As a native of the state of Assam, Rameswar (Ram) Deka is better placed than most to be ILRI’s main scientist on northeast India from his base of Nalbari, Assam. Now in his seventh year with ILRI, Ram takes time out to discuss the unique challenges f…
The economic and climate mitigation promises of biofuel expansion into tropical forests and woodlands are often elusive; in some cases land users struggle to reconstruct their livelihoods following displacement, while in others land use change may lead…
The brackish water coastal zone of the Ganges Delta is home to some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, whose livelihoods are exposed to tidal surges, increasing surface water salinity and a rising incidence of severe cyclonic storms. …
ILRI scientists at the Nairobi, Kenya, headquarters of ILRI are this week hosting a regional inception workshop on a new CGIAR Research Program on dryland agriculture. Three livestock-based models likely to be discussed at at this week’s dryland agri…
CURRENT INDICATORS AND DATA AVAILABILITY BY REGION National survey rounds have been rather ad hoc in the past, focusing on one region at a time depending on the availability of funds. As a result, most regional data collection has been limited to updat…
