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ILRI News on forages

15 Jul 2023

Issue 14 of ILRI East and Southeast Asia newsletter out now

The 14th issue of the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) East and Southeast Asia newsletter is now available. It provides an overview of the activities from January to June 2023 as well as the upcoming activities in the second half of 2023. Click here to read ILRI East and...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

ILRI News

23 Feb 2023

ILRI and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation sign MoU to collaborate on the development of genomic tools for Napier (elephant) grass

Over the last 10 years, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) have worked together to identify priority areas of research for collaboration. These have included germplasm exchange and information sharing on elephant grass...

Ekta PatelScientist & One Health Communications Coordinator

ILRI News

13 Dec 2022

ILRI’s feeds and forages program trains Ethiopian agricultural researchers on forage seed production

Experts from the Feed and Forage Development program of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) conducted training on forage seed production for technicians from various Ethiopian agricultural research centres on 21–25 October 2022. The exercise, which included theory and practical...

Mwihaki MundiaCommunications Officer

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Publications on forages

Journal Article

Published2022

Weight gain and enteric methane production of cattle fed on tropical grasses

Journal Item

Published2022

Productivity and feed quality performance of Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) genotypes growing under different soil moisture levels

Poster

Published2022

Genetic integrity and diversity in Urochloa brizantha collection maintained in the ILRI Forage Genebank

Thesis

Published2022

Evaluation of feed quality traits of Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) genotypes grown under drought stress condition

Journal Article

Published2022

Age-dependent variations in rumen bacterial community of Mongolian cattle from weaning to adulthood

Book Chapter

Published2022

Fruit Trees in agroforestry systems: complementing globally traded commodities with local nutritional benefits

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ILRI Projects on forages

Mar 2019Mar 2022

Feed and Forage Seed Business Models to Support Further Professionalization of the Dairy Sector in Kenya and Uganda

The project aims to ‘Develop viable business models for forage seed production and marketing that assure economically sustainable access to high-quality forage seed to diverse clients’. International, national and local seed entrepreneurs, dairy farmers and national and international researchers...

Jan 2018Oct 2023

Improved Forage Grasses: Making the case for their integration into humid to sub-humid livestock production systems in Kenya and Ethiopia

The aim of the project is to increase livestock productivity in the smallholder farms in Kenya and Ethiopia through the adoption and utilization of forage grasses in the diet of animals. The project also intends to generate evidence on the potential of improved forage grasses in increasing the...

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