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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) aims for better lives, better planet through livestock. ILRI is a @CGIAR centre

 Nairobi and Addis Ababa
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One Health commitment doesn't become joint action on its own. Coordination has to be built. Lessons on institutionalizing One Health from Asia and Africa: on.cgiar.org/4sS1luV @CGIAR @CGIAR_SAAF #OneHealth
A group of people in colorful clothing interact with a small animal, likely a piglet, in an outdoor market setting. Woven baskets are visible. Text in the image reads: "Governing One Health: lessons from Asia and Africa on building the structures that turn commitment into action. Find out more at ilri.org." Logos of ILRI and CGIAR are present.

ALT A group of people in colorful clothing interact with a small animal, likely a piglet, in an outdoor market setting. Woven baskets are visible. Text in the image reads: "Governing One Health: lessons from Asia and Africa on building the structures that turn commitment into action. Find out more at ilri.org." Logos of ILRI and CGIAR are present.

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In Senegal, herders who received climate advisories co-produced with ILRI, raised their use of improved feed and fodder management from 11% to 72%. At 17:00 today, John Recha joins AGRA at the Food and Ag pavilion: From Forecasts to Farm Decisions. #COP31 @turkiyecop31
The image is a poster featuring logos of COP28 Türkiye, ILRI, and CGIAR. It states, "1.7 billion people depend on livestock, including 800 million livestock keepers in Africa." It emphasizes that any new agriculture decision must support climate action by livestock keepers.

ALT The image is a poster featuring logos of COP28 Türkiye, ILRI, and CGIAR. It states, "1.7 billion people depend on livestock, including 800 million livestock keepers in Africa." It emphasizes that any new agriculture decision must support climate action by livestock keepers.

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Camels feed and carry pastoral families across Africa’s drylands, yet we know very little about their methane emissions. At ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station, Mohamed Habibou Assouma’s team is following 24 free-grazing camels to find out. #COP31 📖: on.cgiar.org/4zdED1Q
A person stands on a sandy landscape holding a stick, surrounded by several camels. The sky is overcast. In the background, a fence is visible. The text "ILRI International Livestock Research Institute" is displayed in the upper left corner.

ALT A person stands on a sandy landscape holding a stick, surrounded by several camels. The sky is overcast. In the background, a fence is visible. The text "ILRI International Livestock Research Institute" is displayed in the upper left corner.

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Tomorrow at #COP31: Nigeria plans to grow its livestock sector to US$72 billion a year by 2035 while meeting its Nationally Determined Contributions commitments. Hear how it's coordinating climate action in livestock. See our full list of events: on.cgiar.org/4zfLqrU #COP31
The image is an advertisement for a COP31 official side event, in partnership with ILRI and CGIAR, focusing on climate action in the livestock sector, titled "Nigeria rising to the challenge." It takes place on 11 November 2026, from 18:30 to 20:00 GMT+3 at the Zerzevan Side Event Room. The image shows a person in colorful attire holding white chickens, smiling. Logos for COP31, ILRI, and CGIAR are displayed at the top.

ALT The image is an advertisement for a COP31 official side event, in partnership with ILRI and CGIAR, focusing on climate action in the livestock sector, titled "Nigeria rising to the challenge." It takes place on 11 November 2026, from 18:30 to 20:00 GMT+3 at the Zerzevan Side Event Room. The image shows a person in colorful attire holding white chickens, smiling. Logos for COP31, ILRI, and CGIAR are displayed at the top.

The image is a promotional banner for an event on climate action in Nigeria's livestock sector, hosted in partnership with COP31 Türkiye, ILRI, CGIAR, and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The event is scheduled for November 11, 2026, from 18:30 to 20:00 at the Zerzevan Side Event Room. It will feature speakers Alike Peter, Helen Teghtegh, Maruem Kabasa, Jennifer Chow, Aditi Mukherji, and John Recha. The banner emphasizes Nigeria’s goal to grow its livestock sector and address climate change. Logos of partner organizations are included.

