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
All staff should create an account with Nib bank by 15 December. The branch is now open! Please be sure to review the email below to be sure you bring the right documents with you to open your account. For staff who are Ethiopian citizens Staff who are Ethiopian citizens are required to open a … Continue reading
We have plan to upgrade the VSAT modem on Friday, December 4, 2015. Accordingly, the backup VSAT connectivity will not be available from 11:00am – 15:00pm. As of recently, Ethio Telecom link stability has improved and we expect it will not be interrupted. However, we would like you to have this input to incorporate into … Continue reading
We are pleased to announce the birth of a beautiful baby boy named Felix who arrived last week weighing in at 3.6kg! Both mother & baby are doing great and are settling in at home. We wish them all the best. Thanks, Joyce Wanderi | Livelihoods, Gender & Impact Program Continue reading
The nature of the inspection we intend to carry out might require power on & off for some minutes. Apologies for any inconvenience this might cause to you. Please see the schedule on the attachment. Continue reading
LRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates from November 20 2015. Listen in! Continue reading
Francis of AA will be at ILRI on Tuesday 1st Dec. to issue membership cards to members who previously applied. He will also be there to receive application forms and membership fee for those interested in the renewal/sign up. ILRI application form Annexure ‘A’ general Time: 13:30 – 16:30 Venue: Transport offices Membership fee: ksh … Continue reading
Dear Colleagues As you are aware, the recent ILRI board of trustees meeting took place in Washington DC, USA, with this change of venue to enable the DG and board chair to participate in critical CGIAR meetings which took place at the same time. This change of venue precluded holding the usual Town Hall where … Continue reading
ILRI staff and colleagues are invited to participate in a Capacity Development (CapDev) week which will take place from 14 to 17 December. This is a forum to tell you more about the good and diverse CapDev activities taking place across the institute, and to highlight our achievements. These will include: Fellowship highlights Mobile Learning IBLI/KLIP … Continue reading
Please be informed that the Engineering staff will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow Wednesday, November 25, 2015 from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. We shall therefore not be available to handle maintenance tasks during this period. Send any critical maintenance requests before 9.00 a.m. tomorrow. We regret for any inconvenience this may cause. Kind regards. … Continue reading
Please see the attached menu for next week. Monday 23rd Nov, 2015 Tuesday 24th Nov, 2015 Wednesday 25th Nov., 2015 Thursday 26th Nov, 2015 Friday 27th Nov, 2015 Mary Atieno Continue reading