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
The Housing and conferencing staff will be holding their staff monthly meeting tomorrow 29th September, 2015 From 2.00 to 4.00 pm. Kindly send all request early enough to avoid any inconveniences. Thanks Mary Continue reading
Last week We started to go live with the Travel and Procurement modules in Kenya and Ethiopia and so far all goes well; more and more orders are filled in on line in OCS and all seems to be working. Please keep on providing your feedback and questions to our service desk : Servicedesk@CIARG.org Continue reading
Please be informed that Engineering staff shall be having their monthly meeting tomorrow Thursday, September 24, 2015 from 10.30am to 12.30pm. We shall therefore not be available to handle maintenance jobs during that time. Send any critical maintenance requirements for our attention by 9.00am tomorrow. We regret any inconveniences that may be caused. Kind regards. … Continue reading
This is to recap on matters we discussed last week in relation to cleaning and disinfecting the plumbing system (Main tanker, elevated tanker, GI and PVC pipelines). We now have everything–Chlorine, clearing material and PPE–in order for us to proceed the work on September 24. The chlorine supplier has already agreed to assist engineering team while … Continue reading
To Staff who use ILRI Ethiopia Procurement Services, As you have been hearing, ILRI is beginning its migration to OCS – One Corporate System. Effective yesterday, the logistics module (procurements and stores) is live in OCS. For the next couple of weeks, procurement and store requests will be made both by the traditional hard copy … Continue reading
Kindly note that Catering services will not be available on 26th and 27th September 2015, to allow for essential service of kitchen equipment. Please note that all catering services will resume on Monday 28th Sept 2015. We apologies for any inconvenience caused due to the closure. Patrick Mbithi Email: P.Mbithi@cgiar.org Continue reading
Please take note that Thursday 24th September 2015 will be a Public Holiday in Uganda. The Uganda ILRI office will remain closed. Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates from 18 September 2015. Listen in! Continue reading
The Zebu Club Advisory Committee is Accepting Online Nominations for Invited Members As you may recall, the Zebu Club Advisory Committee announced a period for accepting nominations for invited membership to the Zebu Club from existing Zebu Club staff members. Twenty-five places were available, 15 nominations were received, and 9 were found to meet the … Continue reading