Mixed crop-and-livestock farmers can feed the growing world
Mixed crop-and-livestock farms will, more than the traditional breadbaskets and rice bowls of the past, feed the developing world over the next few decades
Mixed crop-and-livestock farms will, more than the traditional breadbaskets and rice bowls of the past, feed the developing world over the next few decades
Expert opinion agrees that the best way to tap into the potential of the drylands is to build on the foundation of their livestock economies rather than ignoring them or seeking to replace them.
Human, livestock and environmental health are inextricably linked, Sixty-one per cent of all diseases are ‘zoonotic’ –that is, transmissible between animals and humans.
For people living in absolute poverty and chronic hunger, the solution is not to rid the world of livestock, but to find ways to farm animals more efficiently and more sustainably
Stores Unit will carry out the End of Year stock-take exercise for Year 2014 from 15th – 19th December 2014. During this period, only emergency requests will be attended to. You are therefore kindly requested to submit your requests by COB, tomorrow, December 10, 2014. Normal operations will resume on Friday, December 19, 2014. Apologies … Continue reading
Please be informed that there will be certificate giving ceremony on Saturday December 13, 2014 for Zebu club summer sports course participants at 10:30am. You are welcome to attend!! Berhanu Abebe | Sports Supervisor / Coach Email: b.abebe@cgiar.org Continue reading
Zebu Club children’s group Tennis lessons will resume on Saturday December 20, 2014 at 8:30am. Interested club members can register their children at the club and pay their registration fee by 5:pm on Thursday December 18,2014 at the latest. Registration fees:- ILRI IRS and invited members Birr 150 ILRI NRS:- Birr 100 Berhanu Abebe | … Continue reading
During the week of December 8–14, 2014 the following activities will take place at ILRI: ILRI Tanzania ILRI Addis ILRI Southern Africa ILRI Uganda ILRI East and Southeast Asia ILRI South Asia ILRI Nairobi Back to top ILRI Tanzania: compiled by Mercy Becon (M.Becon@cgiar.org) December 9–10: Amos Omore will attend MilkIT lessons synthesis meeting in … Continue reading
Seasons greetings to you all and trust this finds you well. I am writing to provide you with some important updates for the IP and legal unit. Firstly, I would like to inform you that our colleague Cynthia Kyaka is moving on to a new opportunity and will be leaving the Institute this month – her … Continue reading
On 4 December, Jimmy Smith held a town hall for all staff.
He updated staff on the following:
CGIAR reform
Structure to engage in CRPs
ILRI@40
ILRI budget: ILRI full cost recovery
ILRI infrastructure and more… Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates from 5 December 2014. Listen in! Continue reading
This notice is to share some recent changes we’ve made with our drainage system on campus. You may have noticed that we have been closing the open drainage ditches around Addis campus, transitioning to a closed, and pipe system. Here are some of the reasons that influenced the ongoing transition: As part of our commitment … Continue reading
A small whiteboard has gone missing from the InfoCentre, where we used it to note tasks needed to be done. Please let us know if you have seen it recently, or return it if you borrowed it. Many thanks! InfoCentre staff Continue reading
Today’s Friday morning coffee will be held at: Venue: Ndama Lounge Courtyard Time: 10.30am- 11:00am Jenniffer Timbomei J.Timbomei@cgiar.org Continue reading