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
Dear colleagues In preparing briefs, reports, presentation, posters and a whole series of other materials, it is important that staff follow ILRI and donors guidelines and use ILRI templates. To make the whole process far simpler for you, ILRI produces and regularly updates a series of templates. They can found in the following locations: 1.ILRI … 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. First, this cool graphic, a random find on Reddit: Population density of the 1.4 billion cows of the world per square kilometer. The Thomson Reuters Foundation has … Continue reading
Dear Colleagues, You are kindly invited to a seminar presentation by Dr. Karen Marshall, Senior Scientist – Livestock Genetics Program Title: Livestock Genetic R4D examples – upstream and applied By Dr. Karen Marshall Date: Friday 10th August 2018 Time: 09:00Hrs – 09:40Hrs Venue: Room 720 WebEx Connection: Livestock Genetic R4D -Examples -upstream and applied Friday, … Continue reading
Dear Colleagues, You are kindly invited to a seminar presentation by Dr. Karen Marshall, Senior Scientist – Livestock Genetics Program Title: Livestock Genetic R4D examples – upstream and applied By Dr. Karen Marshall Date: Friday 10th August 2018 Time: 09:00Hrs – 09:40Hrs Venue: Room 720 WebEx Connection: Livestock Genetic R4D -Examples -upstream and applied Friday, … Continue reading
Dear colleagues, Below are job postings for post-doctoral vacancies. Please click on the links to view details and share them widely. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a post-doctoral research fellow to lead work on participatory technology development and assessment that will be practically impactful as well as theoretically informed. The research … Continue reading
We are exploring how to build stronger links to the African Development Bank and its growing portfolio of livestock projects and other organizations in West Africa. Continue reading
Dear Colleagues, Please be informed that Engineering staff shall be holding their monthly meeting Tomorrow Tuesday, July 31, 2018 from 10.30am to 12.30pm. We shall not be available to handle maintenance jobs during that time. Send any critical maintenance requirements for our attention early enough for our action. For movement requests, we kindly urge staff … Continue reading
Dear colleagues It is my pleasure to introduce Mahlet Kassahun who joined ILRI in July 2018 as the CKM support services assistant. Mahlet will be with the communication and knowledge management team. Mahlet is a graduate in Commerce with a triple major in marketing, advertisement and accounting from University of Mysore, India. Before coming … Continue reading
Dear colleagues In preparing briefs, reports, presentation, posters and a whole series of other materials, it is important that staff follow ILRI and donors guidelines and use ILRI templates. To make the whole process far simpler for you, ILRI produces and regularly updates a series of templates. They can found in the following locations: You … Continue reading
Dear colleagues It is my pleasure to introduce Tariku Tsegaye who joined ILRI in July 2018 as the web systems Specialist. Tariku will be with the communication and knowledge management team. He brings … Continue reading