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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A4NH partner news and updates
Updates from the CGIAR research program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Project Highlights (new and on-going) IFPRI- Poverty Health and Nutrition Program (PHN) The LANSA research programme consortium (Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia) under PHN submitted its inception report to DFID in late August. The report will be reviewed and a decision … Continue reading
Introducing new ILRI graduate and research fellows
Round of the new Graduate Fellows and Research Fellows recruited through CAST between May – August 2012. Please join us in welcoming the new fellows. See the May 2012 – August 2012 group here (PDF – 1.77MB) Continue reading
Strategy final draft for comment
Today, we sent a ‘final’ draft of the ILRI strategy (2013-2o22) to the ILRI Board of Trustees. We are also making this version available to ILRI staff, partners and other stakeholders. The document sets out ILRI’s proposed: Purpose Roles Strategic issues ILRI needs to address Three strategic objectives Five critical success factors to achieving this … Continue reading
Friday Morning Coffee – Nairobi, September 14, 2012
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcement. Listen In! Continue reading
Consultations on the new ILRI strategy – reports from external and internal conversations
In July and August 2012, the strategy task force produced an updated strategy outline for ILRI. This drew on previous consultations with staff, outside partners and other stakeholders. We held three internal discussions (July 25; August 17; and August 21) with 87 people from across ILRI to share and test our thinking on a number … Continue reading
ILRI’s Markets, Gender and Livelihoods Theme gets new staff.
In the pursuit of improving market opportunities for poor livestock keepers, the Markets, Gender and Livelihoods Theme at ILRI works to identify opportunities for the poor to benefit from increased consumer demand for livestock and livestock products. To help achieve this, ILRI is happy to announce several new additions to the Markets, Gender and Livelihoods … Continue reading
ILRI science directions – Town Hall with Jimmy Smith
On 6 September, Jimmy organized a town hall meeting on ILRI research: Listen to the conversation [java must be enabled – ask IT if you need help] See all town halls Continue reading
Keeping up with the CRPs – where to find the news and the information
As we all know, the CGIAR Research Programs are upon us … Generating lots of changes and lots of discussion, and sometimes even some uncertainty and stress! One of the challenges they generate is communication. Where do I find out about them? Which ones is ILRI involved in? What are they doing? And what’s the … Continue reading
Iain’s update on ILRI Ethiopia – August 2012
Each month, Iain Wright shares an update on various developments on the Addis Ababa campus: The news in Ethiopia this month has been dominated by the passing of His Excellency Prime Minster Meles Zenawe which as announced on 20 August. Whatever your political persuasion no one can doubt the tremendous advances in development that Ethiopia … Continue reading
ILRI to host seminar on radio information for rural farmers
On 17 September 2012, David Mowbray, Manager of Training and Standards at Farm Radio International, a Canadian NGO, will give a seminar at ILRI about some ‘spectacular results’ of a rural radio program for farmers. The seminar will be held between 14:45 and 16:00 at ILRI Nairobi campus. Scientists, research technicians, science communications experts in … Continue reading
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