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A tribute to Jean Ndikumana, a ‘gentle giant’ in African livestock research for development
Power through: a new concept in the women empowerment discourse
In Mali, an old vaccine can be a new way to fight poverty
Getting up close and personal: Building on long-standing CGIAR collaboration, a delegation of diplomats tours advanced livestock science facilities in Nairobi
Climate change already damaging children’s health, says new Lancet report

A plan to strengthen the agricultural sector in Colombia and help the region is underway
The Ministry of Agriculture of Japan Grants Award to CIAT Scientist
Grass cushions farmer’s retirement
Grass transforms farmers’ fortune
Does Brachiaria stand a chance in smallholder dairy dominated by productive Napier grass in eastern Africa?

A tribute to Jean Ndikumana, a ‘gentle giant’ in African livestock research for development
ILRI Forage Genebank: 30 years 1983-2013
Scaling the use of cassava peels as quality livestock feed in Africa
Developing, disseminating and ensuring the adoption of improved forages to support increased productivity and resilience for livestock keepers
Opportunities from the genetic diversity of the ILRI genebank forage germplasm collection
Opportunities from the genetic diversity of the ILRI genebank forage germplasm collection
Rice and wheat straw fodder trading in India: Possible lessons for rice and wheat improvement
Evaluation of feed resources in the mixed crop-livestock systems of the Sahelian zone in Burkina Faso and Niger
Promising options for improving livestock production and productivity in developing countries
Medium-term seed storage of diverse genera of forage grasses, evidence-based genebank monitoring intervals, and regeneration standards

Climate-smart Brachiaria grass in Rwanda: BecA-ILRI Hub project to increase livestock production
Scaling up forage varieties in SIMLESA Ethiopia sites
Moving away from gender blind tools: Engendering the livestock feed assessment tool
Working out how to improve livestock feeding: The FEAST feed assessment tool
Innovation platforms for dairy development in India and Tanzania
Smallholder dairying: better marketing or better feeding - which comes first?
Theory in practice: MilkIT innovation platforms in India’s Himalayan mountains
ILRI fodder adoption project works through multi-stakeholder platforms
Markets key to improve livelihoods of smallholder livestock keepers
Promising technologies not enough on their own to bring about widespread change in livestock systems