Research Programs

ILRI's research is delivered through these programs.

Animal and human health

Objective The program seeks to effectively manage or eliminate livestock, zoonotic and food-borne diseases that matter to the poor through the generation and use of knowledge, technologies and products, leading to higher farmer incomes and better health and nutrition for consumers and livestock...

BecA-ILRI hub

Objective The Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA)-ILRI Hub is a strategic biosciences platform that, through increased use of bioscience-based technologies, aims to improve the livelihoods of millions of resource poor people in Africa. The program’s portfolio comprises research projects...

Feed and forage development

Objective The research program aims to provide options to: increase the quantity and quality of feed resources to improve livestock productivity in order to meet the growing demand for animal-source food; enhance profitability by reducing feed costs; increase income, employment and livelihoods from...

Impact at scale

The Impact at Scale program is responsible for spearheading the scaling-up of innovations of all International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) programs for a sustainable future. The innovations have been tested and proven to be effective. The program aims at ensuring that many people can...

Livestock genetics

Objective Our approach is to identify genetic/breeding bottlenecks limiting the benefits of livestock for small-scale farmers. We work with partners to apply established approaches to neglected systems (for example improved artificial insemination delivery), while simultaneously seeking innovative...

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

Objective To maximize livestock-mediated welfare and livelihoods among women and men smallholder and pastoral producers and their communities, and increase the availability of quality animal-source food to poor consumers. The program aims to achieve: Inclusive and sustainable investments by both...

Sustainable livestock systems

Objective The program brings together technologies and approaches from other ILRI programs (and elsewhere) in a systems context to address synergies and trade-offs to optimize the economic, social and environmental roles of livestock. It also addresses the two-way interactions between livestock and...