Synergies in action: Supporting equitable scaling of locally led adaptation in Kenya’s dairy sectorDuttaGupta, T., Bullock, R., Kiptoo, E., Habermann, B., Maiyo, N ...

Background: Ambient environmental conditions, both influenced by and contribute to climate change, is affecting many aspects of daily life, including active and playful lifestyle activities. This ...

The International Livestock Research Institute, with funding support from the Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) programme, has established and monitored ...

Gouhari, Saeeda. 2025. Leveraging earth observation for monitoring, evaluation and learning of development programmes. Poster. Presented at the Jameel Observatory Community of Practice meeting and ...

Background: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease caused by the Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), primarily affecting livestock and transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. First detected in Kenya in ...

Anticipatory action in the drylands: Exploring key challenges and opportunities for early warning in pastoralist areas of the Greater Horn of AfricaDerbyshire, S.F., Mohamed, T., Hassan, R., Banerjee, ...

Interfaces between humans, livestock, and wildlife, mediated by the environment, are critical points for the transmission and emergence of infectious pathogens and call for leveraging the One Health ...

Pig production is a rapidly growing sector in Uganda, especially among smallholder farmers to whom it provides a vital source of income. However, the burden of productivity-limiting diseases such as ...

Background Malnutrition continues to have large and negative impacts on millions of people. Lack of nutrition education and access to accurate information can be large barriers to healthy eating.

Mutua, John Y. 2025. Using earth observation data to estimate livestock diet composition and quality. Poster. Presented at the Jameel Observatory Community of Practice meeting and drylands food ...

Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) is a C4 perennial grass species native to Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and widely used for feed cattle in the region. In this study, we sequenced the genomes of 450 ...

Decision support systems (DSS) are essential planning tools that enable decision makers to make informed, evidence-based choices in agricultural production. For DSS to be effective, they must be ...