Mark your calendars: 20 Feb! 🗓️ AABNet, @ILRI, @CTLGH, & @AU-IBAR are launching the definitive reference for animal breeding in Africa. 🧬🌍 This book sets the scientific baseline for genetics as a tool for #ClimateAction & food security. Register: https://on.cgiar.org/3OucIZJ

How might antibiotics used for livestock affect the very soils that farming depends on? That's just one of ILRI's areas of research. Visit our website for more updates 👇

Good animal welfare isn’t just about compassion; it also makes systems work better. ILRI views animal welfare as integral to sustainable livestock systems, addressing it by community engagement, technological innovation and policy development to benefit animals and people. #WhyLivestockMatter

🌏 ILRI knows that livestock matter to hundreds of millions of people in low- to middle-income countries around the world. Here's why 👇 https://youtube.com/shorts/uSJLesJrBrg?si=dZLYIRervLdgfNxr #WhyLivestockMatter

#ClimateChange threatens the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, but they're fighting back. We asked farmers to share their best practices - watch and learn! 👇 https://youtube.com/shorts/pE6miteL7jE?si=ppcdhGUIWg0KQZAl #MyClimateSolution

A Centre of Excellence for AST has been established in Nairobi! 🧫 ~4,000 isolates from 5 African countries tested 🥼 Officer trained 7 weeks in Sweden, now leading regional capacity building 🎧 13 webinars | 🗣️ 2 regional trainings | 🔬 In-country training in 7 countries Learn more

❗ Rabies is incurable and fatal once symptoms appear, after infection. The most common source of infection is dog bites and scratches. There are 10 things you should know to prevent rabies 👇 https://youtube.com/shorts/dzuTzjY63WE?si=-LU4zjcrQh5Ureh4 #OneHealth

#ClimateChange threatens the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, but they're fighting back. We asked farmers to share their best practices - watch and learn! 👇 https://youtube.com/shorts/z-LGbAExf_Y?si=NQcs8SpZYcApYlti #MyClimateSolution

Open to researchers, public and private sector alike, @CGIAR's only poultry facility offers innovation and technical expertise to transform poultry systems. Contact [email protected] or [email protected] to discuss. #HatchingKnowledge https://youtube.com/shorts/J0k5KaSs0QU?si=3p6gM-1wriHi_O4H

#ClimateChange threatens the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, but they're fighting back. We asked farmers to share their best practices - watch and learn! 👇 https://youtube.com/shorts/B0haOoS-CnA?si=fix4PnmM00rG1UYI #MyClimateSolution

Sustainable livestock farming needs accurate data. A commonly repeated claim is that it takes huge volumes of water to produce a kilogram of red meat - but this comes from counting every single drop of water falling on grazing land: https://youtube.com/shorts/ld8JqJ8th1M?si=oaGmPOYUbcAH10b7blue

Can we feed livestock better for a more sustainable future? @bioversityciat.bsky.social, ILRI, ICARDA and the Global Methane Hub think so. 🌍 Read more about the Low-Methane Forages project on our website. @cgiar.org

🐄 🥛 Supporting the world’s most vulnerable farming communities starts with listening and delivering solutions that work on the ground. Better feed means healthier animals, higher milk yields, higher incomes. https://www.cgiar.org/research/feeding-the-future-through-science #WithScienceWeCan

🛡 CGIAR-supported insurance is helping rural families withstand climate shocks. Insured households are keeping children in school longer and investing more confidently in their herds, building stronger and more resilient livelihoods. 🔗 https://on.cgiar.org/40xSqlh

Six years ago, OHRECA set out to turn #OneHealth from concept into action across #Africa. As we close this chapter, we share an interactive experience exploring six years of milestones, partnerships, and real-world impact. Begin the journey here 👇https://tours.dobiison.com/Enterprise/ILRI_OHRECA

Appolinaire Djikeng, ILRI director general, reflects on ILRI's achievements in 2025: youtu.be/8QYqWdj6zFg?...

