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
Latest Entries
Directorate / Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official
The view from Iain’s office – May 2016
May saw us launch two major initiatives in ILRI- the Program Management Framework and the Institutional Research Ethics Committee. The Program Management Framework sets out the processes, activities and tasks that need to be carried out for efficient and effective project management. The need for such guidance has been recognized throughout the CGIAR. During a … Continue reading
Promotions in 2015 of staff in the scientific cadre
Colleagues, Three years ago we changed the titles of scientific positions and put in place a promotion mechanism for the scientific cadre of ILRI. Beyond the post-doctoral category, the three scientific titles were changed from Scientific 1, Scientist 2 and Scientist 3 to Scientist, Senior Scientist and Principal Scientist respectively. Each category has very clear … Continue reading
ILRI Uganda closed (3rd and 9th June)
Please be informed that ILRI Uganda office will remain closed tomorrow Friday 3rd June 2016 in commemoration of the Uganda Martyrs Day. We shall also be closed on Thursday 9th June 2016 for Heroes’ Day. Brian Kawuma | Communication Specialist Continue reading
Seminar presentation by Dr. Awais Khan – CIP Ethiopia
You are invited to attend the presentation on Gene Discovery and Fast Track Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerant Potatoes and Sweetpotatoes by Dr. Awais Khan at Konso meeting room at 2 pm on June 03, 2016 (Friday). Dr. Awais Khan is Senior Scientist at International Potato Center (CIP). He is leading the efforts to uncover … Continue reading
Engineering / Ethiopia / ILRI / Official
Cleaning of main water storage tank – ILRI Addis
The E & FU unit has schedule to clean the main tanker on Saturday June 4th 2016, in order to ensure that water stored in the tank doesn’t become contaminated by dirt or traces of the substance the tank previously held. Cleaning of the water tank will be completed by mid-day. While the water tank is being cleaned, … Continue reading
Engineering / Ethiopia / ILRI / Official
ILRI Addis motor pool renovation
This announcement is to keep you informed about the new construction activity taking place in campus which is nearly 700 m2 office construction work behind the motor pool area. This will include the reception area, more than 22 offices, stores, kitchen, toilets and the car parking and the beautiful landscape space. The construction started in May … Continue reading
Windows Workstation backup update
This information is for staff in Nairobi only (for now) Workstation Data Backup is a critical service provided by the ICT unit to reduce the risk of data loss in the event of an event such as, a computer crash, loss/theft of a computer, etc. Backup is mandatory for institutional devices, to comply with security … Continue reading
Launch of Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC) – 31 May
Colleagues, I am delighted to inform you of the launch of ILRI’s Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC) and the process for ethical review and approval of research. As most of you know, the Committee has been operating at ILRI since 2013, although until now it has not officially been part of research compliance, while IREC … Continue reading
Reminder on ILRI communications, templates, etc.
This message aims to remind staff where powerpoint and letterhead and document templates – and some other useful communication resources – can be found: We use ILRI announcements as the primary mechanism to broadcast (and remember) updates to all staff. This was decided late in 2014 as a way to reduce the number of messages … Continue reading
BecA-ILRI Hub 2015 Annual Report
In this issue you will read about: Research at the BecA-ILRI Hub that brings together national agricultural research systems, advanced research institutions, regional agencies and nongovernmental organizations from across the globe; Research findings that are influencing policy for the management of economically significant crop and livestock diseases and development of livestock improvement programs, and advancing … Continue reading
ILRI Announcements 