This guide is designed to help communities and policy-makers at local and national levels make informed choices regarding land use, business ventures, and public policy in pastoral areas, particularly the Maasai Steppe and other semi-arid parts of East Africa. This decision support tool, Sustaining communities, livestock and wildlife stems from work by the Food and … Continue reading
The refurbished CG Ongoing Research map has new functionalities such as: A more targeted and friendly search engine, project overviews, and links to project documentations among others, which will be sure to revolutionize the way we share research information and make browsing even more interesting. We are currently working on completing these additional project details. … Continue reading
Sam Dryden, an investor and entrepreneur, was named Friday to be the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s new director of agricultural development. Dryden, a managing director of New York-based Wolfensohn & Company, an investment firm, will begin the new post on Feb. 1. He replaces Dr. Rajiv Shah, who was sworn in Thursday as the … Continue reading
The current global animal production landscape is wide, complex and multifaceted. FAO recognises the important role played by the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in promoting responsible livestock practices as part of their programme and that there are opportunities for greater cooperation. With this in mind, the Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) took the initiative to … Continue reading
Writing in the December 2009 issue of Livestock Research for Rural Development, University of Queensland Professor David Farrell reflects on the feed, food and land area that the world will require by 2016-2018. “The alarming increase in biofuel production, the projected demand for livestock products, and the estimated food to feed the additional 700 million … Continue reading
The Minister of State for Overseas Development, Peter Power T.D., yesterday announced significant funding for collaborative research between Irish universities and international research centres to combat hunger. Outlining the Government’s increased support, Minister Power said: “This initiative represents an investment in research that will ultimately help to increase food production, improve diets and reduce vulnerability … Continue reading
Web and mobile technologies have been introduced such that Sri Lanka’s dairy farmers can achieve self-sufficiency in milk production. The project, called e-Dairy, is part of the effort by the country’s Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) to improve livelihoods of the rural community, which accounts for 70 per cent of the country’s population. Read … Continue reading
A specialist cattle-breeding association is to run an exhibition next month to promote a new breed of livestock it says will give a boost to Cambodia’s beef trade. The Cambodian Brahman Breeders’ Association (CBBA) said it wants to encourage farmers to raise high-yield, internationally renowned Brahman cattle for domestic sale, maximising potential profits for rural … Continue reading
The Independent examines the expansion of human diseases that originated in animals. “At least 45 diseases that have passed from animals to humans have been reported to U.N. agencies in the last two decades, with the number expected to escalate in the coming years,” the Independent writes. Read more … (Medical News) Continue reading
To cope and compete in this rapidly-changing world, organisations need to access and apply new knowledge. While explicit knowledge is important, what is often critical is an organisation’s ability to create, access, share and apply the tacit or un-codified knowledge that exists among its members, its network and the wider innovation system of which it … Continue reading
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