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
Please be informed that Engineering staff will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. We shall therefore not be available to handle maintenance jobs during this time. Kindly send any critical maintenance requirements for our attention by 9.00am tomorrow. We regret any inconveniences this may cause to … Continue reading
Katin Eje Presents “HALLOWEEN PARTY” – BACK IN THE 90’s At the ILRI Enkare Club from 4:30 p.m. till late. Come join us this Friday 28th October, 2016. Music by QH The D. Everyone ……… invite your friends. CHEERS!!!!! Mary Continue reading
This week is Open Access Week. What are you doing in support of a more open system in sharing the world information, including Journal Articles. You can share a word in your Journal Club and to your colleagues. You can also commit to put action in one way or another as many have already done. … Continue reading
This is to inform you that we have a problem with HR4U leave alerts. Supervisors are currently not receiving alerts when a staff applies for leave. We are working on this and we will let you know once its solved. In the meantime, supervisors can check any pending leave approvals by logging into HR4U. Kindy … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia Campus Users, The following notice is on Ethiopian Airlines web site. SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 7 IS PROHIBITED ON ALL ET FLIGHTS ON PERSON /IN CARRY-ON BAGGAGE /CHECKED BAGGAGE OR AS CARGO (https://www.easa.europa.eu/newsroom-and-events/news/passenger-information-samsung-galaxy-note-7) The FAA of the US has also placed a ban of this device on all US flights. Continue reading
Dear All, With reference to earlier message concerning the new procurement policy from Misja, Director of Corporate Service, I am hereby inviting all ILRI and hosted CGIAR staff to attend a small presentation on the matter, followed by an open question session. Therefore, if you would like to know more about what procurement will do … Continue reading
Dear Campus users, I just want to quickly update you on some infrastructure works currently, or soon, taking place on the Campus: Signage: In order to present ourselves more as a CGIAR compound, we are increasing our CGIAR branding; A big CGIAR logo was added to the big signage tower at the entrance. This tower … Continue reading
Peter Doherty, Australian Nobel Laureate, at the adoption of the FAO Declaration on Global Freedom from Rinderpest (photo credit: ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti). Earlier this year, Peter Doherty, Nobel Prize Laureate for Physiology or Medicine–1996 agreed to become a patron of ILRI. He recently recorded six short video interviews about different dimensions of ILRI’s research: International livestock … Continue reading
I would like to introduce Phil Sambati, who has recently joined ILRI as an instructional design specialist in the capacity development unit. Phil’s background is in teaching and ICT, and has worked in adult education for nearly 20 years in one form or another which has included a lot of time in the classroom as … Continue reading
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