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In Adama, a city just an hour from Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, Ibso Kemal and Eden Samuel sell fried chicken in their ...
In a world facing mounting food security challenges, poultry research is becoming increasingly important. For communities in ...
Kenya’s food system faces mounting pressure from nutritional, environmental, economic and social challenges. Despite notable progress in agricultural development, undernutrition and food insecurity ...
Twenty-four educators from higher education institutions in six Eastern Africa countries (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda) have completed training on integrating technology in ...
As climate change intensifies, Ethiopia's vital livestock sector, a cornerstone of livelihoods for millions, faces escalating pressure. Persistent challenges, including limited access to quality feed, ...
We will identify, co-design, and test food system solutions that tackle major constraints to delivering sustainable healthy diets and improving nutrition outcomes for people in low and middle-income ...
In the green hills of Kepkewa Village, Bomet County, a youthful couple - Nicholas Langat and his wife Rahab are quietly showcasing what it means to be pioneer smallholder farmers in Kenya. The humble ...
Cysticercosis is a neglected zoonosis caused by Taenia solium, which involves pigs as intermediate hosts, leading to pig cysticercosis (PCC). Humans are the only definitive hosts, harbouring the ...
The Livestock Genetics Program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to unlock the potential of livestock to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in low- and ...
Ethiopia's genetic enhancement efforts have included directly importing exotic cattle from other countries or introducing genes from an external source via artificial insemination (AI) to enhance the ...
In countries like Burkina Faso where climate change and political insecurity are causing displacement of communities to safer areas, village chickens are commonly raised by rural households.