ILRI seeks to recruit a Scientist; Animal health assessment and product delivery to identify and prioritize animal health constraints and solutions to improved productivity in smallholder livestock production systems and to facilitate the delivery of a…
Archive for November, 2012
As the cooking pot turns: Staple crop and animal foods are being ‘recalibrated’ for a warmer world – ILRI news
In some drying regions, smallholders will be forced to switch from crop growing to livestock raising, and/or from raising dairy cows to raising dairy or other goats. This matters to many. Read new report by CCAFS.
ILRI scientist Delia Grace raises awareness on zoonoses research at institutional seminar
Delia Grace speaks on zoonoses at a ‘Livestock live’ talk at the Nairobi headquarters of the International Livestock Research Institute on 31 October 2012. Integrated approaches such as One Health and Ecohealth are needed for sustainable and cost-e…
Researchers say allocation of freshwater is major societal challenge
How and where we allocate freshwater in an environment of increasing demand, and declining quality and availability is a major societal challenge. The needs of local communities that are affected by dam construction and water abstraction are often simi…
Fast-growing fish to reduce poverty in Ghana
A story of partnerships. In Ghana, the Volta River basin reaches across over half of Ghana’s countryside. Lake Volta, the world’s largest (by surface) man-made lake, is the centerpiece of both the Volta River and the Ghanaian economy, as it provide…