CCAFS is partnering with ICARDA to scale-up community-based breeding in Southern Ethiopia. Continue reading
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Category Archives: East Africa
AHH / Animal Health / East Africa / Ethiopia / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP
New project launched to strengthen veterinary service delivery in Ethiopia
A new four-year (2019-2022) European Union-funded project known as Health of Ethiopian Animals for Rural Development (HEARD) has been launched in Ethiopia. The EUR15 million project builds upon the experience and lessons learned from other animal health projects in Ethiopia. Continue reading
CGIAR / East Africa / Ethiopia / Gender / ICARDA / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Women / Zoonotic Diseases
Community conversations reduce the risk of exposure to zoonotic diseases in the Ethiopian highlands
Gender division of labor exposes women and men to different levels of risk to zoonotic diseases. Women are more exposed to zoonotic diseases due to their gender roles and limited awareness and access to information. Continue reading
CGIAR / East Africa / Ethiopia / Gender / ICARDA / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / PIL / Research / Women
Using community conversations to change perceptions of community members about gender relations in the Ethiopian highlands
Our experience shows that community conversations are an effective way of empowering community groups to identify and analyse gender relations concerns and enabling community members to take collective actions. Continue reading
East Africa / Ethiopia / Gender / ICARDA / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Research / Women
Ethiopia partners identify gaps in gender in livestock research and options for farmers
A consultative workshop on gender hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) identified gaps in livestock research and development and investible options that will inform the work of the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock in Ethiopia. Continue reading
Drylands / East Africa / Gender / ILRI / Kenya / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / LLAFS / Pastoralism / PIL / Women
Include us, involve us – women can be active players in Kenya’s livestock markets
Women livestock traders are a tiny minority in the male-dominated cattle trading sector in Kenya. But they don’t see themselves staying at the periphery of a growing livestock economy – they want in. Garissa, Kenya (29 Nov 2018)_ Garissa City in northeast Kenya is home to East Africa’s largest livestock market. It was also the … Continue reading
CGIAR / CIAT / East Africa / Ethiopia / ICARDA / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Partnership / Scaling / Small Ruminants
Ethiopia partners prioritize technologies for increasing productivity of small ruminants and poultry
Initial discussions by livestock sector stakeholders in Ethiopia, under the new Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) project, have identified key technology delivery priorities for increasing the productivity and profitability of the small ruminant and poultry value chains in the country. Continue reading
