International Livestock Research Institute
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya has been hosting Borlaug-Ruan International Interns since 1999.
Established in 1994, ILRI has worked on eradicating poverty through the use of livestock, bringing high-quality science and capacity-building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development.
ILRI carries out research and development in agriculture, rural livelihoods, livestock and livestock systems.
Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with a second principal research center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ILRI also has research centers in South and Southeast Asia as well as in China.
Interns have had the opportunity to travel around Nairobi and Kenya with their new friends and colleagues to see sites such as the Maasi Mara National Reserve, National Museum of Kenya, Solar Ice Rink, Karen Blixen Museum, Kenya National Theatre, Village Market, Nairobi National Park and the Bird Islands.
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Student Research Projects
A Common Goal: The Union of Various Research Projects (2024)
Findings in East African Climate Smart Agriculture (2023)
Biotechnology for Sustainable Animal Agriculture Systems: A Review (2022)
Veterinary Medicine, One Health, and Anthropogenic Activities' Impact on Disease Emergence (2021)
Acari Adversity: Educating Kenyan Farmers on Ticks (2019)
A Case Study of Brachiaria Grass for Improving Dairy Cattle Production in Kenya (2018)
Efforts to Fight Food Insecurity in Kenya (2000)
The Importance of Livestock Research to Food Security (1999)