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
Colleagues: Please read and inform yourselves of this and forward to anyone who might be interested or affected. Your help in getting the word out about this important matter is greatly appreciated. Public notice: Prosecutor launching probe into fraudulent land activities at Kapiti Posted on 25 Oct 2018 by DAVID ARONSON THE INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia: Stores Unit Closure for 2018 – 3rd Quarter Stock-take Exercise. Dear Colleagues, ILRI Ethiopia Stores Unit will carry out the 2018 – 3rd Quarter Stock-take exercise from 29th – 31st October 2018. During this period, only emergency requests will be attended. You are therefore kindly requested to submit your Warehouse Order requests through … Continue reading
A biweekly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff, compiled by David Aronson. The number of extremely poor people continues to rise in Sub-Saharan Africa, while falling rapidly in all other regions. The World Bank says that Africans comprised more … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia Campus Users, Please note that the final correction work of the asphalt maintenance on selected high-traffic roads will be conducted over the next three weeks starting from Oct. 12. The road to Zebu from the Sululta building will be closed for the maintenance starting from Oct. 12. driveway which turns right (to office … Continue reading
September was an extremely busy month with lots of visitors, meetings and conferences. Continue reading
Dear Colleagues I’m really pleased to inform you that we look forward to welcoming Michael Victor as our incoming head of CKM. Michael will start work with ILRI in early 2019 and will be based in Addis, although initially undertaking some work remotely (from Laos) for the first few months of the year. Michael … Continue reading
I am pleased to announce that through a rigorous competitive selection process, Alemayehu Ademe was selected as the new head of the Engineering and Facilities Unit and started working on 3 September. Alemayehu graduated from Addis Ababa University in civil engineer and has nearly 20 years of experience civil engineering and construction project management. … Continue reading
A biweekly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff, compiled by David Aronson. Continue reading
Dear all, The Livestock CRP management unit is now complete! It’s my pleasure to introduce our new Communications Manager, Mireille Ferrari. Mireille is bringing some great experience and lots of energy and is committed to working with you to make our work and contributions more visible and known more widely. She will be working closely … Continue reading
Dear Colleagues, ILRI Kenya Stores Unit will carry out the 2018 – 3rd Quarter Stock-take exercise from 20th – 21st September 2018. During this period, only emergency requests will be attended to. You are therefore kindly requested to submit your Warehouse Order requests through the OCS by mid-day, Tuesday 18th September 2018. Normal operations will … Continue reading