ...

EDWARD OKOTH ABWORO is an Senior Scientist - Epidemiologist within the Health Program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). He has worked at ILRI for more than 25 years as a ...

The projects aims to develop, promote and test women-led chicken businesses in Ethiopia and Tanzania with the goal of promoting the economic empowerment of young women, and also of improving the food ...

Rangelands hold profound significance that often escapes the spotlight. Covering more than half of the Earth's land surface, these vast landscapes nurture a diverse and intricate tapestry of life.

African Chicken Genetic Gains is an Africa-wide collaboration led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). In November 2014, ILRI and partners initiated this new collaboration to ...

For open access week in 2022, we celebrated a major milestone: 100,000 knowledge products published through our joint CGSpace repository of research outputs. In the past 12 months, CGSpace has become ...

Poultry farming plays an essential role in rural livelihoods of Africa and southeast Asia, contributing to family nutrition and income. Despite this, the poultry subsector faces several challenges in ...

This project aims to generate an inclusive research and innovation ecosystem that facilitates uptake, adaptation and adoption of solutions to issues that can be addressed by a One Health approach.

Mount Kenya’s glacier-clad peaks tower more than 5,000 meters above the plains below, making it the tallest mountain in Kenya and the second tallest in Africa after Kilimanjaro. The Mount Kenya ...

The Livestock and Climate Solutions Hub for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is an innovative and dynamic platform designed to support countries in their transition to sustainable, ...

How do you investigate the makeup of soil which is millions of years old? Dig a pit. At Kapiti Research Station and Wildlife Conservancy, in the semi-arid southern rangelands of Kenya, this means a ...

COVID-19 is just one example of the rising trend of diseases – from Ebola to MERS to West Nile and Rift Valley fevers – caused by viruses that have jumped from animal hosts into the human population.