ILRI is actively engaged in several CGIAR initiatives and platforms.

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a severe respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides, and is included in the list of notifiable diseases of the World ...

Zhang, J. and Jones, C.S. 2025. Single-cell landscape of leaves reveals the roles of vascular tissue cells in the heat tolerance of pearl millet. Grass Research 5: e023.

Sustainable intensification of livestock production relies critically on effective disease management, yet the environmental implications of current practices remain poorly understood. The study was ...

Bisson A, Chamberlin R, Cramer L, Dhulipala R, Kimoro B, Kohler G, Miranda A, Özkan Ş, Rangel L, Ruiter P, Abdul-Salam F, Salmon G, Sukumaran S, Wassie SE 2025. Investment Roadmap: Digital Services ...

Barrett, C.B., Herrero, M., Djikeng, A. and Fanzo, J. 2025. US investment in African food systems will have global benefits. Nature 645: 856.

Salivary fern patterns (SFP) offer a simple, non-invasive, and cost-effective alternative to conventional estrus detection methods, addressing challenges such as silent heat, inaccurate heat detection ...

The current climate finance architecture is grossly misaligned with the practical realities of sustainable livestock systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is despite the ...

Mrode, R. 2025. Global Methane Genetics Initiative: Accelerating reduced emissions in indigenous breeds in Africa. Presentation at the launch of the Kenya chapter of the Global Methane Genetics ...

Background: Vietnam, with its significant agricultural sector, large livestock population, rich biodiversity and close human-animal interactions, is highly vulnerable to zoonotic disease transmission.

Transposon-based genetic transformation enables stable transgene integration in avian genomes and is increasingly used in the development of transgenic chickens for enhanced disease resistance, ...

Habermann, B., Worku, T., Getahun, E. and Gichuki, L. 2025. Finding solutions where they are: The Role of the Pioneer Positive Deviance Approach in Agricultural ...