In 2009, Eric Fèvre’s team was researching a range of zoonotic diseases—those passed from animals to humans—in western Kenya.

The co-designing of a roadmap for Tanzania’s dairy and poultry subsectors was a key focus of a livestock experts workshop ...

More than 500 farmers in Lao Cai and Phu Tho (formerly known as Hoa Binh) provinces in northern Vietnam are improving ...

ILRI is actively engaged in several CGIAR initiatives and platforms.

In a recent study conducted in northern Uganda, researchers have confirmed that the region is a hyperendemic area for the pork tapeworm, or Taenia solium. The study found a prevalence of 17.4% for ...

The Government of Ethiopia aims to increase total milk production from cattle, camel, and goats from 7.1 billion litres in 2021 to 28.4 billion litres in 2031. The total milk production from ...

Poultry farming plays an essential role in rural livelihoods of Africa and southeast Asia, contributing to family nutrition and income. Despite this, the poultry subsector faces several challenges in ...

The projects aims to develop, promote and test women-led chicken businesses in Ethiopia and Tanzania with the goal of promoting the economic empowerment of young women, and also of improving the food ...

COVID-19 is just one example of the rising trend of diseases – from Ebola to MERS to West Nile and Rift Valley fevers – caused by viruses that have jumped from animal hosts into the human population.

Kenya has taken a landmark step in strengthening its livestock sector and advancing regional integration through the first-ever mapping of its national livestock routes. In May 2025, the Supporting ...