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
Dear All, Good morning. Please welcome our temporary lifeguard Mr. Bryan Kasuti. He will be stepping in from 23/01/2015 – 12/2/2015 while our lifeguard Phellister Oduor is away on leave. Please accord him your usual cooperation. Thanks. Enid Continue reading
Please be informed that transport department will be meeting on Tuesday next week on 27 January from 9:00am -11:00 am and at this time we shall not be able to receive bookings and in this case please send to us all your requests for Tuesday morning so that we can arrange and make alternative arrangements. In … Continue reading
Please visit the following links: ILRI vacancy: Social Scientist-Gender (Closing date: 21 February 2015) ILRI vacancy: Trainees-Integrated Genotyping Service and Support (IGSS)(Closing date: 5 February 2015) Beatrice Anyona| People, Organizational and Development–Recruitment Email: b.anyona@cgiar.org Continue reading
Dear All, The webex connection for the above seminar is as below: Diagnostic & Synthetic Biology Seminar presentation Friday, January 30, 2015 11:00 am | Nairobi Time (Nairobi, GMT+03:00) | 1 hr Join WebEx meeting Meeting number: 847 285 903 Meeting password: 7412 Join by phone 0800-051-3810 Call-in toll-free number (UK) +44-203-478-5289 Call-in toll number … Continue reading
The slow Internet connection has improved since this afternoon. We are monitoring the speed so far and it is working well. We will keep on informing you the development. Best regards, ICT ServiceDesk – Ethiopia Continue reading
Please be informed that the primary internet connection from Ethio Telecom is slow. We have contacted Ethio Telecom to resolve it and we are following up the progress. We will update you the status as soon as possible. Best regards, ICT ServiceDesk – Ethiopia Continue reading
CapDev unit would like to introduce Dr. Deborah Wyburn, who joined ILRI on Monday 19 January as Instructional Design / Capacity Development Specialist. Deborah joins ILRI after 20 years of working in international development. An Australian by birth, Deborah started her career as a science teacher before branching out into computing and the private sector. … Continue reading
Please be informed that email delivery from CGNET hosted mailboxes to ILRI Ethiopia site is not working properly. This is affecting our email communications with CG centers. We are working with CGNET to resolve the problem in the shortest time possible and will keep you updated on any progress we make. ICT Servicedesk – Ethiopia … Continue reading
You are hereby invited for a seminar presentation By Dr. Joerg Jores on 30th January 2015 starting 1100hrs through to 1215hrs. The Seminar title is Diagnostic & Synthetic Biology. Kindly confirm participation to facilitate finalization of the planning logistics. For Staff outside ILRI Nairobi Campus, a WebEx connection will be sent to you in the … Continue reading
During the week of 19–25 January 2015 the following activities will take place at ILRI: ILRI Tanzania ILRI Addis ILRI Uganda ILRI East and Southeast Asia ILRI South Asia ILRI Nairobi Back to top ILRI Tanzania: compiled by Mercy Becon (M.Becon@cgiar.org) 22 January: ILRI Tanzania has a country staff meeting that will be held in the Morogoro … Continue reading