Livestock and global change: Livestock live talk at ILRI on 28 November 2012
Globally, the demand for meat products is growing at 1.8% per year due to increasing populations, economic growth and rapid urbanization. Agropastoral and pastoral systems cover 45% of the earth’s...
View ArticleLivestock and mobile technology: Livestock live talk at ILRI on 11 December 2012
Su Kahumbu, a Kenyan social entrepreneur (TED Global Fellow 2010) and 2010 winner of Apps4Africa award for the the iCow application, a cow management platform that helps small-scale farmers manage...
View ArticlePeople, the planet, and sustainable livestock: Livestock live talk at ILRI...
On Friday, 18 January 2013, Jeroen Dijkman, an internationally recognized authority on agricultural innovation systems and rural development practice and planning, will give a ‘livestock live talk’...
View ArticleHow much water is in the meat on your plate? Livestock live talk at ILRI on 7...
What is a ‘water footprint’ and why does it matter? How does the ‘livestock water footprint’ differ between developing and developed countries? These are some of the questions that Arjen Hoekstra, a...
View ArticleRob Burnett of Kenya’s popular ‘Well Told Story’ and ‘Shujazz FM’ to give...
Over the next ten years, 26 million Kenyans will be aged between 15 and 24. All of sub-Saharan Africa is enjoying the same youth bulge. The start these youth get in life, the way they find work and...
View ArticleLivestock Matter(s): ILRI news ’roundup’ March-April 2014
The March -April issue of ‘Livestock Matter(s)’ provides a round-up of livestock development news, publications,presentations,images, and upcoming events from ILRI and its partners. Download a print...
View ArticleLivestock Matter(s): ILRI news ’roundup’ May-June 2014
The May-June issue of ‘Livestock Matter(s)’ provides a round-up of livestock development news, publications, presentations,images, and upcoming events from the International Livestock Research...
View ArticleAgricultural research for development funding and fellowship opportunities
The Platform for African-European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) has announced funding and fellowship opportunities as follows. Agriculture IPNI Science Award 2014 The...
View ArticleILRI’s research on ticks showcased at South Africa conference on ticks and...
A team of biosciences program staff represents the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (STVM) and the VIII...
View ArticleLivestock Matter(s): ILRI news ’roundup’ July-August 2014
The July-August issue of ‘Livestock Matter(s)’ provides a round-up of livestock development news, publications, presentations, images and upcoming events from the International Livestock Research...
View ArticleMilkIT project showcased at the 6th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture
At this week’s (27-30 October 2014) 6th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture (AACAA) in Nairobi, Kenya, Jo Cadilhon an agricultural economist at the International Livestock Research Institute...
View ArticleLivestock Matter(s): ILRI news ’roundup’ September-October 2014
The September-October issue of ‘Livestock Matter(s)’ provides a round-up of livestock development news, publications, presentations, images and upcoming events from the International Livestock...
View ArticleLivestock Matter(s): ILRI news ’round-up’ January–February 2015
The January-February issue of ‘Livestock Matter(s)’ provides a round-up of livestock development news, publications, presentations, images and upcoming events from the International Livestock Research...
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