ALT The image is a promotional banner for an event on climate action in Nigeria's livestock sector, hosted in partnership with COP31 Türkiye, ILRI, CGIAR, and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The event is scheduled for November 11, 2026, from 18:30 to 20:00 at the Zerzevan Side Event Room. It will feature speakers Alike Peter, Helen Teghtegh, Maruem Kabasa, Jennifer Chow, Aditi Mukherji, and John Recha. The banner emphasizes Nigeria’s goal to grow its livestock sector and address climate change. Logos of partner organizations are included.

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#COP31 opens today on Food, Agriculture and Health day, the year agriculture's negotiating track ends. Whatever follows should back the 1.7 billion people who depend on livestock and are already taking climate action. ilri.org/events/cop31
This image contains a promotional flyer with logos for COP31 Türkiye Antalya and ILRI International Livestock Research Institute at the top. The text reads: "Agrifoodsystems: 54% of adaptation needs. 20% of adaptation funding. Tripled adaptation finance must reach livestock keepers." The CGIAR Climate Action logo is at the bottom. The background is primarily blue with green accents.

ALT This image contains a promotional flyer with logos for COP31 Türkiye Antalya and ILRI International Livestock Research Institute at the top. The text reads: "Agrifoodsystems: 54% of adaptation needs. 20% of adaptation funding. Tripled adaptation finance must reach livestock keepers." The CGIAR Climate Action logo is at the bottom. The background is primarily blue with green accents.

