ILRI is actively engaged in several CGIAR initiatives and platforms.

Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in humans and pigs remains endemic to Uganda. Although, looking at the lifecycle of the parasite, the risk factors are well known, and many biomedical control ...

For over six decades, international policy has enabled agricultural products to move relatively easily across national borders. Currently, however, the landscape is changing. Deglobalization and the ...

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.

Background: Newcastle disease (ND) is one of the most common diseases in poultry production, causing high mortality rates and significant economic losses. Controlling this enzootic disease in rural ...

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 ...

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 ...

Drought and human use may alter ungulate diversity and biomass in contrasting ways. In African savannas, resource-dependent grazers such as wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) and zebra (Equus quagga) ...

Knight-Jones, T. 2025. Restoration of livestock services in conflict and drought affected areas of Ethiopia (RESTORE) project overview. Presentation at the Ethiopian Veterinary Association Annual ...

Innovation is central to achieving global agri-food transformation agendas, including those related to the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The effective use of technologies, along ...

Designing and implementing a sound breeding program is essential for sustainably improving livestock productivity. This study evaluated the efficiencies of three breeding schemes for sustainable ...

Enterococcus spp. are commensal bacteria with increasing clinical relevance due to their role in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This was a cross-sectional study conducted on broiler chickens in the ...