ILRI sustainable livestock systems program outputs (2017–2024)

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From uncertainty to precarity: moral economy practices among the Somali community in Kakuma refugee camp
(Working Paper, 2024-12) Mohamed, Bashir; Derbyshire, Samuel F.
Tangled crises in Turkana: investigating the spread of Prosopis in Kenya's northern drylands
(Journal Article, 2023-12) Derbyshire, Samuel F.; Leakey, Acacia; Lowasa, Lucas
Research and innovation priorities for enabling legume scaling for development outcomes in Tanzania
(Report, 2024-12-30) Varley, Ciara; Johnston, Angharad; Recha, John W.M.; Ndlovu, Noel; Longwe, Kareem; Munthali, Timalizge W; Silumesi, Mwala; Mushangure, Remeredzai O; Kalumo, Decolius; Kaonga, Tione P; Kinkese, Theresa; Breen, Caitilin; Mullen, Anne; Murray, Una; McKeown, Peter; Baijukya, Frederick P.; Chikoye, David; Spillane, Charles
Legumes are critical to agriculture, food security and economic development in Tanzania. The EU-funded LEG4DEV project is conducting research & innovation activities with scaling partners in Tanzania to enable them to more eiectively scale legumes for development outcomes (productivity, health & nutrition, sustainability, livelihood security). Following an intensive schedule of bilateral meetings with stakeholders and potential scaling partners in Tanzania, the LEG4DEV project organised and ran a “Legumes for Development” multistakeholder research prioritisation workshop on 31st of March 2023 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Annex 1). The LEG4DEV Multistakeholder workshop was held at the White Sands Hotel and was opened by John Sariah from the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI). He highlighted the importance of legume scaling to national development goals of Tanzania in relation to agricultural productivity, health & nutrition, sustainability and livelihoods. The LEG4DEV Multistakeholder Workshop (Tanzania) was attended by 51 attendees from government, research organisations, universities, donors, NGOs, farmers organisations and companies (Annex 2). The workshop was organised around the six work packages of the LEG4DEV project where workshop participants worked in interdisciplinary teams to identify their highest priority research questions (both technical and policy/institutional) that the LEG4DEV project research could focus on in Tanzania to better enable legume scaling at the national level.
Research and innovation priorities for enabling legume scaling for development outcomes in Ethiopia
(Report, 2024-12-30) Varley, Ciara; Johnston, Angharad; Recha, John W.M.; Demissie, Teferi; Mulatu, Ayalneh; Ndlovu, Noel; Longwe, Kareem; Munthali, Timalizge W; Silumesi, Mwala; Kalumo, Decolius; Mushangure, Remeredzai O; Kaonga, Tione P; Kinkese, Theresa; McLaughlin, Isabel; Breen, Caitlin; Mashizha, Tinashe M; Tesfaye, Abonesh; Ambaw, Gebermedihin; Makonnen, Brook T; Legese, Getachew; Murray, Una; Brychkova, Galina; McKeown, Peter; Chikoye, David; Solomon, Dawit; Spillane, Charles
Research and innovation priorities for enabling legume scaling for development outcomes in Zambia
(Report, 2024-12-20) Varley, Ciara; Johnston, Angharad; Kinkese, Theresa; Recha, John W.M.; Breen, Caitlin; Alamu, Emmanual; Ndlovu, Noel; Silumesi, Mwala; Mushangure, Remeredzai O; Kalumo, Decolius; Longwe, Kareem; Kaonga, Tione P.; Munthali, Timalizge; McLaughlin, Isabel; Mashizha, Tinashe; Marenya, Paswel; Chikoye, David; Spillane, Charles
Legumes are critical to agriculture, food security and economic development in Zambia. The EU-funded LEG4DEV project is conducting research & innovation activities with scaling partners in Zambia to enable them to more effectively scale legumes for development outcomes (productivity, health & nutrition, sustainability, livelihood security). Following an intensive schedule of bilateral meetings with stakeholders and potential scaling partners in Lusaka, the LEG4DEV project organised and ran a “Legumes for Development” multistakeholder research prioritisation workshop on September 30th 2022, in Lusaka, Zambia. The LEG4DEV Multistakeholder workshop was held at Lusaka’s Protea Hotel and was opened by Mr. Shadrack Mwale, Acting Director of Agriculture, representing the Zambian Ministry of Agriculture. He highlighted the importance of legume scaling to national development goals of Zambia in relation to agricultural productivity, health & nutrition, sustainability and livelihoods. The LEG4DEV Multistakeholder Zambia workshop was attended by 39 attendees from government, research organisations, universities, donors, NGOs, farmers organisations and companies. The workshop was organised around the six work packages of the LEG4DEV project where workshop participants worked in five interdisciplinary teams to identify their highest priority research questions (both technical and policy/institutional) that the LEG4DEV project research could focus on in Zambia to better enable legume scaling.