Step inside a research centre that redefines sustainability in Africa 🌍 ILRI's Mazingira Centre generates climate-smart, world-class research for the future of livestock farming systems. Discover how bold ideas turn into real impact - one green solution at a time. youtu.be/WXHGWd--Kao @cgiar.org

Reductions in animal antibiotic use will stall if farmers lack security, support and the right incentives. Stewardship must be grounded in equity, adapted to climate realities, and responsive to those who raise the animals that feed the world. @globalamrhub.bsky.social @cgiar.org #AMR

Reductions in animal antibiotic use will stall if farmers lack security, support and the right incentives. Stewardship must be grounded in equity, adapted to climate realities, and responsive to those who raise the animals that feed the world. @globalamrhub.bsky.social @cgiar.org #AMR

"From where I sit, working across smallholder and semi-intensive livestock systems in Africa and Asia, the #AMR narrative still leans heavily on high-income realities." https://theanimalecho.woah.org/en/antibiotic-use-why-the-global-debate-misses-low-and-middle-income-countries-realities/

After #COP30 the world must recognise well-managed livestock are an important part of a more pragmatic global strategy. Read ILRI DG Appolinaire Djikeng's full op-ed 👇 https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/as-cop30-takes-place-can-africa-draw-lessons-from-brazil-on-how-it-develops-its-livestock-sector/

Today's events at #COP30. 🌍 Join us in our journey to a future for sustainable livestock 🐄 to find out: 🐐 What does a just transition mean for livestock—one that includes equity, social justice & locally driven adaptation? 🌱 How will pastoralism & rangelands be part of global sustainability?

Attending #COP30? Follow us to find out what research we're doing to create sustainable livestock practices in response to #climatechange. #ILRIClimateStories

Commencing soon at #COP30 today - exploring the pivotal role of livestock in the global climate goals and food security agenda.

At this year's COP30, the ALive4Climate Alliance comes together to highlight how sustainable livestock can benefit adaptation efforts whilst cutting emissions. 🎫 Find our events here: https://whylivestockmatter.org/cop30 🌐 About the Alliance: https://whylivestockmatter.org/alive-4-climate-alliance

🌍 A 2°C rise in global temperatures could leave 200M more people facing hunger by 2050. CGIAR supports farmers and governments with climate-smart practices, resilient crops, and evidence for national and global climate action. 🔗 https://on.cgiar.org/40xSqlh #WithScienceWeCan

Investing in animal health supports global health, but it's more than surveillance & biosafety, say Ekta Patel & Bernard Bett in their article for @woah-africa.bsky.social. https://theanimalecho.woah.org/en/advancing-one-health-security-through-animal-waste-surveillance-and-wildmeat-value-chains/

Graduate student training opportunity! One Health Against Pathogens was established to train Canadian grad students in interdisciplinary research, communication, and crafting effective public policy. Applications for the 2026 trainee cohort close Nov. 30. For more info, visit: www.ohapcreate.ca 🧪

Join our regional dialogue on the EAT-Lancet 2.0 Report on 3 Nov 2025 as we examine how livestock contributes towards Africa’s path to healthy and sustainable food systems. Register here: https://ilri-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/EeDJ16hyR_mhp_G4vaplOg

The Positive Pioneer-Deviance program has connected 28,000+ households across Kenya, Ethiopia and Colombia. Impact data from Kenya shows a 75% increase in milk production, 52% better livestock health, and 30% enhanced cost efficiency. https://www.ilri.org/news/Farmers-driving-climate-adaptation

‘Farmers will only adopt what they know can work for them, and it may not be what researchers believe will work for them.' ILRI researchers are supporting pioneering farmers to form knowledge-sharing networks. Read the fully story! https://www.ilri.org/news/Farmers-driving-climate-adaptation

What does it take to build Africa’s next generation of One Health leaders? Join the conversation on training, impact & innovation across sector at the OHRECA close-out webinar — 27 Oct | 2:00–3:30 PM EAT Register: https://ilri-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_82kUrqHoRJi8vE5aTsnWlA

‘For many years, livestock were demonised as contributing too much to climate change,’ says ILRI's Laura Cramer. ‘There are still vegan activists promoting plant-based diets for everyone as a way to save the environment.’ https://www.ilri.org/index.php/news/When-policy-meets-pasture

The 9th International Greenhouse Gas & Animal Agriculture Conference (#GGAA2025) kicked off on 5 Oct in Nairobi. Through the week delegates will explore the latest research shaping the future of livestock systems. 🔗 See the full program: ggaaconference.org & follow us on social media for updates.