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As droughts intensify across drylands, pastoralists are switching to hardy camels for food security, milk, and income stability 🐫☀️ Full story via The Standard 📖: standardmedia.co.ke/environm… #ClimateAdaptation #Pastoralism
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#Climatechange continues to pose severe risks to rural livelihoods in Zambia, particularly through recurrent droughts Read how @ILRI and @CGIAR are helping farmers build resilience through forage production and preservation: on.cgiar.org/4z1S6d4 #ClimateAction
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Why invest in #OneHealth? 💡 Over 30 years of research by CGIAR & @ILRI proves that integrated interventions at the intersection of animals, humans, and the environment create real economic and social impact. Explore the briefs: ilri.org/onehealthbriefs @CGIAR_SAAF
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@DLCI_KenyaNov 5
On 4 November, @DLCI_Kenya co-hosted the Policy Forum “Towards thriving, resilient and prosperous drylands in the Horn of Africa” with the International Livestock Research Institute (@ILRI ) and the Dryland Observatory (@jameel_observ). The forum brought together policy conversations on the issues shaping the future of the region’s drylands: the outlook for drylands, rangelands and pastoralists beyond the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) and global debates; institutionalising the capacities needed for prosperous and resilient drylands; achieving the right to food in the drylands; managing El Niño and who leads anticipatory and early action; and new models for investing in drylands. @DLCI_Kenya Head of Programmes @bilachj moderated the opening conversation on the outlook for drylands, rangelands and pastoralists in the Horn of Africa, while DLCI CEO Dr. @JMokku moderated the closing discussion on investing in drylands. The day ended with a look at an emerging research, learning and policy agenda for drylands and the announcement of the Dryland Observatory. Dryland communities’ priorities must remain in focus—in these conversations and in the decisions that follow. Connecting pastoralist experience with research, policy and investment is central to that. @IGAD_CPALD @PPGKenya @SwissDevCoop @IGADsecretariat @EdinburghUni @ProsperGlb_org @GALVmed @JMokku @HonAdanHaji @NanokEpuyoCBS
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Most countries have One Health strategies. Implementation is the gap. Our new summary brief draws on four decades of CGIAR work in Africa and Asia to show what it takes to invest and scale. on.cgiar.org/4f7xed1 #OneHealth
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Most countries have a One Health strategy. Making it work on the ground is the hard part. This #WorldOneHealthDay, explore 10 new briefs drawing on 40+ years of CGIAR One Health work in Africa and Asia, from the CGIAR SAAF Program. ilri.org/onehealthbriefs #OneHealth
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@CGIAR_SAAF @IWMI_ @IFPRI @BiovIntCIAT_eng @OHRECA_ILRI
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@DLCI_KenyaNov 3
@DLCI_Kenya continues to support pastoralist communities in raising awareness of existing policies, services, and opportunities to strengthen their livelihoods. In Siana Ward, Narok County, we held dialogues with pastoralist communities on livestock health—including vaccination, feed and fodder, and the diseases affecting herds—access to reliable livestock health information, the pastoralist cooperative model, and opportunities to work with government entities to improve livestock service delivery. The dialogues were held across five locations: Nkineji, Olesere, Oloolaimutia, Talek, and Eldonyo-Narasha. In each, we convened separate sessions for women, youth, and elders, allowing every group to speak to its own priorities and giving us a fuller picture of how decisions about livestock health are made within households and across the community. Central to these discussions is the National Livestock Development and Promotion Service (NLDPS), established following resolutions of the 4th Pastoralist Leadership Summit. The service presents an important opportunity for pastoralist communities to access structured support for livestock health and production. These dialogues are undertaken in partnership with @ILRI , reflecting our shared commitment to improving pastoralist livelihoods and strengthening livestock health systems in Kenya’s drylands. @GALVmed @ILRI @jameel_observ @IGAD_CPALD @christensenfund @PPGKenya @SwissDevCoop
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👨‍🏫 Training more people seemed like the answer. But training is hard to scale and even trained users still need expert support. What if that expertise was built directly into the model? 🤖 @BiovIntCIAT_eng @IFPRI @ILRI @WorldFishCenter @CGIAR_Data @CGIARPolicy
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Livestock is more than animals—it is food security, jobs, livelihoods and economic sovereignty. At the 2026 APSK Scientific Symposium in Malindi @KilifiCountyGov, I was Honoured to officiate the opening ceremony, called for science, research and innovation to transform livestock production, strengthen food safety, empower farmers and pastoralists, and drive value addition. Our goal to move from raw commodity exports to high-value products, industrialisation and prosperity. Research must reach the farm, the factory and the market. Setting up relevant #clusters, centres of excellence, #grandchallenge Kenya use of emerging technologies like Artificial intelligence and precision livestock farming, Genomics, precision breeding and reproductive biotechnology and Novel feeds, feed biotechnology and precision nutrition. @nacosti @KENIAupdates @nrfkenya @pthigo @FAOLivestock @ILRI @kalromkulima @sri_kenya @Livestock_Dev @OfficePCS_KE @APSK_Kenya #Livestock #ScienceForDevelopment
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@IGAD_CPACOct 30
📢 The 2nd Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action has culminated in the adoption of the Mombasa Ministerial Declaration on Anticipatory Action, 2026, marking a significant step towards institutionalising anticipatory action across the IGAD region. IGAD Member States committed to strengthening early warning systems, sustainable financing and coordinated action before disasters strike. Read the full declaration ➡️ shorturl.at/FIv2A #EADP2
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To tackle climate & productivity challenges, Kenya is developing a new Livestock Master Plan (LMP). Recently, the National Tech Committee trained in Nairobi on using data to target investments and support farmers. 🇰🇪 #LivestockMasterPlan
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Catch the recording of the 29 October discussion on genetic diversity, soil health, and food systems at the CGIAR Food & Agriculture Pavilion. Featuring insights from @SNV_world, and Seed Savers Network Kenya. 📺 Watch here: : on.cgiar.org/4BFhMPe #COP17Armenia #Livestock
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ILRI is seeking a Director for the REAP Consortium to lead sustainable livestock and youth employment programs across 7 countries. 📍 Nairobi 🇰🇪 or Addis Ababa 🇪🇹 🎓 Req: PhD & 15+ yrs senior experience 🗓️ Deadline: Nov 25, 2026 Apply now: ilri.org/join-us/jobs-career…
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El Niño can disrupt livestock routes, markets and increase disease risks. Connecting climate forecasts with community data, insurance can help protect livestock and livelihoods before losses escalate. Learn more: on.cgiar.org/4zg587t #ElNino #ClimateAction
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