Research and innovation priorities for enabling legume scaling for development outcomes in Malawi
(Report, 2024) Johnston, Angharad; Varley, Ciara; Recha, John W.M.; Longwe, Kareem; Ndlovu, Noel; Munthali, Timalizge W; Silumesi, Mwala; Kalumo, Decolius; Mushangure, Remeredzai O; Kaonga, Tione P; Kinkese, Theresa; Breen, Caitlin; McLaughlin, Isabel; Mashizha, Tinashe M; Tufa, Adane; Munthali, Doreen; Brychkova, Galina; Murray, Una; McKeown, Peter; Marenya, Paswel; Gbegbelegbe, Sika; Chikoye, David; Spillane, Charles
Legumes are critical to agriculture, food security and economic development in Malawi. The EUfunded LEG4DEV project is conducting research & innovation activities with scaling partners in Malawi to enable them to more e6ectively scale legumes for development outcomes (productivity, health & nutrition, sustainability, livelihood security). Following an intensive schedule of bilateral meetings with stakeholders and potential scaling partners in Malawi, the LEG4DEV project organised and ran a “Legumes for Development” multistakeholder research prioritisation workshop on December 09th 2022, in Lilongwe, Malawi (Annex 1). The LEG4DEV Multistakeholder workshop was held at Lilongwe’s Sunbird Capital Hotel and was opened by Mr. David Kamangira from the Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS), on behalf of the Malawi Ministry of Agriculture. He highlighted the importance of legume scaling to national development goals of Malawi in relation to agricultural productivity, health & nutrition, sustainability and livelihoods. The LEG4DEV Multistakeholder Malawi workshop was attended by 82 attendees from government, research organisations, universities, donors, NGOs, farmers organisations and companies (Annex 2). The workshop was organised around the six work packages of the LEG4DEV project where workshop participants worked in interdisciplinary teams to identify their highest priority research questions (both technical and policy/institutional) that the LEG4DEV project research could focus on in Malawi to better enable legume scaling at the national level.
Development of Isiolo County rangeland management bill regulation
(Report, 2024-10-08) International Livestock Research Institute
The County Government of Isiolo through lead department of livestock development has been developing Isiolo county rangeland management bill since August 2022 in collaboration with World food programme (WFP), Mid-P, Northern Rangeland Trust (NRT), AMAYA Triangle, NAWIRI, ILRI, Veterinary San Frontiers (VSF-Suisse), Kenya Rapid, Listen Project among other. The partners have supported the initiative technically and financially. The overall objective of the bill is to provide legal framework for management, conservation and utilization of the rangeland resources. The specific object of the bill is to facilitate and promote the sustainable and holistic management of rangelands and rangelands resources through: (a) strengthening customary mechanisms for grazing control; (b) facilitating community peace building ; (c) promoting inter-community access to rangelands resources; (d) regulation of fencing in rangelands areas; (e) Protection of seasonal rangelands reserves; (f) optimize the economic potential of the rangelands; (g) facilitate land related County Planning and Development under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya; and (h) adopt any other approaches and initiatives in furtherance of the objectives stated above.
Supporting Africa’s Pastoralist Youth to mobilize and engage in policy dialogues: the Africa Youth Pastoralist Initiative
(Blog Post, 2024-11-27) International Livestock Research Institute
A coverage of the Africa Youth Pastoralist Initiative forum held in June 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya, where the group created a renewed vision, mission and statement.
Partnership between Government of Kenya and the International Livestock Research Institute's Mazingira Centre for livestock productivity and mitigating emissions
(Brief, 2024-12-21) Arndt, Claudia; Kimoro, Bernard
"Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock systems is a priority of the Livestock and Climate Initiative. Working with the CGIAR Research Initiative on Low Emission Food Systems, the Livestock and Climate Initiative has established a strong partnership with the State Department for Livestock Development (SDLD) within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development through the Mazingira Centre hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). This successful collaboration is focused on the interlinked goals of increasing livestock productivity as part of national food and nutrition security initiatives while also identifying climate-smart agriculture practices for livestock production that help reduce emissions per product. The partnership has led to Kenya publishing more accurate data for measurement, reporting, and verification of GHG emissions from the livestock sector and collaborative science on developing technical interventions focused on mitigation and support for livestock sector policy."
