https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1From ILRI staff and projectsSat, 11 Jul 2026 07:14:05 GMT2026-07-11T07:14:05Z256721https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstreams/9f97aa30-76b2-4ec2-a8ad-12d91b05da3e/downloadhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/1https://hdl.handle.net/10568/183718dc.title: Strengthening smallholder pig farms through the FarmVetCare app using a One Health approach with lab-supported diagnostics dc.contributor.author: Nguyen Thi Thu Hien; Luong Hung Nam; Nguyen Quoc Hung; Tran Danh Son; Dang Xuan Sinh; Dao Duy Tung; Bui Ngoc Anh; Bui Nghia Vuong; Hu Suk Lee; Hung Nguyen-Viet cg.contributor.programAccelerator: Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/1837182026-06-16T00:00:00ZNguyen Thi Thu HienLuong Hung NamNguyen Quoc HungTran Danh SonDang Xuan SinhDao Duy TungBui Ngoc AnhBui Nghia VuongHu Suk LeeHung Nguyen-Viethttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/183708dc.title: From conversations to collective action: Socially inclusive approaches to locally led adaptation in Baringo County, Kenya dc.contributor.author: Bullock, Renee; Majiwa, Hamilton; DuttaGupta, Tanaya dcterms.abstract: This working paper documents the achievements, challenges, and ranked priorities of collectives in Baringo County, Kenya. This innovation builds on a broader effort, begun in 2023, that used gender-transformative and sociotechnical approaches to support inclusive, locally led climate adaptation, resulting in the formation of nine new groups comprising roughly 130 members, mostly women. The paper details each site's group trends, governance practices, meeting structures, savings systems, and climate-smart agricultural priorities, highlighting recurring challenges such as drought, financial constraints, and uneven access to training. Both sites demonstrate growing but uneven capacities. The priorities translate into specific recommendations that will directly inform a mentorship curriculum co-designed with GROOTS Kenya champions and group members to build governance, organizational, and adaptation capacities across the 15 groups involved. cg.contributor.programAccelerator: Climate Action Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/1837082026-07-01T00:00:00ZBullock, ReneeMajiwa, HamiltonDuttaGupta, TanayaThis working paper documents the achievements, challenges, and ranked priorities of collectives in Baringo County, Kenya. This innovation builds on a broader effort, begun in 2023, that used gender-transformative and sociotechnical approaches to support inclusive, locally led climate adaptation, resulting in the formation of nine new groups comprising roughly 130 members, mostly women. The paper details each site's group trends, governance practices, meeting structures, savings systems, and climate-smart agricultural priorities, highlighting recurring challenges such as drought, financial constraints, and uneven access to training. Both sites demonstrate growing but uneven capacities. The priorities translate into specific recommendations that will directly inform a mentorship curriculum co-designed with GROOTS Kenya champions and group members to build governance, organizational, and adaptation capacities across the 15 groups involved.https://hdl.handle.net/10568/183706dc.title: Evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from Bonga and Menz sheep breeds managed under community-based breeding program dc.contributor.author: Tesfa, Assemu; Taye, Mengistie; Haile, Aynalem; Nigussie, Zerihun; Najjar, Dina; Mekuriaw, Shigdaf; Wassie, Shimels; Besufkad, Shanbel; Abate, Zelalem; Demis, Checkol; Getachew, Tesfaye; Van Dijk, Suzanne; Wilkes, Andreas; Solomon, Dawit dcterms.abstract: Livestock systems contribute substantially to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, highlighting the need for interventions that enhance productivity while lowering environmental impact. This study assessed GHG emissions and emission intensity (EI) in Ethiopian Menz and Bonga sheep managed under Community-Based Breeding Programs (CBBP) compared with non-CBBP flocks. Using FAO’s GLEAM-i model with long-term performance data (2009–2022) and surveys of 321 households, we found that CBBPs reduced total emissions by 14.56% in Menz and 7.04% in Bonga sheep, while protein output rose by 42% and 2%, respectively. EI declined by 21.49% in Menz and 6.29% in Bonga. At the household level, CBBP flocks achieved markedly lower EI, 39.39% in Menz and 30.68% in Bonga, despite higher absolute emissions from larger flocks. Methane, mainly from enteric fermentation, accounted for a higher proportion compared to other GHG gases. EI was positively associated with reproductive inefficiencies while negatively associated with growth traits, underscoring key levers for mitigation. These results demonstrate that CBBPs deliver both productivity gains and environmental co-benefits, offering a scalable model for climate-smart small ruminant development with relevance beyond Ethiopia. Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/1837062026-05-09T00:00:00ZTesfa, AssemuTaye, MengistieHaile, AynalemNigussie, ZerihunNajjar, DinaMekuriaw, ShigdafWassie, ShimelsBesufkad, ShanbelAbate, ZelalemDemis, CheckolGetachew, TesfayeVan Dijk, SuzanneWilkes, AndreasSolomon, DawitLivestock systems contribute substantially to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, highlighting the need for interventions that enhance productivity while lowering environmental impact. This study assessed GHG emissions and emission intensity (EI) in Ethiopian Menz and Bonga sheep managed under Community-Based Breeding Programs (CBBP) compared with non-CBBP flocks. Using FAO’s GLEAM-i model with long-term performance data (2009–2022) and surveys of 321 households, we found that CBBPs reduced total emissions by 14.56% in Menz and 7.04% in Bonga sheep, while protein output rose by 42% and 2%, respectively. EI declined by 21.49% in Menz and 6.29% in Bonga. At the household level, CBBP flocks achieved markedly lower EI, 39.39% in Menz and 30.68% in Bonga, despite higher absolute emissions from larger flocks. Methane, mainly from enteric fermentation, accounted for a higher proportion compared to other GHG gases. EI was positively associated with reproductive inefficiencies while negatively associated with growth traits, underscoring key levers for mitigation. These results demonstrate that CBBPs deliver both productivity gains and environmental co-benefits, offering a scalable model for climate-smart small ruminant development with relevance beyond Ethiopia.https://hdl.handle.net/10568/183678dc.title: Kuku Bundle: Co-creating loan products for women and youth chicken producers and vendors dc.contributor.author: Jeremiah, Adolf; Jumba, Humphrey; Campbell, Zoë A.; Celestine, Muli; Jasada, Ijudai; Galiè, Alessandra cg.contributor.programAccelerator: Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods; Scaling for Impact Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/1836782026-07-01T00:00:00ZJeremiah, AdolfJumba, HumphreyCampbell, Zoë A.Celestine, MuliJasada, IjudaiGaliè, Alessandrahttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/183677dc.title: Determinants of food safety practices among Ethiopian households: a multilevel mixed effects linear regression analysis dc.contributor.author: Girmay, A.M.; Teklu, K.T.; Adugna, E.A.; Dinssa, D.A.; Weldetinsae, A.; Alemu, Z.A.; Mengesha, S.D.; Weldegebriel, M.G.; Serte, M.G.; Wagari, B.; Keba, Abdi; Amare, E.; Tessema, M.; Tollera, G.; Hailu, M.; Hung Nguyen-Viet; Hoffmann, Vivian; Papadopoulou, E.; Grace, Delia; Amenu, Kebede Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/1836772026-01-01T00:00:00ZGirmay, A.M.Teklu, K.T.Adugna, E.A.Dinssa, D.A.Weldetinsae, A.Alemu, Z.A.Mengesha, S.D.Weldegebriel, M.G.Serte, M.G.Wagari, B.Keba, AbdiAmare, E.Tessema, M.Tollera, G.Hailu, M.Hung Nguyen-VietHoffmann, VivianPapadopoulou, E.Grace, DeliaAmenu, Kebedehttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/183675dc.title: Why joint village land use planning is critical for protecting Tanzania's remaining rangelands dc.contributor.author: Flintan, Fiona E.; Kalenzi, D.; Akilimali, A.; Faustin, Z.; Andalu, W.A.; Olesikilal, Birikaa dcterms.abstract: Tanzania’s rangelands have a critical role in supporting biodiversity and the economy of Tanzania’s pastoralists. However, these rangelands have experienced alarming degradation and fragmentation over the past 50 years, primarily due to agricultural expansion. This article describes attempts to reverse this trend by preserving and formalizing communal land use through joint village land-use planning. This innovative approach enhances tenure security for pastoralists and other livestock keepers, mitigates conflicts and promotes more sustainable rangeland management. By fostering participatory planning across village boundaries, the initiative integrates ecological and economic objectives, providing greater opportunity for the coexistence of livestock and wildlife while sustaining local communities. cg.contributor.programAccelerator: Multifunctional Landscapes Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/1836752026-06-30T00:00:00ZFlintan, Fiona E.Kalenzi, D.Akilimali, A.Faustin, Z.Andalu, W.A.Olesikilal, BirikaaTanzania’s rangelands have a critical role in supporting biodiversity and the economy of Tanzania’s pastoralists. However, these rangelands have experienced alarming degradation and fragmentation over the past 50 years, primarily due to agricultural expansion. This article describes attempts to reverse this trend by preserving and formalizing communal land use through joint village land-use planning. This innovative approach enhances tenure security for pastoralists and other livestock keepers, mitigates conflicts and promotes more sustainable rangeland management. By fostering participatory planning across village boundaries, the initiative integrates ecological and economic objectives, providing greater opportunity for the coexistence of livestock and wildlife while sustaining local communities.https://hdl.handle.net/10568/183674dc.title: From conflict to collaboration: how local natural resource management conventions foster peacebuilding between farmers and herders in central Mali dc.contributor.author: Ba, Baba; Affognon, Hippolyte D.; Flintan, Fiona E. dcterms.abstract: In the Inner Niger Delta, socio-spatial transformations have profoundly reshaped relationships between communities