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
CARROTS AND CINAMON SOUP/FRESHLY BAKED ROLLS @KSHS.100 ASSORTED FRESH VEG SALADS AND DRESSINGS @KSHS.160, 80 AND 40 MAIN DISHES OSSO BUCCO GREMOLATA @KSHS.250 SWAHILI BEEF PILAU @KSHS.250 ROAST CHICKEN A LA PETMA@KSHS.350 RED BEANS IN COCONUT SAUCE @KSHS.150 VEGETABLE LASAGNE @KSHS.280 PORK SHARWAMA @KSHS.300 MASALLA CHIPS@KSHS.120 SERVED WITH A CHOICE OF STEAMED RICE, CHAPATI & … Continue reading
On 1st February 2010 ILRI signed a contract with the Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agencies (Sida) to execute and manage the Bio-Innovate (Bio-resources Innovations Network for Eastern Africa Development) Program. Fast forward 30 September 2015, and the curtains have now fallen on phase I. I am happy to inform you that Bio-Innovate was positively … Continue reading
Your email client, Outlook, supports having a small picture to emails you send to (your pictures) or receive from (sender’s picture) along with the display name. This helps making a face to a name in your emails. In a geographically dispersed teams or large organizations like ILRI it’s great to be able to put a … Continue reading
Liya Dejene from CKM has been appointed as the 2015-2016 Communications Fellow at the Consortium Office. She starts on 1 October, for one year joining the Consortium Office Strategy team. She joins Metasebia and Benjamin – both ICT fellows – in bringing ILRI expertise to Montpellier. The Consortium Communications Fellowship is going into its third year. The … Continue reading
As of October 16, 2015 until further notice the swimming pool will be drained for maintenance reasons. We apologize for the inconvenience that might cause Zebu Club Berhanu Abebe | Sports Supervisor / Coach Continue reading
LRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates from 2 October 2015. Listen in! Continue reading
As you may have noticed, the construction of our new genebank building is progressing at a good pace and on schedule. We are now entering into the second phase of the construction which involves dismantling the structure around the genebank’s cold rooms, and beginning construction around and over them. This part of the new building … Continue reading
I’m happy to hereby present you with two things at once: The new perdiem (DSA) rates for all national and international travel, valid as per 1/10/15 An excel Tool to help you calculate and claim the perdiem for a certain trip. The Perdiem rates are, as according to IMC decision, based upon official UN rates … Continue reading
I am kindly announcing the winning Raffle ticket number of our Meskel party Raffle. The attachment is enclosed herewith. I congratulate the winners! I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation in this interesting event. I need to express my deepest gratitude for the committee for their dedication and valuable contribution. … Continue reading