Participatory rangeland management: IPSR Innovation Package and Scaling Readiness Report
(Report, 2024-12-19) Flintan, Fiona E.; Buono, Nicoletta; Adamseged, Muluken
Participatory Rangeland Management (PRM) is a defined step-by-step process for improving local level rangeland management by local pastoralist communities. It follows three stages of investigation (including participatory mapping), negotiation and implementation. It supports establishment and/or strengthening of rangelands management institutions, and supports the production of a rangeland management plan and an agreement with local government to improve access of communities to natural resources and land. M&E and capacity building are also important steps.
Proceeding of the Workshop on Integrating Gender in Mixed Farming Systems Innovations: Developing Scaling Strategy
(Report, 2024-11-30) Gebreyes, Million; Paulos, Tsegayenesh; Tessema, Fikadu; Ayenew, Yetsedaw; Nigir, Bogale; Asfaw, Addisu; Abiy, Rahel; Mekonnen, Brook; Snyder, Katherine
Peace with Nature: Engagement of CGIAR Livestock and Climate Initiative in the Convention for Biological Diversity COP16
(Report, 2024-12-17) Nanteza, P.; Flintan, Fiona E.; Ferrari, M.
"Under the theme Peace With Nature, this was the first Biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at COP 15 in December 2022 in Montreal, Canada. Parties to the Convention were expected to show the alignment of their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) with the Framework. It was expected that COP16 would produce a monitoring framework and advance resource mobilization for the Global Biodiversity Framework as well as finalize and operationalize the multilateral mechanism on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources. This report summarizes the activities in and contributions of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Livestock and Climate to the CBD COP16. Members of the Initiative participated in discussions on peace with nature, improved natural resource management, protection of biological diversity and the critical role of multifunctional landscapes in biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. "
Living Lab for People in Nandi County for Low-emission Food Systems
(Brochure, 2024-12-20) Kibet, Walter; Habermann, Birgit; Kachilei, Levy
We define a Living Lab for People (LL4P) as a space for citizens to co-design, test, demonstrate, and advance socio-technical innovations and associated modes of governance. It is an inclusive platform for citizens, government, civil society, companies, research organizations, to facilitate co-creation, rapid prototyping, or validation. One desirable feature is that the LL4P is physically embedded in an existing organizational structure with an interest in adopting the LL4P as their own in-house innovation cluster or ‘participatory incubator’. In Nandi County, the Kaimosi Agricultural Training Centre (ATC) has been selected as host for the LL4P
The Pathway towards a Living lab for the people (LL4P) in Nandi county Kenya
(Poster, 2024-12-22) Habermann, Birgit; Kibet, Walter; Kachilei, Levy; Mwambi, Diana
Optimizing Mixed Farming Systems for Enhanced Productivity, Nutrition, Income, Environmental Sustainability, and Social Inclusion: A Field Day Report
(Report, 2024-11-30) Tessema, Fikadu; Gebreyes, Million; Mekonnen, Kindu
In Ethiopia, mixed farming systems involve both crop cultivation and livestock raising. This approach is critical for many Ethiopian farmers' livelihoods, especially in the highlands, where agricultural practices are significantly influenced by environmental factors like climatic, edaphic, anthropogenic, socio-economic, institutional, and environmental conditions. As a result of these challenges, it is apparent to see huge food-feed gaps in these mixed farming systems. Land degradation, population pressure, land size, poor infrastructure, shortages of demand and niche compatible technologies, inadequate job opportunities for youth and weak input-output market are also some of the challenges that affect the productivity of the mixed farming systems. Mixed Farming Systems (MFS) initiative, and AICCRA and TAAT projects have been jointly working with Regional (Central Ethiopia Agricultural Research Institute (CEARI), Workable Agricultural Research Center, Hadiya Zone Department of Agriculture, Lemo Woreda Office of Agriculture) and international organizations (ILRI, CIAT, Alliance Bioversity and ICARDA) and providing practical solution on climate smart feed-food innovations approach in Lemo and Misha Woredas of Hadiya Zone, Central Regional State Ethiopia. To disseminate research interventions and findings; field day is an instrument in sharing food and forage technologies in Lemo woreda and the surrounding areas. It provides a platform for knowledge exchange, practical demonstrations, and peer learning, empower farmers to embrace model agricultural practices, ultimately leading to improved productivity, nutrition, and income.
