ILRI CommunicationsExpanding livestock insurance coverage in Turkana — and across all of Kenya’s great dryland…The following excerpts of an opinion piece were written by Andrew Mude, a Kenyan economist who leads an Index-Based Livestock Insurance…9 min read·May 1, 2017----
ILRI CommunicationsDeath-Bed Declaration of Iowa Crop Scientist Comes to Life for East African HerdersDeploying satellite data and ping-pong balls to develop drought insurance for pastoral communities6 min read·Oct 12, 2016----
ILRI CommunicationsWhat are you feeding your cow? Dairy farmers trained on feeding and feed managementDairy production is an important sub-sector in Kenya, accounting for 8% of the GDP. However, from feed constraints to low productivity, the…5 min read·Jul 26, 2016--1--1
ILRI CommunicationsOdisha Odyssey: The Arcadian landscapes and tribal goat keepers of MayurbhanjNote: This is the sixth in a series of articles on ‘Curds and goats, lives and livelihoods — A dozen stories from northern and eastern…12 min read·May 28, 2016----
ILRI CommunicationsOut of Africa genetics: How the giraffe got its long neck (and other biological curiosities and…The scientist9 min read·May 28, 2016----
ILRI CommunicationsAgricultural scientists get down to brass tacks (and new pathways) for rural prosperityThree weeks ago today, more than two hundred agricultural scientists distinguished in various disciplinary fields, some twenty-five…11 min read·May 19, 2016----
ILRI CommunicationsBuilding better brands and lives through peri-urban dairying and smart crop-dairy farmingMilk cans and children stand in the doorway of a dairy cooperative outside Karnal, Haryana, India (photo credit: ILRI/Jules Mateo).7 min read·Apr 6, 2016----
ILRI CommunicationsCulture of the cow: Curds in the city — Better living through smallholder dairying in northern…Milk cans in Karnal, India (photo credit: ILRI/Susan MacMillan).5 min read·Apr 5, 2016----
ILRI CommunicationsElite buffaloes and other exemplars of advanced Indian dairy science at the National Dairy Research…Shrestha, the world’s first cloned buffalo bull, in his holding pen at India’s National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) (photo credit…6 min read·Mar 31, 2016----
ILRI CommunicationsColourful convocation: Jimmy Smith addresses graduates of India’s prestigious National Dairy…Jimmy Smith receives an honorary degree from Kaptan Singh Solanki Ji, the governor of Haryana State, at the 14th Convocation ceremony of…12 min read·Mar 30, 2016----