and natural resources, intensifying tensions around access and management. In this context, local conventions (LCs) have emerged as essential instruments of social and envi- ronmental regulation in response to resource degradation, climate variability, competition over land, water, and pas- tures, and persistent insecurity. This study investigates the role of LCs in enhancing natural resource governance and peacebuilding. Using qualitative methods, the research involved 7 focus-group discussions and 11 interviews across three communes in the Mopti Region, Mali. The find- ings highlight how LCs, developed through a participatory and inclusive process anchored in Mali's decentralisation legal framework, facilitate dialogue among diverse stake- holders and establish negotiated rules for access to and use of natural resources, thereby reducing tensions over resource use and clarifying the rights and responsibilities of different user groups. Yet, challenges remain, such as dependence on external funding and insufficient local capacities. LCs emerge as vital tools for mitigating conflicts in natural resource management and promoting inclusive governance. Their sustainability depends on strengthening local ownership and capacities while integrating more equi- table institutional frameworks to ensure their long-term effectiveness. cg.contributor.programAccelerator: Multifunctional Landscapes; Food Frontiers and Security Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/1836742026-01-01T00:00:00ZBa, BabaAffognon, Hippolyte D.Flintan, Fiona E.In the Inner Niger Delta, socio-spatial transformations have profoundly reshaped relationships between communities and natural resources, intensifying tensions around access and management. In this context, local conventions (LCs) have emerged as essential instruments of social and envi- ronmental regulation in response to resource degradation, climate variability, competition over land, water, and pas- tures, and persistent insecurity. This study investigates the role of LCs in enhancing natural resource governance and peacebuilding. Using qualitative methods, the research involved 7 focus-group discussions and 11 interviews across three communes in the Mopti Region, Mali. The find- ings highlight how LCs, developed through a participatory and inclusive process anchored in Mali's decentralisation legal framework, facilitate dialogue among diverse stake- holders and establish negotiated rules for access to and use of natural resources, thereby reducing tensions over resource use and clarifying the rights and responsibilities of different user groups. Yet, challenges remain, such as dependence on external funding and insufficient local capacities. LCs emerge as vital tools for mitigating conflicts in natural resource management and promoting inclusive governance. Their sustainability depends on strengthening local ownership and capacities while integrating more equi- table institutional frameworks to ensure their long-term effectiveness.https://hdl.handle.net/10568/183672dc.title: Co-developing a Kenyan scenario model towards a sustainable food system: Reflections from the Kenya Interactive Food Systems Model workshop dc.contributor.author: Rojas, D.T.; Karugia, Joseph T.; Gicheha, Simon; Ojwang, Sylvester; Ahlborn, N. dcterms.abstract: Rising food prices, persistent nutritional inequities, climate volatility, recurrent food-safety incidents, and fragmented governance continue to undermine progress toward Kenya’s food and nutrition security goals. These pressures are amplified by rapid population growth and urbanization, widening disparities in access to diverse, healthy diets. Despite sustained investment in agricultural modernization and policy reform, systemic vulnerabilities remain evident: dietary gaps persist, market volatility constrains affordability, and climate shocks increasingly destabilize production and prices. Together, these dynamics highlight the need for integrated, forward-looking analytical tools that can connect dispersed evidence, make trade-offs explicit, and support decisions under uncertainty. The Kenya Interactive Food System Model (KeIFSM) responds to this need by providing a dynamic, participatory, and analytically rigorous platform for understanding how Kenya’s food system functions and how it may evolve under alternative policy, market, environmental, and behavioral scenarios. Codeveloped by the Sustainable Nutrition InitiativeR (SNi) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), KeIFSM integrates agriculture, nutrition, markets, environment, and trade within a single systems framework designed to help decision-makers visualize interdependencies, anticipate unintended consequences, and navigate competing objectives in food-system transformation. A co-development workshop held on 1 October 2025 at ILRI Headquarters in Nairobi convened more than 50 participants from national ministries, county governments, research institutions, civil society organizations, the private sector, and farmer groups. Using participatory systems-thinking methods visioning, trade-off elicitation, indicator identification, scenario co-creation, and barrier–enabler mapping participants generated a structured relational