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The Plan: The Government of Kenya’s vision to achieve agricultural transformation and inclusive growth is outlined in the Agricultural Sector Transformation Strategy (ASTGS - 2019-2029) and the Bottom-up Economic Transformation...

There are a wide range of biotechnologies available and many of them have been, and are currently being, used in many situations and sectors worldwide to solve the myriad...

Highlights: The new dairy policies will reduce low-income households consumption of milk. The increase in milk price will decrease milk allocation and consumption by infants. Households...

This technical note was written by the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) as part of the project “AgrInvest-Food Systems: Enabling inclusive and efficient private sector investment...

This Initiative aims to develop and scale agroecological innovations with small-scale farmers and other agricultural and food system actors across different socio-ecological contexts in seven low- and middle-income...

Welcome to MoreMilk, a pioneering project led by the International Research Institute and its partners. Our project has been dedicated to transforming the informal milk sector, empowering...

Highlights: Artificial insemination and deworming services were the most utilized dairy technologies. Majority of smallholder farmers were using more than three dairy technologies...

Background Informal dairy supply chains are important in Sub-Saharan Africa, both in terms of employment and nutrition for poor population. Their safety has been debated...

Food networks present varying food safety concerns because of the complexity of interactions, production, and handling practices. We investigated total bacteria counts (TBCs) and total...

Background: Milk is a common infant food in peri-urban Kenya that can transmit diarrhea-causing enteric pathogens. Little is known about how contamination of milk at point of purchase...