Good news for cassava farmers! Tanzania has officially released new cassava varieties that could withstand both of the most devastating diseases of the crop: cassava brown streak (CBSD) and cassava mosaic (CMD).
Archive for February, 2012
Gebremicheal’s story
Gebremicheal’s story ILRI This photofilm tells the story of Gebremicheal Desta, a farmer in Ethiopia’s Tigray region who benefited from the ILRI-led Improving Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project. Recorded in …
Misku’s story
This is the story of Misku Abafaris, a woman farmer in Ethiopia, who was interviewed in 2010 about the changes in her life as a result of interventions by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led Improving Productivity and Market Succe…
Beyond the Arab awakening
This report aims to inform and stimulate the debate on key policy priorities for poverty reduction and food security in light of the Arab Awakening. Its findings are based on an innovative combination of datasets and rigorous economic analysis. Results…
Dying for meat
This photofilm features small-scale butchers and consumers interviewed in Nairobi and a commentary by Delia Grace, an epidemiolgoist at ILRI, on issues that connect animal and human health. This film was made for ILRI by duckrabbit, a UK-based multimed…