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
You are invited for seminar presentations for the position of Capacity Development/ Instructional Design Specialist The position: The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Capacity Development / Instructional Design Specialist to enhance ILRI’s contribution to the capacity development and learning aspects of several of its CGIAR Research Programs (CRP) and programs, Seminar Presentation … Continue reading
Please be informed that both services from EthioTelecom have degraded over the past few days. Telephone service is not working at all as of this morning while internet service is at a very low capacity since Friday. We have communicated with EthioTelecom for a solution in the shortest time possible, but please accord as your … Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates from 14 November 2014. Listen in! Continue reading
We will be conducting a redundancy license upgrade on the PBX with an emergency preventive maintenance tomorrow Saturday November 15th 2014. Because of this work telephone service will be intermittent from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. We apologies for the very late notification but do let us know if you have already planned any work … Continue reading
Welcome to Friday Morning Coffee! Please join us at our weekly FMC Date: 14 November, 2014 Venue: Ndama Courtyard Time: 10.30am Continue reading
Please be informed that ICT staff members will be attending a departmental meeting off campus tomorrow November 14, 2014 from 2:00pm to 4:30pm. During this time requests will be handled by our technicians. Kindly forward any urgent ICT requests to ilrikehelpdesk tomorrow before 12:00pm. We apologize for any inconveniences that may be caused. Kind regards, … Continue reading
This is an update on the Soccer tournament that’s about to start. Six teams registered and are ready to begin the matches on 10th Monday November 2014. We warmly welcome all interested persons to come and watch from 1700hrs(5pm) a mouth-watering match between Chuma Blue Stars from the engineering Department who are the current defending … Continue reading
Kindly be advised that Transport staff will be in a meeting tomorrow [13/11/14] morning, from 0800hrs to 1000hrs. For urgent transport requests, please liaise with ILRI Security office on ilrikenyasecurity or extension 3362. We apologize for any inconveniencies likely to be caused. Normal services will resume immediately after the meeting. Margaret Githuni Email: m.githuni@cgiar.org Continue reading
Kindly join in welcoming Nelly Mukami, our new Policy, Trade & Value Chain (PTVC) staff to ILRI. Nelly Mukami Njiru joined the PTVC program on 10th November 2014, as Research Assistant. She will be working with Epi & Fadiga on Literature Reviews of Livestock Market participation papers and VC Performance. Nelly holds a MSc Degree … Continue reading
Many of you in Nairobi are aware we are in the process of leaving Kenya. We have a number of items we’d like to leave behind, ranging from a 2-slice toaster to a Lexus RX350. Home furnishings, appliances, generator, electronics, you know the deal. Everything is located nearby in Loresho. If you or someone you know … Continue reading