News Archive

A Somali pastoralist woman carries her child on her back while holding a young goat in her arms, embodying the deep care and connection between family and livestock—essential bonds at the heart of pastoral life (photo credit: University of Glasgow/ILRI / Tsion Afework).

Opinion and analysis

What are livestock to pastoralists? An anthropological reflection

Feed trough, Lemo Woreda (photo credit: ILRI/Brook Tesfaye).

ILRI News

Mixed Farming System Initiative’s feed and forage innovations enhancing resilience of smallholder farms in rural Ethiopia

SAPLING works in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda, and Vietnam

ILRI News

Three years, seven countries: Lessons learned from the CGIAR SAPLING Initiative

From insight to action: Enhancing livestock practices through positive deviance (P-PD) regional national stakeholder workshop, ILRI campus (Photo credit: Agegnehu Alene, ILRI,2024)

Empowering Ethiopian livestock keepers: A new approach to learning

Worabe Research Center, Oat variety ( Photo credit: Rahel Abiy, ILRI,202

ILRI News

Workshop rolls out action plan for improving forage seed certification in Ethiopia

Agriculture is a primary economic pillar in many African countries, offering employment to millions

ILRI News

A new approach to African agriculture: Lessons from Ethiopia

Ethiopian farmer with sheep, in the drought-prone hotspot of the Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia (ILRI/Zerihun Sewunet).

ILRI News

ILRI launches RESTORE to rebuild livestock services in conflict and drought-affected regions of Ethiopia

A cattle herd at Shamba Kubwa farm in Wami Sokoine village, Tanzania (Simon Fravaal/ILRI)

ILRI News

The Africa Asia Dairy Genetic Gains project launches mobile app to track dairy animal performance

ILRI Napier grass and oats plots in Bishoftu

ILRI News

Cultivated forages boost production and income for dairy farmers in Bishoftu District, Ethiopia