ILRI / Kenya / Official / POD

ILRI Staff appointments : Kenya & other Regions: January–March 2016

Flavio Sacchini joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) as mycoplasma research specialist in January 2016. He is a member of the Vaccine Biosciences group and his task is to develop a live vaccine for contagious caprine pleuropneumonia together with colleagues and collaborators from ILRI and the University of Bern, Switzerland. Sacchini’s background is in veterinary … Continue reading

EOHS / ILRI / Kenya / Official / POD

Introducing health and safety representatives – Nairobi

We are pleased to introduce the ILRI Nairobi Health and Safety Representatives. These are staff elected or selected to represent occupational health and safety interests within their respective units. Their roles include but are not limited to : Identification and reporting of workplace hazards Making recommendations on health and safety improvements Carry out activities for … Continue reading

Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official

ILRI-IWMI collaborative Study on livestock movements in Ethiopia

BY ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) AND IWMI (International Water Management Institute) ILRI and IWMI in Ethiopia are undertaking a study of livestock (land use patterns, movements, highland-lowland independencies, related socio-economic and cultural practices) in the Bale Eco-Region of the country. The study is a contribution to the EU-funded SHARE Bale Eco-Region project implemented by … Continue reading

Ethiopia / ILRI / Official / POD

ILRI Ethiopia staff appointments: January–March 2016

Solomon Wakjira has been appointed as Life Guard in Housing, Catering, Conference Services and Zebu Club and Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety effective 15 January 2016.  Solomon has Diploma in Accounting and Bookkeeping from Technical & Vocational Education in 1994 and he has certificates for attending Life Saving training from Ethiopian Swimming Federation, coaching swimming … Continue reading

ILRI / Kenya / Official

ILRI Kenya: Stores Unit Closure for 2016 1st Quarter Stock-take exercise

ILR Kenya Stores Unit will carry out the 2016 1st Quarter Stock-take exercise from 29th – 31st March 2016. 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, Thursday 24th  March 2016. Normal operations will resume on Friday, … Continue reading

ILRI / Official

‘High resolution regional climate modeling for West Africa’ by Prof. Dr. Harald Kunstmann

LSE Seminar Wednesday, March 16, 2016 3:30 pm | Nairobi Time (Nairobi, GMT+03:00) | 2 hrs Join WebEx meeting Meeting password:     24NW Join by phone 0800-051-3810 Call-in toll-free number (UK) +44-203-478-5289 Call-in toll number (UK) Access code: 847 358 529 Global call-in numbers | Toll-free calling restrictions   Continue reading

Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official

ILRI-DAAD PhD Scholarships 2016 – calls for applications

    ILRI-DAAD PhD Scholarship: Animal science for sustainable Productivity (ASSP) – Small ruminant value chain development(Closing date: 18 March 2016) ILRI-DAAD PhD Scholarship: Capacity Development (closing date: 18 March 2016) ILRI-DAAD PhD Scholarship: Food Safety and Zoonosis Project – FoodAfrica Phase 2 Project (closing date: 18 March 2016) ILRI-DAAD PhD Scholarship: Livestock Systems and … Continue reading