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
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Engineering and Facility Unit would like to wish you a Happy Ethiopian Christmas and New Year! It’s been a great pleasure working with you and thank you all for helping us make ILRI campus a great place to work and live. We are looking forward to a year of exciting projects and many new initiatives. … Continue reading
Raphael Mrode joined ILRI as principal scientist in quantitative dairy cattle genetics on 15 September 2014. He holds a PhD in animal breeding and genetics and has been involved in the development and research underpinning genetic evaluations in dairy and beef cattle in the United Kingdom over the last 20 years. He has previously been … Continue reading
Getachew Bisrat has been appointed as Assistant Site Coordinator in Africa RISING Project at Maychew effective 1 September 2014. Getachew holds BSc degree in Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Development from Yardstick International Open and Distance Learning College (2011) and Diploma in Plant Science from Maichew ATVET College, Ethiopia (2005). Before joining ILRI, he was … Continue reading
Nicholas Mwenda was appointed ICT customer services officer on 1 September 2014. Prior to this appointment, he had been serving as ICT customer services technician. He has more than five years’ experience in the ICT sector with a focus on ICT client service support, helpdesk as well as project management. Mwenda holds a BSc in … Continue reading