Please be advised that due to a detailed stock count and migration to OCS system, the Addis & Nairobi Stores will be closed from Monday 21/9 till Friday 25/9. This will mean that the Stores Units cannot give out nor receive any stock items during that period. So if you need some stock items next … Continue reading
Category Archives: Ethiopia
ILRI Ethiopia: Planned power outage this evening
This evening after 5:30 PM, power will be disconnected to part of the campus to implement a solution for the power problems described earlier today. The power is expected to be down for up to an hour and is expected to affect most offices, cafeteria and Zebu Club. Thank you for your patience, Gail Amare … Continue reading
Power disruptions on the ILRI Ethiopia campus
We have been experiencing difficulty with the power supply since last week. Over the holiday weekend we had a major failure of an underground power line. Through the efforts of many Engineering, ICT and Security personnel and contractors during the holiday weekend, an interim solution is currently in place for most of the campus. ICRISAT, … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia: Power interruption
This shall refer to the current electric interruption particularly on ICRISAT, IFAD and BORENA buildings. A team of electrician are working to spot the exact location of the defective power cable although the team have identified the defective line, the reason for malfunction is still under investigation, and we’ll disclose the finding as soon as known. … Continue reading
Update on Program Management Framework Project
I would like to thank all of you who contributed to the successful launch of the Programme Management Framework Project by providing feedback to the Accenture Development Partnerships Team in Introductory Sessions held from June 24th to August 6th in Nairobi, Addis, and with regional staff representatives. During this time, we conducted fifty meetings attended … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia: Feedback on parking program
As you know, we are implementing a new parking scheme on the campus. As we implement the program, we are seeking your feedback to hear what is working and what is not. If you have feedback to share, please email me. You can provide your feedback in the email or request to arrange a meeting … Continue reading
OCS update (August 2015)
Good news! We are now READY to roll out OCS in Kenya & Ethiopia! Actually, already more than half of you ARE already live with the time sheets module, almost all Nairobi and Addis research staff has now been trained. In October/November, most of the support staff will follow. Next step is to go live … Continue reading
Barry Shapiro and Jean Hanson to receive ESAP career awards
Barry Shapiro will present a plenary seminar on the Livestock Master Plan (LMP) at the ESAP 2015 Water and Livestock Development in Ethiopia Annual Conference, which is to be held from August 27-29 at the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR). He will detail what needs to be done in the Livestock Master Plan (2015–2020) … Continue reading
ATMs on ILRI Addis campus
With the aim to make the service delivery more efficient by ILRI Addis campus service providers; I am pleased to announce the deployment of Zemen Bank ATM machine in our campus adjacent to Wegagen bank ATM that would give users to access the ATM with six different cards. Therefore, users now can get access to … Continue reading
Advanced poultry breeding course by ACGG
Advanced course on “Design and implementation of breeding programs for smallholder poultry farmers” ACGG Addis. Continue reading