In sub-Saharan Africa, livestock are the backbone of smallholder farming. Far from just being a source of food, cattle are ...

Researchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started. Venter, M., Manuguerra, J.-C., Watson, J.M ...

This work is part of the ILRI AADGG project activities being implemented by ILRI. We would like to thank the Gates Foundation for supporting this research through their investment through the CGIAR ...

highlighted instances where projected yields were unrealistic – often too high for cattle, pigs, and poultry – but they also confirmed that several parameters aligned well with observed or expected ...

Gebreyes, M., Desta, G. and Mesfin, T. 2025. Progress Report: Ethiopia’s Partnership for Accelerating Agricultural Solutions Scaling (PAASS). Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

Rangeland ecosystems cover approximately 50% of the terrestrial Earth surface and store approximately one‐third of the world’s soil carbon. Restoration of degraded rangelands can significantly enhance ...

At the end of 2006, heavy rains battered East Africa, causing massive flooding. In the murky floodwaters, millions of mosquitos hatched—and hiding dormant in their eggs was the devastating Rift Valley ...

Dryland ecosystems cover large parts of East Africa, yet we still know surprisingly little about how they exchange carbon and water with the atmosphere over the course of a season. This is because ...

African livestock genetic resources and sustainable breeding strategies: Unlocking a treasure trove and guide for improved productivity synthesizes leading research on livestock genetic resources, ...

Scientists have found strong evidence that improved feeding systems, specifically feedlotting with local concentrate feeds, are an effective and immediate ways to reduce methane intensity in East ...

There is a pervasive problem amongst Africa’s ruminant livestock which is being overlooked. Grazing animals are often infected by gut nematodes—parasitic worms which live in the digestive system, ...

In 2009, Eric Fèvre’s team was researching a range of zoonotic diseases—those passed from animals to humans—in western Kenya. The local hospitals reported many cases of the debilitating bacterial ...