We’re delighted to announce that the library’s book exchange has received a generous contribution from Delia Randolph and now features dozens of new titles. Have a hankering for nonfiction? We’ve got Bill Bryson’s History of Everything and David McCullough’s John Adams. Chick lit? We’ve got you covered, with the immortal Bridget Jones. Beach reading? We’ve … Continue reading
A monthly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff, compiled by David Aronson. Kenya’s agriculture ministry is pushing for a Sh6 billion budget to eradicate Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a deadly animal viral disease ravaging 23 arid and semi-arid … Continue reading
A biweekly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff, compiled by David Aronson. Continue reading
A biweekly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff, compiled by David Aronson. Continue reading
A biweekly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff, compiled by David Aronson. Children under five are only 9% of the world’s population, but suffer almost 40% of food-borne diseases. Their hardship can be prevented, says this new report from … Continue reading
A biweekly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff, compiled by David Aronson. The number of extremely poor people continues to rise in Sub-Saharan Africa, while falling rapidly in all other regions. The World Bank says that Africans comprised more … Continue reading
A biweekly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff, compiled by David Aronson. Continue reading
A biweekly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff, compiled by David Aronson. Rotterdam will soon house the world’s first floating dairy farm, a multilevel, hi-tech home to 40 Meuse Rhine Issel cows, and perhaps the world’s most expensive bovine … Continue reading
A biweekly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff, compiled by David Aronson. These bubble maps of Europe’s livestock populations, The Herds of Europe, show how elegant good design can be, no matter the subject. The creator is Marten Lambrechts, … Continue reading
J’ai le plaisir d’annoncer qu’après de longues consultations avec notre personnel francophone, nous avons convenu d’une nouvelle traduction française de notre devise, ‘better lives through livestock.‘ Ç’est bien ceci: ‘une vie meilleure grâce à l’élevage.’ Merci surtout à Michel Dione, Nadhem Mtimet, Ewen LeBorgne, Abdou Fall, Isabelle Baltenweck et Abdrahmane Wane pour leur aide. … Continue reading
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