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
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Fire marshals training in Kenya: October 28–30 2014
Residential fires, workplace fires, and environmental fires such as bush-fires can result in severe and fatal burn injuries. They also lead to property loss, psychological distress, and sometimes loss of life. Many studies have identified fire safety training as a way of increasing fire safety knowledge and improving response to fires with the aim of … Continue reading
First aid training in Kenya: October 21–23 2014
Being on the spot and responding quickly and effectively when faced with an emergency situation at work (or even at home) such as heart attacks, choking or electrocution makes First Aiders the heroes of the hour. For the accident victim, having someone nearby who is expertly trained to administer basic first aid is not only … Continue reading
3 October: ILRI Addis official holiday announcement
Original message from People and Organizational Development unit Please be advised that Eid-al-Adha will be observed on Saturday, 4 October 2014, since Eid-al-Adha falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday 3 October 2014 will be observed as a holiday of ILRI – Ethiopia. Therefore, our offices will be closed on Friday. Happy holiday! Selamawit Woldeberhan | People and Organizational Development … Continue reading
E-mail distribution list changes – announcements
Original message from Martin van Weerdenburg In an effort to reduce the number of email announcements you receive and to improve ILRI’s internal communications, CKM (Communications and Knowledge Management) and ICT teams are planning to implement the following changes: Restrictions will be placed on the use of ILRI- and campus-wide distribution lists from 1st October … Continue reading
Friday morning coffee – Nairobi, 19 September 2014
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates on 19 September 2014. Listen in! Continue reading
Agriculture / Ethiopia / Kenya / Official
LiveQUOTES – Livestock R US posters on ILRI campuses
ILRI’s official tagline is ‘better lives through livestock’. We previously talked about ‘livestock, pathways out of poverty’. We call our in-house newsletter ‘Livestock Matter(s)’. We often search for snappy and insightful ways to express and share what we do. To mark 40 years research at ILRI, this week you will see a series of posters … Continue reading
Jules Mateo, new communications specialist for East and Southeast Asia
Please welcome Julie (“Jules”) Mateo, our new Communications Specialist for East and South East Asia. Jules Mateo is an experienced copy editor/writer with a background in social sciences and humanities. Jules has an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines Diliman. She later did graduate work in MA Media Studies Major … Continue reading
Friday morning coffee – Nairobi, 12 September 2014
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates on 12 September 2014. Listen in! Continue reading
Moments with Jimmy Smith: Updates on ILRI@40
In this 3:30 minute film, Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), gives an update on ILRI@40 events that are happening this year. Find out more about ILRI@40 Continue reading
Engineering / Ethiopia / ILRI
Addis Ababa campus engineering update – August 2014
This is an update on engineering projects on the Addis Ababa campus Major projects completed Expansion of water supply 1,250,000,000 liter main water reservoir Objective: To supply water at lease for 10 days in event of water shortage. Start date: Oct. 2013 End date: Feb. 2014 Duration: 8 weeks Location: NW side of the campus … Continue reading
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