For more details on Easter Promotion Packages with Kenyan Airways, please see the attachment KQ EASTER PACKAGE. Best regards, Kumneger Tilahun | National Liaison and Protocol Manager Continue reading
Category Archives: Official
Directorate / ILRI / Kenya / Official
The view from Iain’s office – January 2018
I spent a considerable amount of time this month developing the livestock component of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program. This is an initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) as part of the Feed Africa Strategy. Continue reading
Important notice on U.A.E visa application and acceptance
Dear Trade Partner, In the interest of Emirates operation, we have been accepting visa requests as per and on behalf of the UAE immigration office. Due to the peak travel season we are experiencing currently, we would like to advise you the below requirements while sending new visa requests and visa printouts. Please send the … Continue reading
Changes in the Communications and Knowledge Management Unit
Due to a reorganization within the CKM Unit teams in Addis Ababa and Nairobi, the following changes (below) will come into effect on 1 February. For the details on all the services provided at CKM and those responsible see: https://ilri-comms.wikispaces.com/CKM+transition+responsibilities ILRI subscriptions ILRI has significantly increased the number of journals included in its Elsevier and … Continue reading
ILRI staff appointments/moves: September–December 2017
Nationally recruited staff (NRS) appointment—Nairobi Geoffrey Muiruri joined International Livestock Research Institution (ILRI) in October as program accountant. He was formerly working at Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development which is a policy research institute owned by Egerton University, where he served as the Project Accountant. In his career, he has supported organisations to … Continue reading
DFID Announce £90m CGIAR funding over 3 years
Today, Friday 26 January, DFID has announced CGIAR funding of £90m over 3 years. Press Release: UK aid backs ground-breaking British research into ‘super-crops’ Livestream Facebook announcement at 14:35-14:45 GMT Continue reading
Engineering / Ethiopia / ILRI / Official
Space Heater Safety-Precautions
Tips on using space heaters Due to the cold weather, quite a number staff members and residents are using space heaters. Though space heaters can be an effective alternative for heating, it is noteworthy to keep an eye on the following safety measures: Keep flammable materials, such as furniture, clothing, mattresses, bedding and curtains, at … Continue reading
Parmilia Yeshitella Joined CKM
Parmilia Yeshitella has joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Communication and Knowledge Management (CKM) team as support services assistant starting January 2018. She has MSc degree in business information technology and a post graduate diploma in human resource management from University of Mysore, India. Previously, she worked as assistant to the project manager for … Continue reading
PIM symposium on rural transformation at the International Conference of Agricultural Economists 2018: Call for papers
The CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) will convene a pre-conference symposium on the topic of Rural Transformation in the 21st Century: The Challenges of Low-Income, Late-Transforming Countries as part of the next International Conference of Agricultural Economists (July 28 – August 2, 2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada). The workshop will be held on July 28. Rural Transformation refers to the … Continue reading
Directorate / ILRI / Kenya / Official
The view from Iain’s office – December 2017
As we enter 2018, I want to send you and your families best wishes for the coming year and remind you that we live in a much more safer world than any of our ancestors did. Continue reading
ILRI Announcements 