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One Health (OH)-oriented initiatives are essential for addressing complex health challenges in Somalia given the country’s economy depends heavily on the livestock, agriculture, and marine resources.
Synergies in action: Supporting equitable scaling of locally led adaptation in Kenya’s dairy sectorDuttaGupta, T., Bullock, R., Kiptoo, E., Habermann, B., Maiyo, N ...
Background: Ambient environmental conditions, both influenced by and contribute to climate change, is affecting many aspects of daily life, including active and playful lifestyle activities. This ...
Anticipatory action in the drylands: Exploring key challenges and opportunities for early warning in pastoralist areas of the Greater Horn of AfricaDerbyshire, S.F., Mohamed, T., Hassan, R., Banerjee, ...
Background Malnutrition continues to have large and negative impacts on millions of people. Lack of nutrition education and access to accurate information can be large barriers to healthy eating.
There is increasing awareness that exposure to animal faeces contributes to the global burden of diarrheal disease, as well as other zoonotic diseases. This recognition has prompted a re-evaluation of ...
Decision support systems (DSS) are essential planning tools that enable decision makers to make informed, evidence-based choices in agricultural production. For DSS to be effective, they must be ...
The International Livestock Research Institute, with funding support from the Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) programme, has established and monitored ...
Background: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease caused by the Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), primarily affecting livestock and transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. First detected in Kenya in ...
Gouhari, Saeeda. 2025. Leveraging earth observation for monitoring, evaluation and learning of development programmes. Poster. Presented at the Jameel Observatory Community of Practice meeting and ...
Walker, Aurelie and SheikhBihi Adam, Abdulfatah. 2025. Harvesting resilience: Community perspectives on early warning systems in Ethiopia. Presented at the Jameel Observatory drylands food security ...
Pig production is a rapidly growing sector in Uganda, especially among smallholder farmers to whom it provides a vital source of income. However, the burden of productivity-limiting diseases such as ...