IFAD, Rome–Nwanze is currently the President of IFAD, a United Nations specialized agency and international financial institution with a mission of enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty. Prior to IFAD he served as Director-General (1996-…
Archive for June, 2012
Livestock farming in developing countries: An essential resource
‘Livestock farming in developing countries: An essential resource’, slide presentation made by ILRI’s Derek Baker at the 19th World Meat Congress, Paris, 4-6 June 2012.
Latest genomic studies shed new light on maize diversity and evolution – Science Codex
June 3, 2012, Shenzhen, China – BGI, the world’s largest genomics organization, together with other 17 international institutes, announced that they completed the second generation of maize HapMap (Maize HapMap2) and genomics studies on maize d…
A livestock plague is killing Congo’s goats and sheep
Voice of America is reporting on a new livestock epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The highly contagious viral disease is known as ‘peste des petits ruminants’, or PPR for short, sometimes as ‘ovine rinderpest’, and more c…
A reference microsatellite kit to assess for genetic diversity of Sorghum bicolor (Poaceae)
Billot, C and Rivallan, R. and Sall, M.N. (2012) A reference microsatellite kit to assess for genetic diversity of Sorghum bicolor (Poaceae). American Journal of Botany. pp. 1-6. ISSN 1537-2197