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
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates on 25 July 2014. Listen in! Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates on 4 July 2014. Listen in! Continue reading
IA recommendations and useful guidance to governing bodies and individual directors that wish to make effective use of the internal audit function in respect of gaining assurance concerning the adequacy of ILRI‘s risk management and internal control systems. September 2013 – March 2014 Recommendation 1. Management should develop Center Recharge guidelines along with the Full cost … Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi’s friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates on 20 Jun 2014. Listen In! Continue reading
Bruck Tassew has been appointed as ICT Business Systems Specialist in Information & Communication Technology effective 1 May 2014. Bruck holds BSc and Diploma in Computer Science from HiLCoE School of Computer Science & Technology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Before joining ILRI, he was working as Head of IT in Save the Children International, Ethiopia program. Abdella … Continue reading
Welcome to the view from my office! My office in Mara House has a great view of the Ngong Hills, but this monthly blog is not going to focus on that view. Rather, I want to use it to keep you up to date with what I have been doing, what I’m thinking and my … Continue reading
Between July and September this year, Campbell Project Management Services (CPMS) has been retained to support development of a campus master plan (CMP). Continue reading
In 2014, to mark 40 years of international research, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is facilitating a series of events that highlight the ways in which livestock research advances the global development agenda, specifically for sustainable food and nutritional security, economic well-being and healthy lives. These events bring together global, regional and local actors … Continue reading
Patricia Chale joined ILRI as Director, People and Organization Development on 14 May 2014. Patricia has over 25 years’ experience in human resources management and organizational development acquired in the private, not for profit and public sectors (including working with central government and government bodies) across Africa, Europe, North America and the Middle East. She … Continue reading
Dalmas Odhiambo Ngere joined ILRI-on 2 May 2014 as a General Laboratory Assistant BecA-Hub. He previously worked for Chemserve Cleaning Services Company. He is a trained community health worker with a lot of experience gained from Care-International Kenya and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. Patrick Muinde joined ILRI on 2 May 2014 as a Research … Continue reading