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 Colleagues During this festive season, Capacity Development office close on 24th December 2014 @ 12:30pm and reopens on 05th January 2015. Best Wishes for a Joyous Season and a very Happy New Year Continue reading
Please save the date for ILRI’s End of the Year celebration Thursday, 15 January 2015, from noon until evening On the Zebu Club lawn ILRI Staff as well as all staff of hosted institutions/organizations are invited More details will be forthcoming Gail Amare | Head of Administration, Ethiopia Email: G.Amare Continue reading
Dear colleagues, Please be aware that the engineering and facility unit will conduct office space audit from 29th to 31st of December 2014. The information obtained from a space audit is used to confirm the accuracy of the actual measurement of the space used by each office occupant. An audit can include room-specific tours to … Continue reading
Dear Colleagues As you will be aware, the ILRI Kenya campus will be closed on the 25th, 26th December 2014 and 1st January 2015. During these days and all weekends, the ICT staff will be monitoring the systems and infrastructure to ensure the services continue to be available to those that require them. If you … Continue reading
During the week of December 22–28, 2014 the following activities will take place at ILRI: ILRI Addis ILRI East and Southeast Asia Back to top ILRI Addis: compiled by Meron Mulatu (m.mulatu@cgiar.org; +251 116 172472) December 18-26: Dr Berhanu Gebremedhin and Dereje Legesse will travel to Mekelle to give training on Market Oriented Extension and … Continue reading
During a recent review of external taxi services, a material level of non-work related use was found to have been incurred by staff who have now been required to reimburse such costs back to ILRI. We therefore wish to remind all staff that they are required to fully comply with ILRI’s existing transport policy, which … Continue reading
Dear All, This is to inform you that stores unit will be closed for end year inventory taking from December 26 up to December 31, 2014. During this periods no material will be issued from stores. Therefore, you are kindly requested to send material issue note before Dec 26,2014. You are also accordingly advised to … Continue reading
This is to let you all know that we have updated the proposal development process for internal use in the institute. The set of files include: ILRI proposal development decision tree which includes: Pre-proposal development process (steps 1-4) Proposal development process Contracts & agreements process (by the IP & Legal Unit) ILRI guidelines and proposal … Continue reading
Dear Colleagues, This announcement is to keep you informed on some of new projects planned to construct and renovate inside ILRI Addis campus. New gymnasium: In an effort to develop the facilities and services offered in line with increasing customer demands, it is decided to undertake construction of new gymnasium project by engaging different consultants … Continue reading