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
As you’ve heard, ‘livestock live talks’ is a new ILRI series of high-level monthly institutional one-hour seminars. On 26 September, ILRI hosted the first talk in the new seminar series: ‘Feed the Future‘, presented by Michael Blümmel. The seminar series aims to address livestock-related issues, mobilize external as well as in-house expertise and audiences and … Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcement. Listen In! Continue reading
On 19 October, Jimmy organized a town hall meeting on recent developments and the upcoming Board meeting. Watch the presentation [java must be enabled – ask IT if you need help] See all town halls Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcement. Listen In! Continue reading
On 26 – 29 September we hosted a meeting of the Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC) of the CGIAR. This council provides independent advice to the CGIAR Fund Council (the donors) on the quality and relevance of the research carried by by the CG Centres and the CRPs. Their meetings are open to CG … Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcement. Listen In! Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcement. Listen In! Continue reading
Over and over, we hear the message in ILRI that we need better internal communication (and i recently heard exactly the same message from IFPRI and CIMMYT). So what are some of the thing you can do, individually or in teams? 1. ILRI uses lots of ‘social’ participatory communication media. You can use these to … Continue reading
On 18 September, Jimmy organized a town hall meeting on the recent ‘funding freeze.’ Watch the presentation [java must be enabled – ask IT if you need help] See all town halls Continue reading
Message from Steve Staal: After taking on the role of Director of the Livestock & Fish CRP, Tom Randolph has continued on a part-time basis in his former role of Team Leader of the MG02 Smallholder Competitiveness team. Recruitment for a new Team Leader began earlier this year, but has not yet proved successful. … Continue reading