Last week, Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia HE Demeke Mekonnen lauded the critical role that livestock production and processing could play in improving smallholder farmers livelihood as well as reducing rural poverty in Ethiopia. Continue reading
Author Archives: Liya Dejene
New livestock master plan for Ethiopia to help secure more revenue from sector
Aiming to increase the contribution of livestock sub-sector through generating more revenue, the government designed new Livestock Development Master Plan (LMP) covering the period 2014–2020 Continue reading
መካከለኛ ገቢ ያላቸው ዜጎች መጨመርን ተከትሎ የሚያድገውን የምግብ ፍላጎት ለማሟላት የቁም እንስሳት ምርታማነት ማረጋገጥ ያስፈልጋል
መካካለኛ ገቢ ያላቸው ዜጎች ቁጥር መጨመርን ተከትሎ የዜጎችን የምግብ ፍላጎት ለማርካት የእንስሳት ሃብት ምርታማነትን ማረጋገጥ እንደሚያስፈለገ ምክትል ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ደመቀ መኮንን ገለጹ Continue reading
አለምአቀፍ የእንሰሳት ምርምር ኢንስቲትዩት 40ኛ አመቱን በማክበር ላይ ነው
አለምአቀፍ የእንሰሳት ምርምር ኢንስቲትዩት ያሳለፋቸውን 40 የምርምር ዓመታት በተለያዩ መርሃ ግብሮች አለምአቀፋዊ ይዘት ባለዉ መልኩ በማክበር ላይ ይገኛል Continue reading
Fellowship opportunities with Borlaug LEAP for African students
The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (LEAP) is seeking applications for fellowship grant opportunities for Master’s and PhD students from sub-Saharan Africa Continue reading
Freie Universität seeks research assistant/PhD candidate to work on live vaccines against Theileriosis
The Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine of the Freie Universität Berlin seeks a highly motivated and creative person who is interested in working within a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate must have a microbiology, immunology or veterinary degree and should be willing to travel and work in Africa for periods of up to several months. Continue reading
Agricultural students East Africa conference in Kenya: November 27–29, 2014
The International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS) holds an East Africa Conference in November 2014. Continue reading
2016 Australia Awards Scholarships are now open
The objective of the Australia Awards – Africa Fellowships is to develop the capacity and leadership skills of Africans so they can contribute more effectively to development in their home countries. Continue reading
U.S. Department of Agriculture – Borlaug fellowships 2015
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2015 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. Continue reading
Call for applications for 2015 AWARD fellowships
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is calling for applications for its 2015 fellowships. AWARD is a career-development program that equips top women agricultural scientists across sub-Saharan Africa to accelerate agricultural gains by strengthening their research and leadership skills, through tailored fellowships. The program is a catalyst for innovations with high potential to contribute to … Continue reading