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, This is the time when many people reflect on the past year as they also contemplate the new one. I am sure many of you are taking time to do so, both as individuals and as members of the ILRI family. As an ILRI family member, there are many, many aspects of 2016 that … Continue reading
ICRISAT-Ethiopia is pleased to introduce Dr. Asnake Fikre, who has joined our team effective Dec. 19th, 2016 as researcher; Chick pea breeder and Seed System Specialist. Dr Asnake is not new to most of you as he was the Director of Crops Research at the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) working with various CG … Continue reading
Dear Valued Trade Partner, Qatar Airways would like to announces very attractive fares to all on line destinations on economy and business cabin. Below are total fares* to some selected destinations. Please check system for other destination. (for more please see the attached). qatar-airways-promotional-fare Kumneger Tilahun | National Liaison and Protocol Manager Continue reading
Dear All, This is kindly inform you that ILRI Addis store unit will be closed for the yearly stock count exercise during December 28-30, 2016. You are therefore kindly requested to submit your store requests through the OCS before Dec 27 noon. Apologies for any inconveniences this may cause. Regards, Supply Chain Unit Continue reading
CGIAR’s Google Apps (the suite of communication and collaboration tools) known internally as CGXchange, has been supported as a service to communicate and collaborate for the past 8 years. This service included the possibility of signing in with your CGIAR credentials. Starting this Thursday, Dec 22, 2016, the feature that allows authentication to CGXchange with … Continue reading
As you may recall, we has sent earlier notice on the upcoming construction work for the fire hydrant project. This is therefore to keep you informed on the upcoming trench excavation work maximum of 80 c.m. on the below mentioned areas. December 15 – 18, 2016 – Between house 1 and 2 – Inside house 4 … Continue reading
ILRI Addis engineering and facility unit has planned to clean the main water reservoir on Saturday 17th of December 2016. Cleaning of the water tank will be started at 8:00 a.m. and completed by 5:00 p.m. While the water tank is being cleaned, the tap water will be directly supplied from the bore hole which is not disinfected by chlorine, … Continue reading
Dear all, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is pleased to announce a Seminar by Prof. Murray Grant, Elizabeth Creak Chair in Food Security, School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, UK. His research interests center around plant-microbe interactions with a predominate focus on host responses to pathogenic bacteria. His group is also studying the … Continue reading
We are pleased to introduce Seyfu Teklewold, a new ICT temporary staff. Seyfu will be supporting the staff for the next 45 days. He has obtained a diploma in Network and Hardware Servicing and currently he is studying his first degree in Computer Science. Kindly accord Seyfu your usual cooperation. … Continue reading