“Dr Demont is truly a worthy recipient of this highly prestigious prize and we are immensely proud of him,” said AfricaRice Director General Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck, who is himself a specialist in agricultural policy analysis and strategy.
Archive for October, 2012
Matty Demont wins International Scientific Prize
Parasite project–The 2012 Louis Malassis Young Promising Scientist Prize was presented to Parasite Project Member Dr Matty Demont, agricultural economist at the Africa Rice …
Surviving the drought
Surviving the drought ILRI The 2009 drought in Kenya has had a devastating effect on pastoralists. Hundreds of thousands of cattle died and with them a way of life that had provided families a livelihood from the land. We met Lawrence in a quarry just …
Ann’s story
Ann’s story ILRI During the drought of 2009 many Kenyan pastoralists were forced to move with their livestock in search of grazing land. We met Ann and her family in the rangelands outside of Nairobi. This is her story of how the drought has affe…
Competitive smallholder livestock in Botswana
The smallholder sector produces most of Botswana’s meat and over 70% of the country’s agricultural gross domestic product.Although past policy and research have focused on the beef export sector, rather little information has been generated on the …