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
Ethiopian Airlines is happy to announce additional third piece checked-in baggage allowance for its Economy and Business class passengers on Dubai-Addis sector who originated their travel from Addis Ababa. Kindly note below important details: Offer is available for sale up to 22 January 2018 Travel is valid from 16th of January until 30th of June-2018 … Continue reading
Tips on using space heaters Due to the cold weather, quite a number staff members and residents are using space heaters. Though space heaters can be an effective alternative for heating, it is noteworthy to keep an eye on the following safety measures: Keep flammable materials, such as furniture, clothing, mattresses, bedding and curtains, at … Continue reading
Parmilia Yeshitella has joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Communication and Knowledge Management (CKM) team as support services assistant starting January 2018. She has MSc degree in business information technology and a post graduate diploma in human resource management from University of Mysore, India. Previously, she worked as assistant to the project manager for … Continue reading
The CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) will convene a pre-conference symposium on the topic of Rural Transformation in the 21st Century: The Challenges of Low-Income, Late-Transforming Countries as part of the next International Conference of Agricultural Economists (July 28 – August 2, 2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada). The workshop will be held on July 28. Rural Transformation refers to the … Continue reading
As we enter 2018, I want to send you and your families best wishes for the coming year and remind you that we live in a much more safer world than any of our ancestors did. Continue reading
We are starting to consider how ILRI’s research might contribute to reducing the need for migration and how the livestock sector could be leveraged to provide greater economic opportunities, employment and livelihoods, especially for young people, not only in livestock keeping but all along the livestock value chains. Continue reading
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ILRI Kenya Stores Unit will carry out the 2017 End Year Stock-take exercise from 21st – 22nd December 2017. 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 19th December 2017. Normal operations will resume on Thursday, … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia Stores Unit will carry out the 2017 end year Stock-take exercise from December 27 – 29, 2017. During this period, only emergency requests will be attended. You are therefore kindly requested to submit your warehouse order requests through the OCS by Friday 22nd December 2017. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, 2nd January 2018. … Continue reading