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
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Ethiopia / ILRI / Official / Operations
ILRI Ethiopia: Gym construction
We delighted to announce that we awarded the GYM construction work and will start mobilization at the end of February 2015. In order to resume the service, we are preparing the temporary GYM space located near to basketball playing area. Please kindly note that we will close the existing GYM starting from Wednesday 23rd of … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia: Installation of backup server for PABX
ICT unit has planned to install a backup server for the PABX on Friday, 20th February, 2015 at 5:00pm. We expect this implementation to end at 6:00pm. Please note that the telephone will be intermittent during this time. Best regards, ICT Service Desk Continue reading
Kenya / Official / Operations
ILRI Kenya: Catering kitchen closed for routine maintenance over the weekend
The Catering Kitchen will remain closed on Saturday 21st to Sunday 22nd February, 2015 for routine maintenance. Kindly send any request you may need for the weekend before midday on Friday 20th February, 2015. We sincerely apologies for any inconveniences this may cause Kind regards Mary Email: m.atieno@cgiar.org Continue reading
Scopus and ScienceDirect registration
This is to inform ILRI staff who would like to register for Scopus to do so as soon as possible, noting that Elsevier limits the number of codes they give to the BibliothecaAlexandrina to issue to users, upon registration. After registration, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina will send you personal activation codes, which will allow you to … Continue reading
Engineering / Ethiopia / ILRI / Official
Further announcement for temporary sprinkler system in the Addis campus
This is further to the last announcement regarding temporary sprinkler systems. As you all might recall the autumn rainy season has not yet come, hence the grass is dehydrating, generating dust and plants are dying too. To mitigate this we have setup a the temporary sprinkler system intended to reduce the dust and revive the … Continue reading
ILRI / Official / Operations
Stores announcement – Procedure for receiving purchased goods from suppliers
Procedure for receiving purchased goods from suppliers This to remind ILRI staff that all goods supplied to ILRI must be delivered to ILRI Stores Unit for purposes of verification and proper documentation so that Finance can be able to effect payments in a timely manner. We have in the past experienced delays in settling payments … Continue reading
ICT Services Announcements – Get ICT services quickly
ICT Services has set up A new blog site for announcements. Links will be posted to ILRI Announcements. Only urgent messages will be sent by email in future (a contribution to reducing the amount of email). A quick reference page with contact details for ICT Services: servicedesk.ilri.org. This URL is all you need to remember. … Continue reading
First Lady’s Marathon (Kenya) – confirmed – Sunday, 8 March 2015 at Nyayo stadium
Dear all, It is no surprise when I now officially confirm that the First Lady’s marathon shall be held on Sunday, 8 March 2015 at Nairobi’s Nyayo stadium (I had already mentioned this when informing you of the major runs of 2015). 1. Run categories – 2km, 10km and 21km 2. The registration fee is … Continue reading
Introducing Mesfin Hailu, Program Accountant – ASSP in Ethiopia
Dear Colleagues,It is my pleasure to introduce Mesfin Hailu, the Program Accountant in the Animal Science for Sustainable Productivity (ASSP) programme. He joined ILRI on 1st February and is based in ILRI Ethiopia. Mesfin has nine years working experience in financial management in different organizations including World Vision-Ethiopia, Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) and Pact Ethiopia. … Continue reading
CIMMYT new taff in Ethiopia – Tesfaye Balemi
Dear Colleagues, CIMMYT-Ethiopia is glad to introduce Tesfaye Balemi who joined CIMMYT as a country coordinator of TAMASA project under CIMMYT-Global Conservation Agriculture Program (GCAP), effective as of 1st February 2015. Tesfaye has multi-qualification with PhD degree in plant nutrition -Institute of Plant Nutrition, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany (June, 2009), MSc degree in horticulture – Indian … Continue reading
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