ILRI opened an office in Maputo, Mozambique, in May of 2006. Zimbabwean animal scientist Siboniso Moyo serves as ILRI’s Regional Representative by facilitating ILRI’s involvement in the region by identifying opportunities and developing partnerships with the intention of coordinating activities to not only improve conditions, but educate as well.
 
The first step of ILRI’s relatively new regional office and staff was to define appropriate areas of ILRI focus in the region for a subsequent research agenda driven by national and regional priorities and determined by stakeholders in pro-poor livestock development within southern Africa. To achieve this, ILRI has been holding ongoing consultations with its national and international partners to better understand the priorities of the region regarding livestock information gaps, challenges and opportunities.
 
With this information and in continued consultation, ILRI is identifying regionally important constraints in southern Africa’s livestock sector that it may begin to address with other organizations.
 
Check ILRI outputs from our work in Southern Africa