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ILRI launches mobile phone-based interactive voice advisory service for pig farmers in Uganda

Posted on Monday 28 May 2018 by Paul Karaimu • 2 Comments

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is underlining its commitment to smallholder pig farmers with the launch of Uganda’s first interactive voice response (IVR) service that will provide information on biosecurity measures for the prevention and control of African swine fever (ASF) and other pig diseases. Continue reading →

Animal Health / Article / Disease Control / East Africa / Livelihoods / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / PIL / Uganda / Value Chains / Zoonotic Diseases

New abattoir to improve access to safe and affordable pork in Uganda

Posted on Thursday 8 March 2018 by Brian Kawuma • Leave a comment

In their quest for fairer pork prices, better pork handling and safety and a desire to strengthen disease control measures, in particular for African swine fever, pig farmers of the greater Masaka region of Uganda have begun building a pig abattoir. Continue reading →

Animal Health / Disease Control / East Africa / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / PIL / Tanzania / Vaccines

Training livestock vaccinators to tackle East Coast fever in Tanzania

Posted on Thursday 9 November 2017 by Brian Kawuma • Leave a comment

The International Livestock Research Institute and partners have supported the training of over 200 livestock vaccinators to double the number of trained vaccinators in Tanzania. Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Health / Disease Control / East Africa / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIL / Project / Tanzania / Vaccines

Expanding distribution, increasing reach: More East Coast Fever vaccine distributors in Tanzania now accredited

Posted on Wednesday 23 November 2016 by Dorine Odongo • Leave a comment

Tanzania has been reported to have the third largest livestock population on the African continent comprising 25 million cattle. However, cattle keepers in the country face several challenges that impede their productivity, most notably diseases. As such, access to effective methods of preventing, controlling and/or treating cattle diseases is key. East Coast Fever (ECF) is … Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Health / Dairying / ILRI / Kenya / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Markets / PIL / Vaccines / Value Chains

AGRF session on transforming dairy value chains in Africa: Pathways to prosperity

Posted on Monday 5 September 2016 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • 2 Comments

On 8 September 2016, the International Livestock Research Institute and partners hold a working session at the 2016 African Green Revolution Forum on transforming dairy value chains in Africa: Pathways to prosperity. Continue reading →

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