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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Welcome to Dr H. Rahman, regional representative – South Asia
Hello everyone I’m really pleased to inform you that Dr. Habibar Rahmanwill join ILRI as regional representative for South Asia beginning 1 April 2017. Dr Rahman is currently Deputy Director General (Animal Sciences), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. He has a B.V.Sc. & AH from Assam Agricultural University, M.V.Sc. from Punjab Agricultural … Continue reading
Addis Engineering staff monthly meeting – Thursday, January, 26 2017
The monthly Engineering Unit meeting will be taking place tomorrow Thursday, 26th January from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. During this time, any maintenance request will not be handled. Please send us any critical maintenance requirements for our attention by 9.00 a.m. tomorrow. For information: To report any maintenance request, please logon to our new web … Continue reading
Endpoint Management Solution Deployment
Dear Colleagues, To further continue improving our service to you, the ICT unit is in the process of implementing an Endpoint Management solution (Kaseya). This will help facilitate and further improve the efficiency of the execution of regular activities that we carry out as we deliver and manage the various ICT services available to you. … Continue reading
Update on the Compensation and Benefits Project
Dear colleagues, As you may recall, the Director General gave an overview of the purpose and progress of the Compensation and Benefits project in his town hall address in November 2016. We thank the many staff members who have so far availed themselves in the various sessions held to support the development of the technical … Continue reading
Ethiopia / ILRI / Unofficial
Ethiopian Airlines Offer – Flights to Seychelles
Special offer on ET flights to Seychelles from Addis. Contact your travel agent. Ethiopian Airlines kindly advise the subject companion BOG50% offer to SEZ as per the following details. EXTENTION OF APPROVED BOG50% COMPANION OFFER ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMY CLASS FARES TO SEZ The 1st will pay full adult fare and the 2ND will pay … Continue reading
Directorate / Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official
New Program and Project Management Roles
As we have moved to implement the Program Management Framework we have also taken the opportunity to revise the job descriptions of Program and Project Management staff. We have had a plethora of job titles and job descriptions (Program Management Officers, Program Assistants, Program Coordinators, Project Coordinators, etc.) In some cases we have had people … Continue reading
Directorate / Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official
The view from Iain’s office – December 2016
This is my final blog posting for 2016. December was rather a short month work-wise as I went on leave on 21 December to travel to Scotland for Christmas. It was good to see my mother and family, albeit only for a week before returning to Nairobi for New Year. Christmas day was the second … Continue reading
Closing 2016 books of account
Happy 2017 to you all. This is a reminder that we will be closing 2016 books of accounts in 4 days – 12th January 2017. Therefore, submit to finance before close date any transactions – expenses, recharges, or income that should be in 2016 books. See instructions on my earlier email 30th Nov 2016. … Continue reading
BecA / Directorate / ILRI
Appolinaire Djikeng appointed Director of the Center for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health
Dear Colleagues, I am very pleased to inform you that, after an extensive search, Appolinaire has been appointed Director of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH). The CTLGH is a joint Centre created by ILRI, the University of Edinburgh and the Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) with facilities at all three institutions. (ILRI, … Continue reading
Staff Appointments Sept-Dec 2016
ILRI NRS Staff appointments, Nairobi: September – December 2016 Esther Ndirangu joined International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in the Internal Audit unit as an Internal Audit Clerk, effective November 2016. Her role is to provide support to internal auditors, facilitate logistics, risk management meetings and other office operations as well as ensuring accurate and complete … Continue reading
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