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
Workshop and Exhibition on Promoting Productivity and Market Access Technologies and Approaches to Improve Farm Income and Livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from Action research projects As you all know, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has been responsible, with our research and development partners, for implementing several action research projects in Ethiopia, Mali and Kenya. … Continue reading
Please be advised that Mawlid (Birth Day of the Prophet Mohammed) will be observed on Sunday, 11 December 2016. Since Mawlid falls on Sunday, the following Monday 12 December 2016 will be observed as a holiday of ILRI Ethiopia. Therefore, our offices will be closed on Monday. Hirut Tedla | People and Organizational Development … Continue reading
ILRI-Kenya will be closed on Monday, 12th December 2016 to commemorate Jamhuri Day (Independence Day). The holiday formally marks the date of Kenya’s admittance into the Commonwealth as a republic in 1964. The following are the remaining 2016 and the upcoming 2017 ILRI-Kenya Public holidays for your planning. ILRI-Kenya will be closed on these days. … Continue reading
Please see the official holidays for year 2017. Please also note that if a public holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as holiday. If it falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as holiday. Holidays with asterisk mark may change depending on the visibility of moon. If … Continue reading
Please see message below on World AIDS day. Stella Kiwango | Director, People and Organizational Development Continue reading
Roland Mugumya joined the ILRI Livelihoods, Gender and Impact (LGI) Program on 15th November 2016 as a Research Technician under the East African Dairy Development (EADD) project. He will be based in Uganda. He has more than 5 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation (M&E), gained both locally and with the East and Central African … Continue reading
ILRI 2016 financial year is coming to an end and we plan to close the system for posting any 2016 transactions on the 12th January 2017. To ensure we do not misrepresent or under estimate our financial statements for 2016, that our donor reports capture all expenses for the reporting period ending December 2016, we … Continue reading
Please see the detail on the attachment. kenya-airways-offer-mauritius-christmas Kumneger Tilahun | National Liaison and Protocol Manager Continue reading
Engineering facility unit has activities over the weekend. To make the site ready for external and site work, areas in front of new Gene Bank building will be cleaned (26 – 27 Nov. 2016). In connection to this staff, are strictly advised to park their cars away from the mentioned locations. Cutting of asphalts in … Continue reading