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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Director General performance review 2013
Jimmy just received his 2013 performance assessment from the Board of Trustees. He has asked that it be posted to ILRInet for staff access. Download it here Continue reading
Livelihoods, Gender and Impact Program – Leadership Transition
Dr Kathleen Colverson joined ILRI as Senior Scientist for Gender, (September 2012). Since then she has assumed two additional roles, Theme Leader for Livestock and Fish, and Program Leader for Livelihoods, Gender, Impact and Innovations. Given the importance of gender work for ILRI’s mandate, and indeed for the entire CGIAR, I have decided to refocus … Continue reading
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Iain’s update on ILRI Ethiopia – December 2013
I am writing this in the North East Scotland, where I have been spending Christmas. Not a traditional White Christmas, but a rather wet one. However in Scotland we escaped the worst of the rain which led to flooding in some parts of England, with many trains and flights disrupted. The storm was actually the … Continue reading
ILRI IRS staff appointments: November-December 2013
Bryn Davies joined ILRI on 1 November 2013 as a Market and Capacity Development Manager with the Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) program. Previously, Bryn worked as consultant on a range of topic areas, including aflatoxin, public-private partnerships in agriculture, value chain assessments, and market entry analyses. Before moving to Kenya, Bryn worked in the … Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi NRS staff appointments: November -December 2013
Lonah Wanjiru joined ILRI as an office assistant on 1 November, 2013 under IITA. She has previously worked as office assistant under the same organisation where she has gained valuable experience in office administration alongside other duties. Thomas Ongoro joined ILRI from 1 November, 2013 under the Aflasafe project in IITA as a Field Assistant. … Continue reading
ILRI Addis NRS staff appointments: November -December 2013
Hemen Lema has been appointed as Accountant in the international Potato Centre (CIP) Ethiopia effective 1 November 2013. Hemen holds BA degree and Diploma in Accounting from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. She was working as an Accountant in CIP on temporary basis. Yilikal Assefa has been appointed as Research Assistant II – Laboratory in Feed … Continue reading
ILRI science plan – round 1 survey feedback and next steps
In November, ILRI Director General Jimmy Smith called on staff to give feedback on the draft science plan developed in October and discussed by the Board. Round 1 of the survey asked for some general feedback. On 2 December, IMC reviewed a synthesis and compilation of responses contributed by 35 individuals – other feedback was … Continue reading
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Iain’s update on ILRI Ethiopia – October and November 2013
October and November have been busy months. When I reviewed my diary in preparation for writing this blog I saw that I had packed a lot into a short time. So read on to see what I have been up to ……. I spent a fascinating three days in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA on 21-23 October … Continue reading
ILRI science plan – round 1 questions
This is the first round of an internal consultation on the ILRI science plan. In this round, we invite general reactions to the plan from ILRI scientists and others with an interest in the plan. These should help us pinpoint ‘hotspots’ and sections of the plan that require further attention. Please follow the process below: … Continue reading
ILRI science plan – contribute to the consultation process
In August 2013, as part of its work on developing the critical success factors (CSF), IMC agreed on ILRI’s core identify and sketched out a framework to help focus the institute’s work. Following on from this, in October, the science plan was developed and discussed at IRMC (with follow-up email correspondence) and then presented to … Continue reading
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