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A review of goat reproduction in East and Horn of Africa
While goats are an important pillar of livestock and agriculture sectors in East and Horn of Africa,
little research is being published and access to unpublished data is very difficult. This working
paper attempts to review ...
Supporting three community seed banks in the Kisumu county of Kenya with improved post-harvest seed facilities and training on how to use them
The ICARDA contribution to the Nature positive solutions initiative focuses on support to three Community Seed Banks (CSB) established by the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT in the Kisumu County of Kenya. The CSBs are ...
Candidate signatures of positive selection for environmental adaptation in indigenous African cattle: A review
Environmental adaptation traits of indigenous African cattle are increasingly being investigated to respond to the need for sustainable livestock production in the context of unpredictable climatic changes. Several studies ...
Developing and testing improved analytical tools for priority setting of livestock research
A quantitative assessment tool, previously developed for the prioritization of livestock research at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), was adapted for use in the phase II proposals of the CGIAR research ...
Geoinformatics Options by Contexts for Sustainable Livestock Management (GeOC4SLiM) - An User Manual with Focus on Interfaces and Operational Functions
Sustainable Livestock Management (SLiM) are required to interrelated UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on poverty alleviation, achieved food security, improved nutrition, promoted sustainable agriculture and land ...
Achieving Food Security and Reducing Poverty through Land Restoration
Land restoration and avoiding further degradation can be a key pathway to achieving food security and exiting poverty for some of the most vulnerable people living in Africa’s drylands. Achieving the UN’s SDGs requires ...
Pilot Application of GeOC4SLiM to Identify Potential Areas for Outscaling Community-based Breeding Programs (CBBP) for Small Ruminants in Ethiopia and Kenya
This is the research report on pilot application of GeOC4SLiM to target Community-based Breeding Programs (CBBP) for Small Ruminants in socio-ecological contexts in Ethiopia and Kenya, in the face of given limited resources ...
Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale
The project website is designed to operate through bringing key partners from the public and private sectors, across research, extension, market, and governance institutions to work together in an iterative co-learning ...
Online Template for Sustainable Livestock Management Option-by-Context (SLiM OxC)
This Template is designed for standardized description of Sustainable Livestock Management Options by Context (SLiM OxC), in which sustainable livestock management option and its social, economic and ecological contexts ...