dataset comprising 162 vision statements, 43 trade-off statements, and 124 unique indicators, linked through matrices that capture how stakeholders connect aspirations to constraints and measurement priorities. Analysis shows a coherent national transformation logic centered on equitable access to healthy diets, with markets and affordability as the dominant pathway shaping diet outcomes. Connectivity patterns indicate that nutrition and markets are the most structurally embedded themes in stakeholder reasoning, linking strongly to both trade-offs and indicators. Stakeholders highlighted recurring tensions i.e. affordability versus nutrition quality, productivity versus environmental sustainability, and safety versus inclusion of informal markets implying that policy must manage trade-offs rather than assume simple win–win solutions. Scenario work identified eight priority domains of system change: climate extremes, price shocks, dietary transitions, agroecology shifts, food-safety crises, policy reforms, value-chain restructuring, and technology transitions, supported by feedback-loop logic through which shocks propagate across production, prices, diets, trust, and resilience. The report translates these insights into KeIFSM’s conceptual architecture: a transparent computation pipeline organized around population needs, land-based production activities, balancing mechanisms, trade and cashflows, and additional outcomes integrated through a core inventory table for consistent accounting of inputs and outputs. It recommends formal institutional anchoring, clear datagovernance and interoperability protocols, sustained financing for model maintenance, county-level capacity strengthening, and stronger mechanisms for embedding model outputs into planning and policy cycles so KeIFSM functions as a durable national public good. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/1836722026-06-30T00:00:00ZRojas, D.T.Karugia, Joseph T.Gicheha, SimonOjwang, SylvesterAhlborn, N.Rising food prices, persistent nutritional inequities, climate volatility, recurrent food-safety incidents, and fragmented governance continue to undermine progress toward Kenya’s food and nutrition security goals. These pressures are amplified by rapid population growth and urbanization, widening disparities in access to diverse, healthy diets. Despite sustained investment in agricultural modernization and policy reform, systemic vulnerabilities remain evident: dietary gaps persist, market volatility constrains affordability, and climate shocks increasingly destabilize production and prices. Together, these dynamics highlight the need for integrated, forward-looking analytical tools that can connect dispersed evidence, make trade-offs explicit, and support decisions under uncertainty. The Kenya Interactive Food System Model (KeIFSM) responds to this need by providing a dynamic, participatory, and analytically rigorous platform for understanding how Kenya’s food system functions and how it may evolve under alternative policy, market, environmental, and behavioral scenarios. Codeveloped by the Sustainable Nutrition InitiativeR (SNi) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), KeIFSM integrates agriculture, nutrition, markets, environment, and trade within a single systems framework designed to help decision-makers visualize interdependencies, anticipate unintended consequences, and navigate competing objectives in food-system transformation. A co-development workshop held on 1 October 2025 at ILRI Headquarters in Nairobi convened more than 50 participants from national ministries, county governments, research institutions, civil society organizations, the private sector, and farmer groups. Using participatory systems-thinking methods visioning, trade-off elicitation, indicator identification, scenario co-creation, and barrier–enabler mapping participants generated a structured relational dataset comprising 162 vision statements, 43 trade-off statements, and 124 unique indicators, linked through matrices that capture how stakeholders connect aspirations to constraints and measurement priorities. Analysis shows a coherent national transformation logic centered on equitable access to healthy diets, with markets and affordability as the dominant pathway shaping diet outcomes. Connectivity patterns indicate that nutrition and markets are the most structurally embedded themes in stakeholder reasoning, linking strongly to both trade-offs and indicators. Stakeholders highlighted recurring tensions i.e. affordability versus nutrition quality, productivity versus environmental sustainability, and safety versus inclusion of informal markets implying that policy must manage trade-offs rather than assume simple win–win solutions. Scenario work identified eight priority domains of system change: climate extremes, price shocks, dietary transitions, agroecology shifts, food-safety crises, policy reforms, value-chain restructuring, and technology transitions, supported by feedback-loop logic through which shocks propagate across production, prices, diets, trust, and resilience. The report translates these insights into KeIFSM’s conceptual architecture: a transparent computation pipeline organized around population