Act now: You, Me, Community. Rabies is 100% preventable—but only if we act together. Scan the QR code to learn how you can protect your loved ones and support a rabies-free future. #WorldRabiesDay #OneHealth #EndRabies #Zeroby30

Nelly Njiru, ILRI gender and livestock expert, explains to KBC TV why research on gender norms and women's empowerment are integral to a future of sustainable livestock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J_N5I8E_H4 #KBCchannel1 #KBCbusiness #KenyaNews

Feed is the #1 challenge in poultry production. At ILRI’s poultry facility, we’re testing Black Soldier Fly larvae as a sustainable, low-cost, high-protein feed alternative for farmers. Contact [email protected] & [email protected] to scale this innovation together! #HatchingKnowledge

ILRI and partners have improved the Ethiopian Tilili chicken to perform well in tough conditions and diseases 👇 #HatchingKnowledge

Join us at #ClimateWeekNYC 2025 on 23 Sept for a powerful discussion answering how we can address climate through animal health. #animalhealth #climate #onehealth

Capacity and innovation in numbers. Here’s how the ILRI poultry facility contributes to shaping poultry systems in Africa and beyond! #HatchingKnowledge

« The War on Science » Interesting theme @ ABBC conference in Lusaka. Thank you ISAAA for COHESA. @cirad.bsky.social @ilri.org

#African #swine #fever #vaccine candidate shows promise against some #virus strains ... | #AfricanSwineFever | #ASF | #pigs | #hogs | By @ilri.org via @sciencex.bsky.social

Is livestock research in Africa where it is supposed to be? No, says ILRI DG Appolinaire Djikeng in a recent interview for Nature Africa.

A new policy brief by ILRI and experts in Kenya offers ways to reduce the cost of livestock feeds for livestock producers. Download it here: https://www.ilri.org/news/experts-offer-recommendations-reduce-cost-livestock-feeds-kenya

Men and women face different restrictions in livestock farming. Is it better to work around existing barriers, or transform them? ILRI research shows a combined approach leads to greater empowerment and more positive changes for women.

AFSF: Livestock farming in the service of food security (ministers) #AFSF2025 #AFSForum2025 #Livestock Read more: https://fr.apanews.net/news/des-ministres-africains-sengagent-a-transformer-lelevage-au-profit-de-la-securite-alimentaire/

Africa bets on livestock for its food security and economic growth. #AFSF2025 #AFSForum2025 #whylivestockmatter #livestock Read more: https://www.sudquotidien.sn/lafrique-parie-sur-lelevage-pour-sa-securite-alimentaire-et-sa-croissance-economique/?amp=1

Nutrition is the foundation of health. 🍏 "Get nutrition right, and health will follow." Namukolo Covic urges us to champion traditional, climate-resilient foods, calling them "opportunity crops." Listen more here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R3A5G8vNIS8 #AFSF2025 #FoodSecurity #ClimateAction

📢 Calling photojournalists and photo enthusiasts! 📸 The #COHESA project is running a #OneHealth photo competition, with prizes for the top 3 entries. Deadline for entries is 15 Sept 2025. Visit https://onehealthobservatory.org/resources/one-health-photo-competition-call-entries to find out more!

On 2 September, ILRI's Siboniso Moyo, Namukolo Covic, and Abdrahman Wane will join the IDB and CGIAR's “Partnership for Impact” session. They'll share insights on building resilient, inclusive, climate-smart food systems for Africa. #AFSF2025 📍 1600–1900 hours | press conference room