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
People on the Addis Ababa campus will soon see a set of new signs erected across the campus. These will be erected outside the main gate, at road junctions, and on buildings. This is part of an effort to improve and make much more consistent the current mix of signs on the campus. The signs … Continue reading
Friday being a Public holiday, the Usual Friday BBQ will move to Thursday BBQ:- When: Thursday 2nd April 2015 Where: ILRI Enkare club Time: From 16:30 till late Who: Everyone You are welcome! Mary Atieno Email: m.atieno@cgiar.org Continue reading
You are invited to a seminar presentation on ‘East Coast fever: a journey towards an improved vaccine’ by Roger Pelle on Friday, 17 April 2015 from 11.00am–12.15pm. For those based outside Nairobi campus, please use the WebEx details below to participate in the seminar. Seminar: Roger Pelle Friday, April 17, 2015 11:00 am | Nairobi Time … Continue reading
This announcement is to keep you informed about the progress on some of the started construction projects and upcoming construction activities inside the campus. New gymnasium: The contractor (Israel Kidane B.C) has started the work on 27th of February 2015 planned to finish the construction by January 2016. So far the work is progressed more … Continue reading
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates from 27 March 2015. Listen in! Continue reading
The seminar will take place on Monday 30th March, 2015 from 1430hrs through to 1530hrs. George Michuki is a Post Doc Scientist – Pathogen Discovery, in the Animal Biosciences Program. For those based outside Nairobi campus, please use the WebEx details below to participate in the seminar. Monday, 30 March 2015 2:30 | Nairobi Time … Continue reading
It is with mixed emotions that I send this email. As some of you may be aware, I have accepted a position at another organization. It was not an easy decision to make because I truly enjoyed working with all of you here at ILRI. I would like to take this opportunity to express my … Continue reading
You are invited to a seminar presentation on “Feeding Research, Feeding Innovation” by Alan Duncan on 30th March, 2015 from 11.00am – 12.15pm. For those based outside Nairobi campus, please use the webex details below to participate in the seminar. Alan Duncan’s Seminar Presentation Monday, March 30, 2015 11:00 am | Nairobi Time (Nairobi, GMT+03:00) … Continue reading
As a routine measure to control pests and roaches in the Main Kitchen, Fumigation will be done on the following dates:- Saturday 21st March, 2015 Saturday 28th March, 2015 Kitchen will operate as follows:- Saturday Breakfast will be served Lunch Service at the poolside till 1.00pm Thereafter the kitchen will be closed down for fumigation … Continue reading
Kindly note that we shall be carrying out a fiber cleanup for the network in the ILRI server room during the date indicated. Date: Saturday 21st March 2015 Duration: 8:30am to 5:00pm Impact: During this exercise, we do not expect any downtime. However, some network segments may be intermittently affected for short durations which would … Continue reading