AgriLinks

Robert Muriithi Mugambi, a young parasitologist in Kenya, is on a mission to save East Africa’s cattle industry from the crippling impact of East Coast Fever.

East Coast Fever threatens the economic stability of rural households and exacerbates food insecurity and malnutrition.

Every day that Terryann Shungur looks out into the plain countryside from her Manyatta home, she sees two light brown Sahiwal calves running, jumping, and playing together as their big, floppy ears flow in the cool, calm Narok County air.

Naomi, 25 years old, a recent graduate of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Animal Health master’s fellowship, was born and raised in Kenya’s livestock production-rich county, Uasin Gishu.

Approximately 75 million cattle are in East, Central, and Southern Africa, and about 40 million are at risk of East Coast fever.

The need for mutually beneficial partnerships to deliver tangible solutions in regions affected by East Coast Fever (ECF) is a positive step toward ensuring sustainable livelihoods and economic empowerment.

I recently participated in a training by the Animal Health Innovation Lab where my colleagues undertaking PhDs and I were taught how to write about research for a non-specialist audience.

Meera Chandra is a food safety advisor with USAID’s Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS).

This is an opportunity to find lasting solutions that have an impact on animal and human health.

The traditional work of mothers is the glue of society, providing the bedrock of the health of families. Nkuchula Lengima is a mother of seven children and seeing her children healthy and playing around the homestead is a reflective and rewarding moment.