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Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

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Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

The vision of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems is to sustainably intensify smallholder livestock systems through groundbreaking research, technology application, significant capacity building, and co-production of knowledge in order to increase productivity and incomes and improve nutrition and food safety. 

http://livestocklab.ifas.ufl.edu/

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Mothers and children hold chicken in front of a rural home.

Building a Future for Food Policies in Burkina Faso

How can a successful research-for-development project bridge the gap between research and practice

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Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

Mar 24, 2020
Nutrition Policy and Governance
People at market

Applied Business Model for Animal Feed Generates Revenue and Improves Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in Niger

A new business supplying animal feeds to rural Niger is helping to overcome vast distances and other hurdles that constrain the productivity and incomes of goat and sheep farmers

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Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

Feb 20, 2020
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Markets and Trade

Improving Nutrition in Children Under Two Through Increased Egg Consumption in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is burdened by high rates of malnutrition and stunting in children under 5 years old. Undernutrition can have significant long term physical, cognitive, and socioeconomic impacts on a...
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Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

Feb 05, 2020
Youth

Call for Poster Abstracts for: SMART Agriculture, SMART Growth, SMART Kids (Due January 31, 2020)

Jan 01, 2020 to Jan 31, 2020 online

The Center for African Studies at the University of Florida is pleased to announce a collaborative conference with the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock System. This year’s Carter...

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth

Innovations for Prevention and Control of Livestock Diseases

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock systems develops innovative solutions to problems with livestock production. Here are 5 one-page fact sheets about innovations that were developed for the...

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Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

Dec 04, 2019
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Nutrition

Innovations For Enhancing Marketing and Safety of Animal-Source Foods

Three one-page fact sheets about innovations that were developed for enhancing the marketing and safety of animal-source foods.

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Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

Nov 18, 2019
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Nutrition
Testing of forage varieties for feeding animals in Ethiopia.

Innovations for Livestock Feeds to Help Smallholder Farmers

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock systems develops innovative solutions to problems with livestock production and animal-source food consumption. Here are four one-page fact sheets about innovations that...

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Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

Nov 13, 2019
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety
Wholesome milk is a vital source of nutrients for children. (Credit: S. Malyon, CIAT)

From Herds to Households: Unpacking the challenges and benefits around animal-source foods

Nov 18, 2019 online

For parents who want to raise healthy children, the issue of nutrition is paramount. Yet many remain unaware of which foods promote nutritional benefits. Not all foods are created equal...

Food Safety Nutrition Resilience Youth
Two children hold mugs of milk.

Webinar: From Herds to Households: Unpacking the challenges and benefits around animal-source foods

For mothers who want to raise healthy children, the issue of nutrition is paramount. Yet many remain unaware of which foods promote nutritional benefits. Not all foods are created equal...

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Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

Nov 08, 2019
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience

State of Research on Global Food Security and Sustainability of Livestock

A drafted peer-reviewed summary of current research on sustainability and global food and nutrition security issues was shared at the meeting of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock, held in...

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Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

Nov 06, 2019
Climate and Natural Resources Food Safety Nutrition Policy and Governance

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Target countries:
Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Nepal, Niger and Rwanda
 
Our approach:
Funds for research and capacity building projects address priority needs identified with target country stakeholders.  Funds are mainly awarded through a competitive process, with non-competitive funds addressing emerging priorities and complementing the competitive portfolio.  
Projects funded (1) alleviate key constraints to ASF production and consumption and (2) take advantage of the increasing demand for ASF in developing countries to improve food security and reduce poverty. 
 
Areas of Inquiry

  • Animal-Source Foods (ASF) Production and Marketing: Employs a multidisciplinary, integrated approach to develop location-appropriate nutrition, genetic, lactation, reproduction, management, health and ASF processing or preservation technologies that will enhance livestock production and ASF consumption.
  • Livestock Disease Management and Food Safety: Supports, strengthens and expands existing One-Health research and training platforms and relevant projects to improve surveillance, reduce disease burdens, and increase ASF safety.
  • Enabling Policies for Livestock: Facilitates development and supports implementation of polices that enhance the production, marketing and consumption of ASF.  Efforts will focus on improved availability of quality livestock inputs, services and markets, risk management, as well as other areas.
  • Future Livestock Systems: Supports efforts in other Areas of Inquiry by examining implications of, challenges to and impacts of introduced technologies and policies, in the context of changes in climate, demographics, agriculture, markets, and infrastructure.

 
  Cross Cutting Themes

  • Role of Gender in Livestock Systems: Ensures that the pivotal roles of women in household nutrition and livestock production are recognized, considered and accounted for in all programs.
  • Human and Institutional Capacity Development: Provides short and long term training for individuals and opportunities for professional development of individuals and institutions at relevant livestock research organizations.
  • Human Health and Nutrition:  Ensures that all activities maintain a focus on improving the nutritional status and health of vulnerable households and livestock producers.

Who We Are
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded the University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) funds to establish the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems (LSIL) and to act as its Management Entity (ME) in October 2015. This five-year grant supports USAID’s agricultural research and capacity building work under Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), with its wealth of research experience in the developing countries, is the UF/IFAS partner in LSIL.

Work With Us
Partnerships are important to us. Central to our approach are the following:

  • True partnerships between target country and international research institutions, scientists, and development practitioners focusing on livestock;
  • Integration of research with capacity building for individuals and institutions;
  • Work across the pastoralist, crop-livestock, and peri-urban livestock systems that are dominant in developing countries;
  • Participatory priority setting designed in target countries to support ongoing USAID, government, and other relevant projects and efforts;
  • Continuous dialogue among research, development, and policy stakeholders through national Innovation Platforms; and
  • Focus on One Health, value chain, and food systems approaches, as well as climate smart agriculture. 
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