needs, land-based production activities, balancing mechanisms, trade and cashflows, and additional outcomes integrated through a core inventory table for consistent accounting of inputs and outputs. It recommends formal institutional anchoring, clear datagovernance and interoperability protocols, sustained financing for model maintenance, county-level capacity strengthening, and stronger mechanisms for embedding model outputs into planning and policy cycles so KeIFSM functions as a durable national public good.https://hdl.handle.net/10568/183659dc.title: Impacts of community-based breeding programs on growth and reproductive performance of Ethiopian sheep breeds: A meta-analysis dc.contributor.author: Tesfa, Assemu; Taye, Mengistie; Haile, Aynalem; Nigussie, Zerihun; Najjar, Dina; Mekuriaw, Shigdaf; Dijk, Suzanne; Muluye, Yeshambel; Wassie, Shimels; Wilkes, Andreas; Solomon, Dawit dcterms.abstract: This review evaluated the impact of community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) on growth and reproductive performance traits of Ethiopian sheep breeds. A systematic search of articles published between 2000 and 2024 was conducted using PubMed, African Journals Online (AJOL), CAB Direct, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, and relevant grey literature and reports. All retrieved articles were managed using the Zotero reference manager. Of the total 51 articles identified, 22 met the predefined inclusion criteria and contained sufficient quantitative data for meta-analysis were included in the analysis, while the remaining 29 articles were used for descriptive analysis to assess trends and provide qualitative support. Meta-analysis indicated that CBBPs generally improved growth traits, with nonsignificant pooled increases of 0.41 kg (95% CI = −0.09, 0.92) in birth weight and 2.19 kg (95% confidence interval [CI] = −0.13, 4.51) in weaning weight and statistically significant improvements of 4.01 kg (95% CI = 1.15, 6.88) in 6-month weight and 3.97 kg (95% CI = 0.54, 7.40) in yearling weight. Reproductive performance showed a significant improvement in litter size of 0.25 (95% CI = −0.00, 0.51). Descriptive analysis indicated a 7.58% increase in 6-month weight and an 11.36% reduction of lambing interval (LI) under CBBPs. Overall, these findings underscore the significant role of CBBPs in sustainably enhancing the productivity of indigenous sheep breeds and improving livelihoods in resource-limited settings. To maximize impact, female reproductive traits, particularly age at first lambing (AFL) and LI, should be included as key breeding objectives, and standardized performance recording system should be adopted across CBBPs to support scalable and sustainable breeding programs in Ethiopia. Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/1836592026-01-26T00:00:00ZTesfa, AssemuTaye, MengistieHaile, AynalemNigussie, ZerihunNajjar, DinaMekuriaw, ShigdafDijk, SuzanneMuluye, YeshambelWassie, ShimelsWilkes, AndreasSolomon, DawitThis review evaluated the impact of community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) on growth and reproductive performance traits of Ethiopian sheep breeds. A systematic search of articles published between 2000 and 2024 was conducted using PubMed, African Journals Online (AJOL), CAB Direct, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, and relevant grey literature and reports. All retrieved articles were managed using the Zotero reference manager. Of the total 51 articles identified, 22 met the predefined inclusion criteria and contained sufficient quantitative data for meta-analysis were included in the analysis, while the remaining 29 articles were used for descriptive analysis to assess trends and provide qualitative support. Meta-analysis indicated that CBBPs generally improved growth traits, with nonsignificant pooled increases of 0.41 kg (95% CI = −0.09, 0.92) in birth weight and 2.19 kg (95% confidence interval [CI] = −0.13, 4.51) in weaning weight and statistically significant improvements of 4.01 kg (95% CI = 1.15, 6.88) in 6-month weight and 3.97 kg (95% CI = 0.54, 7.40) in yearling weight. Reproductive performance showed a significant improvement in litter size of 0.25 (95% CI = −0.00, 0.51). Descriptive analysis indicated a 7.58% increase in 6-month weight and an 11.36% reduction of lambing interval (LI) under CBBPs. Overall, these findings underscore the significant role of CBBPs in sustainably enhancing the productivity of indigenous sheep breeds and improving livelihoods in resource-limited settings. To maximize impact, female reproductive traits, particularly age at first lambing (AFL) and LI, should be included as key breeding objectives, and standardized performance recording system should be adopted across CBBPs to support scalable and sustainable breeding programs in Ethiopia.https://hdl.handle.net/10568/183658dc.title: A solution to progress on equity: women-led chicken business through edutainment dc.contributor.author: Galiè, Alessandra; Campbell, Zoë A.; Jumba, Humphrey; Rahma, S.; Sophie, R. cg.contributor.programAccelerator: Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/1836582026-06-17T00:00:00ZGaliè, AlessandraCampbell, Zoë A.Jumba, HumphreyRahma, S.Sophie, R.