We are starting to consider how ILRI’s research might contribute to reducing the need for migration and how the livestock sector could be leveraged to provide greater economic opportunities, employment and livelihoods, especially for young people, not only in livestock keeping but all along the livestock value chains. Continue reading
ILRI Kenya Stores Unit will carry out the 2017 End Year Stock-take exercise from 21st – 22nd December 2017. During this period, only emergency requests will be attended to. You are therefore kindly requested to submit your Warehouse Order requests through the OCS by mid-day, Tuesday 19th December 2017. Normal operations will resume on Thursday, … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia Stores Unit will carry out the 2017 end year Stock-take exercise from December 27 – 29, 2017. During this period, only emergency requests will be attended. You are therefore kindly requested to submit your warehouse order requests through the OCS by Friday 22nd December 2017. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, 2nd January 2018. … Continue reading
On Friday 6 October 2017 ILRI lost a valued staff member and a splendid colleague and friend to many. Emaelaf Kebede lost a battle with a serious illness that day, dying with so much more to offer the world. Emaelaf was a man with a ready smile and a warm embrace. He was always curious … Continue reading
For this month’s blog I am posting a modified version of the background paper that I wrote on how to make ILRI a more product- and outcome-driven organization.
Ethiopian airlines promotional fare to Victoria Falls Round trip ticket USD246.00 (Excluding TAX). Best regards, Kumneger Tilahun | National Liaison and Protocol Manager International Livestock Research Institute |ilri.org Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Mobile: +251 (0)944121650| Tel: +251 116 172105 | Skype: Kumnei Tilahun Email: K.Tilahun@cgiar.org Continue reading
Addis Engineering unit has planned for preventive maintenance work on the main backup generator. As a result, the main power supply will be interrupted from power authority. Therefore, power will only be available to the ICT server room and Cold room. The work is scheduled on 23rd of September between at 8:30 to 11:00 am … Continue reading
Nationally recruited staff (NRS) appointment–Nairobi Peter Mativo joined ILRI’s Corporate Services directorate, Finance department as finance manager in June 2017 attached to Biosciences and CRP’s. He was formerly with Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation where he served as Finance & Operations Manager. Prior to that, he worked for CARE as Finance & Grants Coordinator. Through … Continue reading
Making the Asian dairy sector more sustainable Call for entries Dairy Asia is pleased to issue a call for entries for the Dairy Asia Sustainability Award. The award intents to recognize success stories of practice change from Asia and the Pacific region that make dairy systems more sustainable, both on- and off- farm. The Dairy … Continue reading
In August I presented a keynote address at the 25th anniversary conference of the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP). Continue reading
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