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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ILRI Nairobi NRS staff appointments: October 2013
Collins Adoyo joined ILRI – Humidtropics Program as a Research Technician – Data Collection and Management on 1 October, 2013. Collins holds a BSc. IT from Kenyatta University, Diploma in IT Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Short Courses in Biostatistics and M&E of HIV/AIDS Programs from University of Nairobi Institute of Infectious Diseases (UNITID).Collins has … Continue reading
ILRI IRS staff appointments:September-October 2013
POLLY ERICKSEN has been appointed as Program Leader for Livestock Systems and the Environment in the Directorate for Integrated Sciences with effect from 19 September 2013. Polly holds degrees in History, Economics and received her PhD Soil Science from the University of Wisconsin. She has over 15 years of post-graduate professional experience, focusing on agricultural … Continue reading
Regional Offices and Country Representatives from 1 January 2014
ILRI NRS Addis & hosted institutes appointments: September-October 2013
Ayele Badebo has been appointed as Research Officer II in International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) effective 23 September 2013. Ayele holds PHD in Plant Pathology from Georg-August-University of Gottingen, MSc degree in Crop Science from Wageningen University and BSc degree in Plant Science from Addis Ababa University. Before joining ILRI he worked as … Continue reading
Iain’s update on ILRI Ethiopia – September 2013
September was a varied month with some highlights and some darker times. We were shocked by the horrific attack on the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi. As those of you visit Nairobi know, it is popular with many ILRI staff who shop of visit the cafes and restaurants. Fortunately none of the ILRI family was … Continue reading
ILRI IRS staff appointments: June – September 2013
BARBARA SZONYI joined ILRI on 17 June 2013 as a Post-doctoral Scientist – Veterinary Epidemiologist in the Food Safety and Zoonoses Program (based in Addis Ababa). Barbara holds a PhD specialized in Diagnostic Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Ecology, and also has Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA. Before joining ILRI she … Continue reading
ILRI Addis NRS and Hosted Institutes staff Appointments: June – September 2013
RAKEB HABTE has been appointed as the ICT Customer Services Helpdesk Coordinator/Administrator in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) unit in Corporate Services Division in ILRI from 1 June, 2013. Rakeb holds BSc degree in Computer Engineering from MicroLink Information Technology College. Prior to this appointment, She was working as an ICT Customer Support Assistant in … Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi NRS staff appointments: June – September 2013
ASSENATH KABUGI was appointed as Program Management Officer (PMO) for the Livestock Systems and the Environment (LSE) program, Integrated Sciences effective 1 July, 2013. She joined ILRI in 2010 as a Program Assistant for the Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) E.A regional office. She has over 7 years administrative and financial management experience … Continue reading
Friday Morning Coffee – Nairobi, September 13, 2013
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcement. Listen In! Continue reading
Ways communication can support ILRI’s research work …
This week, Nairobi campus hosts a number of communication awareness and training activities. Here Ewen Le Borgne reflects on ways ILRI can make better use of knowledge sharing and communication. ILRI is, rightly, putting communication at the centre of its operations. ILRI’s Director General Jimmy Smith repeatedly pleads for more, better communication, internally and externally. … Continue reading
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