Smallholder farmers’ training presents new livelihood horizons for a group of women in western Kenya
Capacity strengthening / Dairying / East Africa / ILRI / Kenya / Mazingira / SLS

Smallholder farmers’ training presents new livelihood horizons for a group of women in western Kenya

A group of women in western Kenya, upon completion of a training course in smallholder dairy production offered by the Mazingira Centre of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), have adopted and commercialized preparation of home-made dairy meal for cattle. Continue reading

New research partnership seeks to explore the value of bioslurry
CCAFS / Climate change / East Africa / Environment / Kenya / SLS / Uncategorized

New research partnership seeks to explore the value of bioslurry

The Mazingira Centre of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has now entered into a research partnership with the Kenya Biogas Program (KBP) of Hivos to assess the environmental, agronomic and productivity effects of bioslurry as organic fertilizer for crops in smallholder systems. Continue reading