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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Sign up to ‘follow’ ILRI projects and their activities
As ILRI staff produce more and more news, updates and products, finding information and keeping up with the work of colleagues is a challenge (see a Komms Klinic presentation on this). We all need to proactively sign up to ‘follow’ the work of our colleagues. One of the easiest ways to do this is through … Continue reading
Friday Morning Coffee – Nairobi, August 17, 2012
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcement. Listen In! Continue reading
Friday Morning Coffee – Nairobi, July 27, 2012
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcement. Listen In! Continue reading
ILRI internal communications survey – your help needed
Internal communication and knowledge sharing across ILRI is something we need to improve. Wubalem Dejene (PLE in Addis Ababa) is studying for a Master’s degree in Project Management and has chosen to look at ways ILRI communicates internally. PLease help her – and ILRI – by completing her survey. Take the survey here ! Continue reading
Friday Morning Coffee – Nairobi, July 13, 2012
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcement. Listen In! Continue reading
Kenya – staff security advisories.
The security situation has been tenuous in the country over the past week following the killing of an aid worker and the kidnapping of four others in the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Northern Kenya. In the same week, 17 people were killed and over 60 others injured in simultaneous attacks on two churches in Garissa town. … Continue reading
Friday Morning Coffee – Nairobi, June 29, 2012
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcement. Listen In! Continue reading
Moments with Jimmy Smith: ILRI institutional developments in 2012
On first joining ILRI, Jimmy Smith launched a series of short video messages to staff. Last week in Addis Ababa, as part of this series we interviewed Jimmy about his first 8 months in office. The conversation ranged across several topics – the ILRI change process, CGIAR developments, the ILRI strategy, the global livestock agenda … Continue reading
ILRI strategy – feedback on our storyline, tough questions …
Message from Jimmy Smith As you know, since April we have engaged you in various discussions and questions to help shape a new strategy for ILRI. I have been closely following this process and I am now fully involved and actively participating in the Strategy Task Force activities. Many of you responded by sharing comments … Continue reading
Update on CGIAR research program on agriculture for human nutrition and health
Project Highlights (new and on-going) IITA: With support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), IITA is implementing the “ Making Agricultural Innovations Work for Smallholder Farmers Affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa (MIRACLE)” project. Project actions include: improving the production, consumption and marketing of nutritionally-enhanced crop and livestock products, providing evidence for more … Continue reading
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