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Category Archives: CCAFS

CRP on climate change

National livestock sector policies and planning under a changing global economy

Posted on Wednesday 12 June 2019 by Judy Kimani • Leave a comment

The production and demand of livestock derived foods (LDFs) could change substantially in the future in many LMICs following major changes in global economic and climate conditions. A recent report assesses a standard global model’s projections of livestock production and the demand for LDFs in Ethiopia, Niger, Rwanda, Cambodia, Nepal and Burkina Faso in 2050. Continue reading →

CCAFS / Climate Change / Dairying / East Africa / Gender / Gender news / Kenya / Livelihoods / Report / SLS / Women

New guide outlines options for integrating gender equity and social inclusion in low-emissions dairy production interventions

Posted on Wednesday 25 January 2017 by Dorine Odongo • Leave a comment

A recently published research report highlights that in order to appropriately address gender and socially inclusive development in the Kenyan dairy sector, any intervention must take into consideration the substantive cultural gender issues that are at play at both the household and producer organization levels. Continue reading →

Agriculture / CCAFS / Climate Change / Gender / Gender news / Women

New papers explore gender-inclusive climate adaptation strategies

Posted on Monday 19 December 2016 by Dorine Odongo • Leave a comment

Articles featured in a special edition of the journal of Gender, Technology and Development demonstrate that providing women with engagement opportunities and adaptation resources will greatly reduce the variance in agricultural productivity between men and women, which currently range from four to 25 percent globally. Continue reading →

Agriculture / CCAFS

Millions of small-scale food producers on a collision course with climate change

Posted on Saturday 31 December 2011 by ILRI Communications

For people living in absolute poverty and chronic hunger, the solution is not to rid the world of livestock, but to find ways to farm animals more efficiently and more sustainably Continue reading →

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Building gender sensitivity into the next generation of livestock scientists
New project to improve agricultural productivity in Zimbabwe
How a small Ethiopian town grew the country’s best sheep and an inspiring farmer cooperative
A new ‘How-To-Do’ note provides guidance on addressing land-use conflicts in pastoral areas
Issue 5 of ILRI South Asia Newsletter is out
Issue 8 of ILRI East and Southeast Asia newsletter now available
A new ‘How-to-Do Note’ provides guidance on designing and implementing ‘gender and pastoralism’ projects
Meat, milk and more for Africa: Four countries with successful livestock policy innovations to emulate

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The story of cattle in Africa: Why diversity matters Sunday 15 December 2019
Evidence for the presence of African swine fever virus in apparently healthy pigs in South-Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday 30 January 2020
Reflections on IDEAL: What we have learnt from a unique calf cohort study Saturday 1 August 2020