Directorate / Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official

The view from Iain’s office – October/November 2014

The first day of October was not only exactly eight years to the day since I joined ILRI as Regional Representative for Asia, but also the ILRI@40 event in Nairobi at which we recognized 40 years of livestock research at ILRI/ILRAD/ILCA with staff and stakeholders. There were introductory remarks from representatives of the organizations that … Continue reading

ILRI / Kenya / Official / Staff

Introducing Edwin Oyieng’ – Research technician, Animal Biosciences program

Edwin Oyieng’ has joined the Animal Biosciences Program as a Research Technician and is tasked with the collection and analysis of quantitative genetics data for reporting by research scientists. Edwin holds a MSc. Animal Breeding and Genetics and a BSc. Animal Production from Egerton University, Kenya. Prior to joining ILRI, he worked as a Program … Continue reading

EOHS / ILRI / Kenya / Official

ILRI Kenya campus quarterly pest control 2014

World Health Reports that cockroaches are implicated in the spread of 33 kind of bacteria including E.coli and Salmonella, six parasitic worms and seven other human pathogens. Pest Control therefore forms an important part of ensuring health in the workplace. The quarterly pest control treatment and fumigation of ILRI Nairobi Campus will be done from … Continue reading