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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) aims for better lives, better planet through livestock. ILRI is a @CGIAR centre
Nairobi and Addis Ababa
Joined June 2009
ILRI DG and Senior Director for the Livestock-based systems of the CGIAR, Appolinaire Djikeng was hosted on the Addis Dialogue on EBC WORLD during UNFSS+4. He notes that strong leadership is being witnessed, and it recognizes that the livestock sector is a key contributor to the.
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Tropical Poultry Genetics Solutions (TPGS), a science-led project implemented by @ILRI, is working to reshape how rural communities engage with poultry farming by developing locally improved chicken breeds and contributing to nutrition, entrepreneurship and economic inclusion.
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Congratulations to the winners of the ILRI CapDev Challenge pitching contest! This program is shaping future science leaders by teaching them to turn research into powerful messages. Read the full story: #Innovation #FutureLeaders #Agriculture
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The Low Methane Forage project is looking for plants containing antimethanogenic compounds (AMCs) to build a more sustainable, food-secure future that reduces methane emissions while improving livelihoods of farmers across the Global South. Find out how:
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RT @CGIARAfrica: The countdown is on to #AFSForum2025! Coming soon to Senegal, we're excited to join colleagues from @BiovIntCIAT_eng, @ILRโฆ.
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RT @CGIAR_EMD: ๐ Media and development leaders from @Tsinghua_Uni's GDHCC visited @ILRI Nairobi, supported by @gatesfoundation China, to coโฆ.
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RT @vox_dev: How good are livestock statistics in Africa?. Last month on VoxDev, @KibromAbay (@IFPRI), @Haileaya1 (@IFPRI), Zelalem Terfa (โฆ.
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Evidence from Ethiopia reveals that typical survey methods are significantly undercounting actual livestock numbers.
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RT @CGIAR: A great day of science & storytelling at @ILRI!. We welcomed top Chinese journalists via @Tsinghua_Uni and @gatesfoundation Chinโฆ.
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RT @panagrimedia: ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ. @ILRI.
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The research, which was carried out by Cornell University with Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), highlights the importance of...
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RT @CGIARAfrica: ๐For those attending, please join us at the #FANRPAN Annual Regional Multistakeholder Policy Dialogue 2025 in ๐ฟ๐ฆ. Our joinโฆ.
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RT @AnneMuigai_Prof: And the 3rd EA and CA @DAISEA_AfricaBP is off to a great start!! Very grateful for the inaugural talk by @hung_cenpherโฆ.
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During UNFSS+4, the Director Generalโs Representative to Ethiopia, CGIAR Ethiopia Country Convenor Naumukolo Covic, had a media engagement session on food systems on EBC TV. Recap here: 2nd UN Food System Summit #foodsystems #UNFSS #whylivestockmatter.
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What needs to be done to accelerate progress on equality in food, land and water systems? . Join conversations happening this October at the #AcceleratingEqualityinAg conference and see how we can drive solutions through evidence and learning.๐ @CGIAR
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RT @Kelvinchish: HOTP: Check out our latest paper in Food Policy based on a randomized evaluation of #KAZNET #Crowdsourcing initiative in tโฆ.
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RT @ILRI: Can #AI help reduce #heatstress & increase #animalwelfare in the face of #climatechange, assessing livestock's health & comfort mโฆ.
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Smallholder livestock systems face increasing challenges due to climate variability, particularly heat stress, which impacts animal health, welfare and productivity. Traditional productivity measur...
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RT @ILRI: ILRI is collaborating with the Sustainable Nutrition Initiative on an interactive food system scenario model for Kenya. This modโฆ.
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Initial look of the conceptual food system for Kenya, developed by SNi and ILRIKenyaโs food system faces mounting pressure from nutritional, environmental,โฆ
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RT @ILRI: COHESA carries out pedagogy training in Kampala, addressing gaps in delivery of One Health education by equipping lecturers withโฆ.
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Twenty-four educators from higher education institutions in six Eastern Africa countries (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda) have completedโฆ
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