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
We’re conducting a short survey to find out about your dining experience and what we might do to improve. We are kindly requesting you take some time to fill the survey in the following link about your experience dining at our cafeteria and Zebu club. Your participation is highly valuable to have informed decision into … Continue reading
Below please find tomorrow’s lunch menu for Nairobi campus – Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Soup of the Soup – Kshs 70.00SPECIAL OF THE DAY:- Spaghetti Meatballs Side Salad Kshs 300/= Boiled DobaIrio Kachumbari Kshs 300/= Chicken GumbaoSteamed Rice Steamed Assorted Vegetables Kshs 300/= Other Food Items:-Ugali @ Kshs 40/= Rice @ Kshs 40/= Green Market … Continue reading
Below please find today’s lunch menu for Nairobi campus – Monday, October 13, 2014 Pea and mint Soup – Kshs 70.00 Whole Tilapia Ugali Fried Managu Kshs 200/= Beef pilau Kachumbari Kshs 250/= Indo chicken Lyonnaise potatoes Seasonal vegetables Kshs 300/= Other Food Items:- Ugali @ Kshs 40/= Rice @ Kshs 40/= Green Market Vegetables … Continue reading
“We have successfully replaced the official internet link router and could not replace the one for the VSAT link. We will inform you our plan to replacing this router. Please note that both internet and email access were restored on time.” Thanks, Ketema Continue reading
Below please find today’s lunch menu for Nairobi campus – Friday, October 10, 2014 Leek and potato Soup – Kshs 70.00 SPECIAL OF THE DAY:- Indo kebabs chips Korean salad Kshs 300/= Egyptian chicken Steamed rice Seasonal vegetables Kshs 300/= Braised beef Potato mash Creamed spinach Kshs 300/= Other Food Items:- Ugali @ Kshs 40/= Rice … Continue reading
Welcome to Friday Morning Coffee! Venue: Dining Room Courtyard Time: 10:30 to 11:00 am Anita Mutua Email: A.Mutua@cgiar.org Continue reading
Please be informed that ICT staff members will be attending a departmental meeting today October 10 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. During this time requests will be handled by our technicians. We apologize for any inconveniences that may be caused. Kind regards, ILRI ICT team Continue reading
The official internet link for Ethiopia campus will be down or intermittent on Saturday morning We will replace two routers, one connecting the official internet link and the other one connecting the VSAT link on Saturday, October 11, 2014 between 9:30 – 10:30am. This change will affect internet & email provision of the official network … Continue reading
Please join in welcoming Salim Werner Nandonde who joined ILRI-Tanzania in June 2014 as Field Coordinator. Salim is based at the More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) project office at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro, Tanzania, from where he is contributing to the MoreMilkiT and other ILRI collaborative projects contributing to the smallholder dairy value … Continue reading
Pleased to introduce you to Evalyne Nyawira who has accepted the position of Environment Occupational Health and Safety (EOHS) Officer- Research beginning 1 October 2014. Evalyne has more than five years laboratory and field experience having worked in other ILRI projects in Nairobi and Busia. Before joining EOHS, she worked with the food safety and … Continue reading