A group of research experts associated with the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium have called for a system-based ‘One Health’ approach to help catalyze better preparedness and surveillance that are informed by cross-disciplinary appro…
Archive for January, 2013
Recycling of wastewater to improve agricultural production and farmers livelihoods in India and EU
Recycling and judicious reuse of treated wastewater, combined with enhanced water-use efficiency, promises increased crop productivity and improved livelihoods of smallholder farmers, and the rehabilitation of degraded lands in India and the European U…
ILRI vacancy: Capacity development specialist (closing 28 February 2013)
Vacancy Number: CDS/CRP/01/13 Department: Capacity Development Unit Location: Nairobi, Kenya Duration: 3 years with the possibility of renewal Base salary dependent on experience – starting from USD 45,000-55,000 per annum. Total salary & international benefits package circa USD 84,000-93,000per annum (tax free*) The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at
The profits of livestock farming in Nairobi’s slums: Better health and wealth
Livestock products are pretty perishable and hard to move around,” says Delia Grace, a public health researcher with the International Livestock Research Institute. She explains that in developing countries where there is little refrigeration, “it …
Linkage mapping and QTL analysis of drought related traits in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Gautami, B (2012) Linkage mapping and QTL analysis of drought related traits in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). PhD thesis, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.