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 …
Archive for October, 2012
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 …
AfricaRice economist wins Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize
The 2012 Louis Malassis Young Promising Scientist Prize was presented to Dr Matty Demont, agricultural economist at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) on 29 October for his ground-breaking research in the field of rice value chain development in Afric…