From 7-10 October 2014, the Humidtropics CGIAR research program will host the first International Conference on Integrated Systems Research. Continue reading
Category Archives: Agriculture
Agriculture / Award / Event / Research / Scholarship
John Dillon memorial fellowship in agricultural research management, agricultural policy and extension technologies
The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) is calling for applications for the John Dillon Memorial Fellowship. The fellowship provides a career development opportunity in Australia for outstanding mid-career agricultural scientists and economists from ACIAR partner countries. The aim is to develop leadership skills in the area of agricultural research management, agricultural policy and/or extension technologies through exposure to Australian agriculture across a range of best practice organisations. Continue reading
Africa / Agriculture / Event
6th all Africa conference on animal agriculture – youth session announcement
The All Africa Society for Animal Production (AASAP) seeks applications from Young people or people working with youth in agriculture to present at the 6th all Africa conference on animal agriculture to be held in Nairobi in October 2014. Continue reading
Agriculture / Animal Feeding / Cattle / CCAFS / Climate Change / ILRI / Livestock / Pastoralism / SLS
Supporting agropastoralists to adapt to climate change in West and Southern Africa
The world’s climate is changing rapidly and Africa will be severely affected by this, not only because of the effects on ecosystems but also because of the low adaptive capacity of communities due to poverty and lack of infrastructure, services, and appropriate policies to support adaptation strategies. A large share of Africa’s poor are dependent … Continue reading
On the making of a report card (SDGs) on a report card (MDGs) on the world’s (unfinished) development agenda
Opinion piece by Pamela Anderson and Josh Lozman published in the Impatient Optimists Blog of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: ‘Food Security and Nutrition and the Post-2015 Development Goals’, 24 Mar 2014. Continue reading
Agriculture / Animal Breeding / East Africa / Indigenous Breeds / Kenya / Livestock / LIVESTOCKFISH / Markets / PIL / Presentation / Sheep / Value Chains
Exotic sheep popular in Kenya, but better native animals are a better solution—New study
Exotic and crossbred Dorper sheep are in high demand in Kajiado’s livestock markets, but keeping these high-producing exotic breeds alive and productive in these dry, drought-ridden, rangelands is difficult. Continue reading
Agriculture / Article / Brucellosis / CSF / India / Intensification / Livelihoods / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKFISH / Pigs / Pro-Poor Livestock
Policy dialogue held to support small-scale pig farmers in Nagaland, India
On 27 Feb 2014, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners convened a meeting of actors in the pig sector in Nagaland, India, to review policies that could better support pig farming in the state.
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Africa / Agriculture / Animal Breeding / Animal Diseases / Animal Production / ASSP / East Africa / Ethiopia / ILRI / LIVESTOCKFISH / Poultry / Report
Characterizing and improving village chicken production in Ethiopia
This ILRI project report describes the characteristics of village chicken production and marketing, analyses its contributions to farmers’ livelihoods, and presents options for improving the traditional village breeding practices in Horro and Ada’a woredas in the central and western highlands of Ethiopia. For the survey, a participatory rural appraisal (PRA) technique was used which includes … Continue reading
Africa / Agriculture / Animal Breeding / Animal Production / ASSP / Cattle / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / Livestock / LIVESTOCKFISH / Report / West Africa
Guidelines to plan animal breeding programs in West Africa
This ILRI project report by Karen Marshall is designed to assist partners of the project ‘Sustainable management of globally significant endemic ruminant livestock in West Africa (PROGEBE)’ in structuring the plans behind their national-level animal breeding programs. It, however, will also be useful to others documenting breeding plans for developing country livestock production systems, outside of this specific project. Continue reading
AgInvest Africa web tool launched to map and track agricultural interventions in Africa
On 27 January 2014, the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Eastern and Central Africa (ReSAKSS-ECA) based at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, launched a web portal on mapping and tracking of agriculture investments in Africa (see http://www.aginvestafrica.org). Continue reading
ILRI Clippings 