In a world facing mounting food security challenges, poultry research is becoming increasingly important. For communities in ...

In Adama, a city just an hour from Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, Ibso Kemal and Eden Samuel sell fried chicken in their ...

External look of the ILRI poultry facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (photo credit: ILRI/Agegnehu Alene). ‘This facility stands on the shoulders of strong partnerships and years of scientific research ...

We will tackle global poverty, food insecurity, and climate risks by applying transdisciplinary science, fostering partnerships, generating evidence, and delivering integrated solutions to maximize ...

We will identify, co-design, and test food system solutions that tackle major constraints to delivering sustainable healthy diets and improving nutrition outcomes for people in low and middle-income ...

We deliver evidence-based recommendations to strengthen policies, markets and institutions, thereby improving millions of lives. We leverage our expertise in analyzing policy trade-offs and ...

Cysticercosis is a neglected zoonosis caused by Taenia solium, which involves pigs as intermediate hosts, leading to pig cysticercosis (PCC). Humans are the only definitive hosts, harbouring the ...

A young Borana woman with her goats, Borana, Ethiopia. Photo credit: ILRI/ Zerihun Sewunet In many parts of rural Ethiopia, livestock are more than just a source of food or income, and they are a ...

Agricultural extension services in Kenya play a crucial role in boosting farm productivity and helping farmers adopt best practices. They provide farmers with vital information, ultimately enabling ...

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are working together to develop forages to improve the genetic potential of livestock animals in sub-Saharan ...

In October 2024, ILRI researchers facilitated a training workshop in Accra, Ghana, on the use of the Interface for Marek’s Disease Economic Impact and Trade-off (i-MaDE-IT) tool, a farm-level decision ...

A new four-year project to improve milk quality, safety and marketing in Kenya has been launched by the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and stakeholders ...