The Mazingira Centre analytical services laboratory
(Brochure, 2024-11-30) International Livestock Research Institute
Livestock as a Climate Solution at COP29
(Report, 2024-12-30) Cramer, Laura; Flintan, Fiona E.
The Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) data of 54,873 farm households in 35 countries
(Dataset, 2024-12-23) Gorman, Léo; Hammond, James; Frelat, Romain; Caulfield, Mark; van Wijk, Mark
Here we release the Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) dataset, derived from the open-source RHoMIS toolkit. RHoMIS is designed to simplify the collection, analysis, and dissemination of interoperable data from farm-household surveys. This release harmonizes 54,873 household observations spanning 35 countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia into a single dataset, collected between 2015 and 2023. The data supports the investigation of system dynamics relating to food production, food security, and pathways out of poverty for smallholder farmers. This dataset is an update and revision of the previous RHoMIS dataset, published in 2020. In this new release we present a database quadruple the size, with observations of 54,873 households from 35 countries and 119 unique projects, collected from 2015 until 2023. These data are accompanied with radically improved analytical routines to process the data and calculate common performance indicators. We report 1599 variables and 41 farm household level indicators, as well as crop-level information (production, area planted, use of the produce, and sale value). We also report gendered decision-making information over the consumption of produced foodstuffs and over the incomes derived from on- and off-farm activities
Global updated rangeland ecosystem climate change projections through 2050, using evaluated parameters and CMIP6 climate forecasts
(Brief, 2024-12-29) Hussein, Jason; Thornton, Philip K.
Climate change in rangelands creates uncertainty that hinders the long-term direction of research, land management, agricultural production and policy formulation. The updated rangeland ecosystem projections under climate change use the most recent global climate forecasts (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project CMIP6) with evaluated model parameters for the G-Range global rangeland simulation model to project how rangeland ecosystems may change through 2050. The spatial dataset produced includes several fundamental attributes of rangeland ecosystems, specifically net primary productivity, soil carbon, cover of grass, shrubs, trees and bare soil, and root:shoot ratio on a decadal basis. G-Range was driven by climate inputs produced using MarkSimGCM, specifically CMIP6 from 2001 to 2050, and historical data from 2001 to 2020. These outputs are used as inputs to other models and analyses, or for national to global scale estimates of rangeland ecosystem status, structure and function under climate change, with significant implications for research, land management, agricultural production and policy formulation and implementation.
Scaling resilience through use of co-designed radio programs in Baringo County, Kenya
(Brief, 2024-12-01) Bullock, Renee; Majiwa, Hamilton; Saalu, Faith; Mundia, Julius; Mugi, Reginah; Ojulong, Henry; Mutai, Samuel; Peter, Akeno; Kukat, Lilian; Aturoit, Irene; Mossop, John; Kanyakera, Jacob
In the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya, livestock keeping has been a cornerstone of livelihoods for centuries and, while it continues to be relevant, in recent decades landscape changes and climate related shocks and stresses are compounding increasing pressures in most livestock dependent households and communities. As the incidence of droughts and uncertain rain increases, finding pasture and water has become more difficult. Subsequently rates of food insecurity and precarity are rising. Pastoralists and agro-pastoralists are seeking knowledge on climate adaptation and are implementing innovative practices to better cope with changing realities that shape many aspects of their daily life. Diversification into food and crop production is one option that can support increased resilience to climate shocks. While maize is a commonly grown crop across Kenya, farmers in drylands often encounter challenges during production, primarily stemming from poor harvests caused by the crop’s vulnerability to harsh climatic conditions, leading to crop failure. On the other hand, drought tolerant crops (DTCs) perform well under low rainfall conditions and support livelihoods in many arid and semi-arid locations, as experience in lower eastern counties has shown. Widely considered to be “women’s” crops, DTCs such as sorghum and millet often rely disproportionately on women’s labor inputs. Women are typically responsible for most stages of their production including planting, weeding, harvesting and postharvest management, such as threshing, winnowing and storage. However, decision-making about production — including consumption and selling — may not always be in the hands of women. Men assume control over harvests and this decision-making power can increase with commercialization of these crops. Efforts to address these inequitable relations and behaviors include socio-technical bundling that combines technical information about climate smart

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