CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity
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SAPLING will work with research, development and private sector actors to support sustainable growth of the livestock sector in LMICs, developing market-driven solutions to incentivize small- and medium-scale producers to invest in sustainable productivity and capture growing demand, while enhancing social inclusion, supporting improved nutrition, and contributing to environmental protection. More information
Part of the CGIAR Action Area on Resilient Agrifood Systems
Primary CGIAR impact area: Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
https://www.cgiar.org/initiative/17-sustainable-animal-productivity-for-livelihoods-nutrition-and-gender-inclusion-sapling/
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Item Binti Shujaaz(Extension Material, 2025-01) Komba, Lucy; Mpenze, Neema; Mbugua, Narayan; Biamah, Stephan; Deacon, Bridget; Galiè, Alessandra; Achandi, Esther; Omondi, Immaculate A.; Jeremiah, Adolf; Jumba, Humphrey; Ngoteya, Godfrey; Kariuki, Eunice; Omore, Amos O.Binti Shujaaz means “heroine” in Swahili, a fitting name for the young women who are persevering in chicken keeping despite restrictive gender norms in their communities that can limit young women in agri-business. This comic book written in Swahili was distributed in Tanzania in 2024 to support community conversations about norms. The stories were informed by research on social norms conducted by the International Livestock Research Institute.Item Editorial: Sustainable and resilient food systems in times of crises(Journal Item, 2025-02-11) Ben Hassen, Tarek; El Bilali, Hamid; Daher, Bassel; Burkart, StefanThe global food system is facing multiple and multifaceted challenges and crises: increasing population, climate change, pandemics, conflicts, economic shocks, and natural disasters. These challenges have exposed its fragility and underscored the urgency of transitioning to sustainable and resilient food systems. Such systems ensure equitable access to nutritious food, minimize environmental impacts, and enhance resilience against shocks. In crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the vulnerabilities of the global food system have become starkly apparent, leading to disruptions in supply chains, food shortages, and inflation. Additionally, climate change and natural disasters further threaten food security worldwide. This Research Topic explores innovative approaches—including agroecological practices, circular economies, and localized food systems—to build resilience and sustainability. To provide a comprehensive understanding of these pressing issues, the 17 articles of this Research Topic are organized into four thematic areas: the impacts of crises on food systems, the effects of COVID-19 on food systems, sustainable food systems and practices, and the social, economic, and waste management dimensions of food systems.Item TreeEyed: A QGIS plugin for tree monitoring in silvopastoral systems using state of the art AI models(Journal Article, 2025-01-29) Ruiz-Hurtado, Andres Felipe; Bolaños, Juliana Perez; Arrechea-Castillo, Darwin Alexis; Cardoso, Juan AndresTree monitoring is a challenging task due to the labour-intensive and time-consuming data collection methods required. We present TreeEyed, a QGIS plugin designed to facilitate the monitoring of trees using remote sensing RGB imagery and artificial intelligence models. The plugin offers several tools including tree inference process for tree segmentation and detection. This tool was implemented to facilitate the manipulation and processing of Geographical Information System (GIS) data from different sources, allowing multi-resolution, variable extent, and generating results in a standard GIS format (georeferenced raster and vector). Additional options like postprocessing, dataset generation, and data validation are also incorporated.Item Flexible assessment of biosecurity in small- and medium scale poultry farms in low and middle income countries(Journal Article, 2025-02-08) Nielsen, S.S.; Kemunto, Naomi P.; Muloi, Dishon M.; Bojesen, A.M.; Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.; Ayebare, Dreck; Dione, Michel M.; Ibayi, Eugine L.; Poulsen, L.L.; Moodley, ArshneeBackground: Biosecurity measures are essential for mitigating the risk of pathogen introduction and spread in farms. While standardised tools for monitoring biosecurity implementation exist, they are often not tailored to the specific needs of low and middle income countries (LMICs), where pathogen occurrence and farming practices can be highly variable compared to intensive high income country settings. The aim of our study was to develop a flexible risk assessment tool for evaluating biosecurity practices on small and medium-scale poultry farms in LMICs. The methodology described here allows local experts to adapt the tool to current conditions. Results: The development process began by combining two existing questionnaires. These were evaluated by nine experts with expertise in diverse farming systems in LMICs. The experts conducted a knowledge aggregation process to assign weights to the different areas and individual questions within the questionnaires. The median scores from the final expert elicitation informed the weighting of questions in the newly developed questionnaire. These weights are adaptable and can be adjusted to reflect population-specific conditions, which may vary in pathogen load and farming practices. Conclusions: We have developed a flexible biosecurity assessment tool tailored to small-and medium-scaled poultry farms in LMICs. This tool can be used as presented or adapted to local conditions through the input of local experts, allowing for effective and context-specific biosecurity monitoring.Item Dairy farmer extension services model: a successful research trial in Kenya's dairy sector(Blog Post, 2024-11-04) Kimani, Judy; Rao, E.J.O.; Slater, AnnabelItem Report on food safety intervention and supervision at pig slaughterhouses in Dien Bien Province(Report, 2024-12-30) Nguyen Van Cuong; Nguyen Thi Thu Hang; Dang Xuan Sinh; Unger, FredItem Insights discussion workshop: Social behavior change communication strategy for CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity (SAPLING)(Presentation, 2024-04-19) Nguyen Tuan Nghia; Tran Hoai Nam; Phan Tran Quoc Trung; Marshall, Karen; Nguyen, ChiItem Livestock and Climate Change: Outlook for a more sustainable and equitable future(Report, 2024-12-25) Thornton, Philip K.; Wollenberg, Eva K.; Cramer, LauraThe livestock sector will need to simultaneously meet future consumer demand while supporting net zero targets by 2050, survive increasing frequency and severity of climate change hazards, and achieve outcomes for water, biodiversity, social resilience and economic development. 