Three years after our projects concluded in Rwanda, families still learn and benefit from their efforts. The project, “Enhancing Milk Quality and Consumption for Improved Income and Nutrition in Rwanda,” and its affiliated project, “Engaging ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock,
On August 27, 2024, the Livestock Systems Innovation Lab hosted an event in Washington, D.C. called "Animal Source Foods for Change: Cognition, Climate, and Capacity." The convening brought together experts from various fields to discuss future ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Livestock
For two years, one of our REACH projects has been engaging farmers in the Tillabéri and Maradi regions of Niger in capacity-building initiatives and market-oriented innovations to increase the productivity and resilience of crop-livestock systems. ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management
The Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems launched a new project in Rwanda to investigate the potential of eggs: Could feeding pregnant women two eggs a day improve their child's growth and development? We spoke with Heather Stark, the project’s ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Livestock
Capacity strengthening often focuses on improving individual skills, knowledge, and attitudes through training. However, it may not be fully effective if it fails to consider interactions within and between organizations and the broader system. ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock
Feed the Future Innovation Lab research activities are effective, locally adaptable research triggered by real development challenges faced by the Feed the Future countries. The current research portfolio of the Innovation Lab for Livestock ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Mental models, systems thinking, and change agents were some of the big ideas circulating during the Global Nutrition Symposium on Thursday, February 8, 2024. The question, “Change is Possible – But How?” was the theme of this year’s ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
Milk remains one of the most important sources of nutrient-dense animal source food in Rwanda, and many other Feed the Future countries. Indeed, the government of Rwanda’s Girinka program recognizes the critical importance of milk in the diet ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock,
The Burkinabe poultry sector can become safer and more productive by improved farm and market practices. This is not easy and does not happen overnight. However, this challenge does not stop a dedicated team of researchers under the leadership ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
The University of Florida Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems within the Global Food Systems Institute will lead a five-year, $4 million project to improve the productivity and resilience of Haiti’s livestock sector, with ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS