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
We have heard about OCS (*) for a while now, and One Corporate System is due to get launched in September 2015 at ILRI. We imagine you may have some questions about it, or might just be curious to know what the system looks like, particularly around the three modules that will be launched this … Continue reading
Please kindly note that Zebu club is preparing a karaoke night on 6th of August 2015 starting from 6:00 PM. Please come and enjoy. Thank you, Admassu Email: A.Wondimu@cgiar.org Continue reading
Our colleague Wilson Maina lost his mom on Saturday. Please remember Wilson and his family in your prayers. Those who wish to make financial contributions may liaise with Newton Wanga (ext. 3033). Thanks, Newton Wanga | Information Services Assistant Email: n.wanga@cgiar.org Continue reading
Please find the 2015 ILRI Learning & Development Events Diary. This diary is designed to give you some insight about group Learning & Development opportunities that have been planned between July & December 2015. This calendar has been informed mainly by individual staff learning needs as collated through performance development plans, institutional and team learning needs. … Continue reading
A ring was found at the Zebu Club over the weekend. If you are missing a ring, please contact Coach Berhanu extension 2701 (0116-17-2701) or b.abebe to identify it. Thanks, Gail Amare | Head of Administration, Ethiopia Email: G.Amare@cgiar.org For assistance, contact Abeba Zenebe |Senior Administrative Assistant For administrative announcements, please subscribe to ILRI Announcements … Continue reading
ILRI has in the recent past tendered for taxi services in compliance with the Institute Supply Management Policy. We have consequently appointed Signature Tours & Travel Limited as the new provider effective 1st August, 2015 to replace Jimcab. Below are Signature helpdesk contacts; Ext: 3363/ 0735-882133 E-mail: signatureilridesk@cgiar.org All booking requests to be copied to … Continue reading
In order to improve efficiency, quality and especially the Service of our team, we are reorganizing the Nairobi finance department as per August 10th The idea is to shift from a task oriented department to a customer-oriented one, whereby group of accountants perform and share a wide range of tasks together for a specific group … Continue reading
Dear ILRI Ethiopia Campus Users, At the ILRI at 40 Celebrations last November, our Director General, Jimmy Smith, announced that former ILRI staff (ILRI alumni) who left ILRI on good terms but discontinued their Zebu Club membership for more than one year may renew their membership without penalty for a limited time. If you know … Continue reading
To all ILRI Ethiopia campus users: To park on campus, register your vehicle at ILRI Ethiopia Vehicle Registration & Parking Permit Form As was mentioned in a previous email, to address the shortage of parking on campus, the Engineering & Facilities Unit and the Security Unit are implementing a new parking scheme for the campus … Continue reading
The housing, catering, and conferencing (HCC) staff have done their best to avoid increasing prices in the cafeteria for nearly four years. At the same time, the cost of food and labor to run the cafeteria has continued to increase every year including sharp food price increases experienced from 2014 to 2015. The introduction of … Continue reading