2. Climate change therefore requires a new trajectory for the development of the livestock sector. The economic role of livestock may shift significantly, and we need to anticipate a just transition of livestock farmers to other livelihood activities. 3. Trends in livestock demand and supply under climate change are likely to become more uncertain and equity and productivity gaps are likely to intensify in the coming decades. Although industrialised systems can better invest in the feed and adaptations and mitigation measures needed under climate change than smallholders’ systems, livestock are critical for smallholders’ livelihoods and food security, and we need to anticipate the wider range of interventions that may be needed to increase resilience in such systems. 4. Future livestock and climate development needs to be planned and implemented in a cross-sectoral way. The multi-dimensional importance of livestock to the livelihoods of at least 1.3 billion people globally has not yet been reflected in development or climate assistance, research focus or the data landscape. 5. Under climate change, there are no one-size-fits-all policy and technological responses, nor are there any silver bullets. There are multiple, often competing discourses around the climate-livestock-livelihood nexus and responses need to be appropriate for local contexts while contributing to national and global targets. 6. Many management options are available to help livestock farmers in lower-income countries adapt to climate change, including diversification of livestock species and breeds; integration of livestock with forestry, crop and aquaculture production; improving livestock diets; modifying animal health and heat stress management strategies; and changing the timing and location of farm operations. 7. Institutional, policy and technological opportunities for increasing livestock farmers’ adaptive capacity include preserving livestock mobility traditions in pastoral lands; assistance with destocking and restocking before and after drought; developing new product markets to satisfy consumer demand; promoting wider use of index-based insurance products and other risk transfer mechanisms; and enhancing farmers’ effective use of extension information using social media and digital platforms. 8. The viability of options to adapt and increase adaptive capacity is highly dependent on local contexts that are often characterized by capital, land and labour constraints and limited accessibility and knowledge. And in the face of longer-term climate change, the limits to the effectiveness of such options are often unknown. 9. Additional management options are available to help livestock farmers in lower-income countries mitigate greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon, including intensified production with fewer animal numbers, managing herd composition, shifting to lower-emission types of livestock, silvopastoralism, grassland restoration, avoided burning of grasslands, and low-emission breed selection. Along the supply chain, more efficient and renewable energy in the cold chain is a major option for mitigation. While additional measures such as feed additives, manure management or alternative proteins also can reduce methane, these technologies are not yet available, affordable or relevant to many lower-income farmers. Vaccines and manipulation of the rumen microbiome are promising technologies for the future.Item Expanding the use and impact of the CLEANED tool for assessing environmental impact assessments of livestock enterprises(Brief, 2024-12-30) Notenbaert, An Maria Omer; van der Hoek, Rein; Mwema, Emmanuel; González, Ricardo; Cardoso, Juan AndrésCLEANED, an acronym for Comprehensive Livestock Environmental Assessment for improved Nutrition, a secured Environment and sustainable Development along livestock value chains, is a multi-dimensional modelling tool designed to produce rapid environmental impact assessments in mixed crop-livestock farming systems in developing countries. The use of CLEANED has been expanded and further developed under the Initiative on Livestock and Climate through three pathways. In Pathway 1, training events and workshops were conducted to teach new users how to use it effectively. In Pathway 2, more assessments were conducted using the tool to promote wider uptake in specific countries. In Pathway 3, the tool has been updated and improved.Item SAPLING gender research in Uganda: Agnes Nahwaya, gender officer, Mukono District(Video, 2024-11) International Livestock Research InstituteItem SAPLING gender research: Alessandra Galie, gender team leader, ILRI(Video, 2024-11) International Livestock Research InstituteItem SAPLING gender research in Uganda: Minisa Namukose Kirya, gender officer, Mukono District(Video, 2024-11) International Livestock Research InstituteItem SAPLING gender research in Uganda: Lilian Musisi, gender officer, Masaka District(Video, 2024-11) International Livestock Research InstituteItem SAPLING gender research activities in Mukono and Masaka districts, Uganda(Video, 2024-11) International Livestock Research InstituteItem Capacity building to support regional Livestock Master Plan: Part II(Training Material, 2024-12) Bahta, Sirak T.Item A Manual for the application of a Systems Dynamics user-friendly interface for Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and Rift Valley Fever (RVF) animal diseases and Market Models(Manual, 2024-12) Bahta, Sirak T.; Wanyoike, Francis; Chan, DerekItem Innovative approaches on heat detection and female calf production in buffalo(Report, 2024-12) Devkota, Bhuminand; Yadav, Kapil Dev; Pokharel, Aashirbad; Gautum, Gokarna; Shah, Shatrughan; Deka, Ram Pratim; Rekik, Mourad; Nepal, YanamaniItem Local veterinarians in Nepal use ultrasonography (USG) to better diagnose and treat reproductive disorders in buffalo(Brief, 2024-12) Nepal, Yanamani; Varijakshapanicker, PadmakumarItem Qualitative assessment of the effectiveness of the dairy farmer assistant (DFA) extension model(Report, 2024-12) Auma, Joseph; Rao, E.J.O.; Baltenweck, Isabelle; Kimani, Judy; Oyoo, Oliver