Mulunesh Tsegaye has been appointed as Gender and Agriculture Specialist in the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) – Ethiopia effective 1 January 2014.  Mulunesh holds Master of Public Health  degree from Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Ethiopia, MA degree in Gender Studies from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and BA degree in Business Management from … Continue reading →

ILRI staff regularly conduct surveys- with partners, after or before events, to solicit feedback and ideas from partners and stakeholders, to generate data and feedback across ILRI. We’ve used it for Livestock and Fish and ILRI stakeholder consultations; for internal consultations on, for example our strategy, our positioning, our science plan; as part of staff … Continue reading →

Jimmy just received his 2013 performance assessment from the Board of Trustees. He has asked that it be posted to ILRInet for staff access. Download it here     Continue reading →

Bryn Davies joined ILRI on 1 November  2013 as a Market and Capacity Development Manager with the Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) program. Previously, Bryn worked as consultant on a range of topic areas, including aflatoxin, public-private partnerships in agriculture, value chain assessments, and market entry analyses. Before moving to Kenya, Bryn worked in the … Continue reading →

Lonah Wanjiru joined ILRI as an office assistant on 1 November, 2013 under IITA. She has previously worked as office assistant under the same organisation where she has gained valuable experience in office administration alongside other duties. Thomas Ongoro joined ILRI from 1 November, 2013 under the Aflasafe project in IITA as a Field Assistant.  … Continue reading →

Hemen Lema has been appointed as Accountant in the international Potato Centre (CIP) Ethiopia effective 1 November 2013.  Hemen holds BA degree and Diploma in Accounting from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. She was working as an Accountant in CIP on temporary basis. Yilikal Assefa has been appointed as Research Assistant II – Laboratory in Feed … Continue reading →

In November, ILRI Director General Jimmy Smith called on staff to give feedback on the draft science plan developed in October and discussed by the Board. Round 1 of the survey asked for some general feedback. On 2 December, IMC reviewed a synthesis and compilation of responses contributed by 35 individuals – other feedback was … Continue reading →

BARBARA SZONYI joined ILRI on 17 June 2013 as a Post-doctoral Scientist – Veterinary Epidemiologist in the Food Safety and Zoonoses Program (based in Addis Ababa). Barbara holds a PhD specialized in Diagnostic Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Ecology, and also has Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA. Before joining ILRI she … Continue reading →