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Government and partners celebrate achievements in increasing dairy productivity in Burundi

Partners of the regional integrated agricultural development in the great lakes (PRDAIGL) project have held a joint end-of-project workshop to review its contributions to Burundi’s dairy sector in the last two years. Attendees of the 2–3 November forum in Bujumbura were drawn from the Ministry of...

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Zimbabwe adoption and scaling up of livestock systems project rolls out platforms to improve animal management practices

Zimbabwean partners of the Livestock Production Systems (LIPS-Zim) project have adopted innovation and communication platforms (ICPs) and innovation platforms (IPs) as key approaches of increasing adoption of livestock innovations by farmers and communities in the semi-arid regions of the country...

  • Johnson Siamachira
    Communications Officer(Cirad)
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Improved feeds transforming livestock production and livelihoods in Zimbabwe

This post was written by Johnson Siamachira, communications officer at the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development in Zimbabwe, and edited by Terry Mwenda and Paul Karaimu. Small-scale farmers drive Zimbabwe's agriculture, which in turn drives the country’s economy. The...

  • Johnson Siamachira
    Communications Officer(Cirad)
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Ethiopia exchange visit shares lessons on forage development for Zimbabwe

This post was written by Saba Ermyas and edited by Paul Karaimu. Crop farming and livestock production are the major sources of livelihood for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. Most farm animals are reared in low rainfall areas where more than 75% of farmers rely on cereal crop residues as feed...

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Zimbabwe livestock improvement project showcases ongoing work and partnership with government

The ‘Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim)’ project recently showcased its ongoing activities to government officials and partners in an event that also discussed ways of strengthening partnership with government departments, researchers and farmers in the country. A high-level...

  • Johnson Siamachira
    Communications Officer(Cirad)
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Climate-smart farming offers hope to Zimbabwe’s smallholders and livestock keepers

For 60-year-old Maxwell Machivenyika, farm-life was filled with tedium, drudgery and challenges. To get the job done working on his small farm meant waking up at 4 a.m. daily. Machivenyika has been growing maize, Zimbabwe’s main staple crop, since 1988. But his yields have been poor because of...

  • Johnson Siamachira
    Communication Officer(Cirad)
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Zimbabwe livestock production systems project gears up for final phase

A recent hybrid (virtual and in-person) meeting of more than 50 researchers and representatives of the European Union (EU), national agricultural research system and non-governmental organizations in Zimbabwe, has charted the way forward for the Improved Livestock Production Systems-Zimbabwe (LIPS-...

  • Johnson Siamachira
    Communication Officer(Cirad)
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YPARD and ILRI join forces to provide on the job training for young professionals

Innovation and scaling are increasingly becoming key focus areas of CGIAR. Scaling connects CGIAR’s high-quality research and innovation for development activities with national and local governments, international development banks, national and global civil society organizations, impact investors...

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Africa RISING publishes a livestock feed and forage production manual for Ethiopia

A farmer in his fodder beet farm in Embahasti (photo credit: Apollo Habtamu/ILRI). Livestock plays a major role in the livelihoods of pastoralists and smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. They are a source of food (animal protein) for most families in the country and also support crop production...

  • Haimanot Seifu
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European Union invests in climate-smart innovations in livestock production

The European Union-funded, Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim) Project was launched in Buhera District, Zimbabwe, on 5 March. The four-year EUR5 million project aims to contribute to the government of Zimbabwe’s agricultural transformation agenda by increasing the adoption of...

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ILRI Impact at Scale program shares insights on scaling tools and practices with CGIAR science leaders and GIZ scaling experts

This post was written by Murat Sartas and Saba Ermyas, and edited by Paul Karaimu. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Impact at Scale (I@S) program recently share examples for identifying, analysing and integrating scaling tools into agricultural research for development programs...

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From framework to implementation: ILRI Impact at Scale program publishes first scaling readiness analysis on livestock innovations

The Impact at Scale (I@S) program of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has published the ‘ Scaling Readiness report and scaling plan for training and certification approach for small-scale pig producers in Uganda. ’ This is the first of a series of Scaling Readiness reports and...