International Livestock Research Institute
@ilri.org
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) supports better lives, better planet through livestock. ILRI is a CGIAR centre. #OneCGIAR
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
Understanding the water footprint of beef #shorts
YouTube video by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:25 AM
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
@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
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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
@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
https://www.cgiar.org/research/feeding-the-future-through-science
#WithScienceWeCan
January 14, 2026 at 7:40 AM
🐄 🥛 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
https://www.cgiar.org/research/feeding-the-future-through-science
#WithScienceWeCan
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🛡 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
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
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🛡 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
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
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
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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
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?...
2025 reflections by Appolinaire Djikeng, ILRI director general
YouTube video by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
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January 6, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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
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
Africa’s climate-smart hub - discover ILRI's Mazingira Centre
YouTube video by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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
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
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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
@globalamrhub.bsky.social
@cgiar.org
#AMR
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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
@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
@globalamrhub.bsky.social
@cgiar.org
#AMR
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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
@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/
https://theanimalecho.woah.org/en/antibiotic-use-why-the-global-debate-misses-low-and-middle-income-countries-realities/
Rethinking antibiotic use: Why the global debate misses low-and-middle-income countries’ realities - The Animal Echo
Debates on antibiotic use often ignore low income realities, where access, quality, and farmer support matter as much as reduction.
theanimalecho.woah.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"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/
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/
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/
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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/
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?
🌍 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?
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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?
🌍 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
#ILRIClimateStories
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Attending #COP30? Follow us to find out what research we're doing to create sustainable livestock practices in response to #climatechange.
#ILRIClimateStories
#ILRIClimateStories
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
🎫 Find our events here: https://whylivestockmatter.org/cop30
🌐 About the Alliance: https://whylivestockmatter.org/alive-4-climate-alliance
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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
🎫 Find our events here: https://whylivestockmatter.org/cop30
🌐 About the Alliance: https://whylivestockmatter.org/alive-4-climate-alliance
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🌍 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
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
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
🌍 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
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/
https://theanimalecho.woah.org/en/advancing-one-health-security-through-animal-waste-surveillance-and-wildmeat-value-chains/
Advancing One Health Security Through Animal Waste Surveillance and Wildmeat Value Chains - The Animal Echo
theanimalecho.woah.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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/
https://theanimalecho.woah.org/en/advancing-one-health-security-through-animal-waste-surveillance-and-wildmeat-value-chains/
Reposted by International Livestock Research Institute
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 🧪
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 🧪
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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 🧪
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
Register here: https://ilri-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/EeDJ16hyR_mhp_G4vaplOg
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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
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
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
No one's waiting: Farmers are driving climate adaptation one solution at a time
In a quiet corner of Kenya’s Bomet County, farmers Doreen and Edwin Mitey are pushing the frontiers of climate adaptation—and inspiring fellow farmers to do…
www.ilri.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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
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
ILRI researchers are supporting pioneering farmers to form knowledge-sharing networks.
Read the fully story! https://www.ilri.org/news/Farmers-driving-climate-adaptation
October 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
‘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
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
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
October 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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
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
https://www.ilri.org/index.php/news/When-policy-meets-pasture
When policy meets pasture: Farmers and scientists joining forces to shape a fair climate future
In a bright blue and yellow African dress, Elizabeth Nsimadala stood out among the dark suits as she spoke at a UNFCCC workshop on agriculture and food…
www.ilri.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
‘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
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.
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.
October 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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.
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
#WorldRabiesDay #OneHealth #EndRabies #Zeroby30
September 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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
#WorldRabiesDay #OneHealth #EndRabies #Zeroby30