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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Gone too soon – Douglas Ikong’o
Douglas Ikong’o passed away on the night of Friday 6 June, 2014. He joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on 2 April, 2003 and was a project assistant in the Livestock Systems and Environment (LSE) program. Dougie, as many knew him, dedicated his life to serving people. Always with a cheerful heart, his generosity … Continue reading
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Iain’s update on Ethiopia – May 2014
The month of May started with a two-day visit to Wageningen University in the Netherlands. The university has a fund – the International Research and Education Fund – to encourage joint research in developing countries among its departments. A number of ILRI departments are preparing a proposal, linked to the Livestock and Fish CRP to … Continue reading
Friday morning coffee – Nairobi, 23 May 2014
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcements and updates. Listen In! Continue reading
Trial access to Elsevier journals (to July 2014)
The CGIAR Consortium Shared Services team has negotiated with Elsevier a trial access for eight of Elsevier’s subject collections, complemented by capacity building and training services for the period between 5 May 2014 and 31 July 2014. This trial aims to demonstrate the effectiveness and optimization of democratized access to scientific and agricultural content for … Continue reading
Friday morning coffee – Nairobi, 16 May 2014
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcements and updates. Listen In! Continue reading
Friday morning coffee – Nairobi, 9 May 2014
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcements and updates. Listen In! Continue reading
Friday morning coffee – Nairobi, 2 May 2014
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcements and updates. Listen In! Continue reading
ILRI IRS staff appointments: March-April 2014
Endalkachew Wolde-Meskel joined ILRI as Country Coordinator for N2Africa Project, Ethiopia on 1 March 2014. Endalkachew has worked for over two decades in research and academia. He has been a visiting scientist and researcher at various universities in Europe and N. America and supervised more than 46 MSc and PhD students. He previously worked at … Continue reading
ILRI NRS Nairobi staff appointments: March-April 2014
Jason Rogena joined ILRI on 1 March 2014 as a Systems Developer in the Animal Biosciences Program. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Nairobi. He has two years’ experience, mainly from working in a research project at Nokia Research Centre. Ruth Nyaga joined ILRI on 1 March 2014 as Human … Continue reading
ILRI NRS Addis and hosted institutes appointments: March- April 2014
Solomon Gizaw has been appointed as Livestock Expert in Livestock and Irrigation Value-Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Project effective 1 March 2014. Solomon holds PhD in Animal Breeding and Genetics from Wageningen University, the Netherlands, MSc in Animal Genetics and Breeding from National Dairy Research Institute, Deemed University, Karnal, India and BSc in Agriculture (Animal Science) … Continue reading
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