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 note supply chain team will be on the OCS training the whole day and our office will remain closed. Apologies for any inconvenience Continue reading
Please be advised that due to a detailed stock count and migration to OCS system, the Addis & Nairobi Stores will be closed from Monday 21/9 till Friday 25/9. This will mean that the Stores Units cannot give out nor receive any stock items during that period. So if you need some stock items next … Continue reading
Please see the link below for those of you interested in buying a duty paid car. Duty paid car for sale Silvia Silvestri, PhD | Senior Scientist, Environment and livelihoods Email: silsilvestri@gmail.com OR s.silvestri@cgiar.org Continue reading
This evening after 5:30 PM, power will be disconnected to part of the campus to implement a solution for the power problems described earlier today. The power is expected to be down for up to an hour and is expected to affect most offices, cafeteria and Zebu Club. Thank you for your patience, Gail Amare … Continue reading
We have been experiencing difficulty with the power supply since last week. Over the holiday weekend we had a major failure of an underground power line. Through the efforts of many Engineering, ICT and Security personnel and contractors during the holiday weekend, an interim solution is currently in place for most of the campus. ICRISAT, … Continue reading
The coffee shop next to the Info Center will from Monday 14th September relocate to the space between Bank and Travel office. The opening hours remain the same from 8am to 10.30am Monday to Friday. Regards, Mary Continue reading
This shall refer to the current electric interruption particularly on ICRISAT, IFAD and BORENA buildings. A team of electrician are working to spot the exact location of the defective power cable although the team have identified the defective line, the reason for malfunction is still under investigation, and we’ll disclose the finding as soon as known. … Continue reading
Introducing Jumba Humphrey Jumba Humphrey joined ILRI on 13 August 2015 as a graduate research fellow under the Livelihood, Gender and Impact (LGI) program. Contributing to a project whose central goal is gender mainstreaming and impact analysis of agricultural technology at household level, his work focuses on analysis of gender differentiated impacts of the Infection … Continue reading
Colleagues, I’m pleased to introduce to you Sam Martin Odhiambo. Martin joined ILRI on 24th August 2015 as a graduate research fellow under the Livelihoods, Gender and Impact (LGI) program. Contributing to a project whose central objective is gender mainstreaming in dairy value chains, Martin’s work will focus on assessing women’s participation and inclusion … Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates from 04 September 2015. Listen in! Continue reading