There is a possibility that drought-like conditions will help dairy sector in Gujarat to register higher production of milk, revealed a recent study conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Read more … (Indian Express) Continue reading
The sun somehow feels closer here, more intense, more personal. As Philip Lolua waits under a tree for a scoop of food, heat waves dance up from the desert floor, blurring the dead animal carcasses sprawled in front of him. A Devastating Drought Sweeps Across Kenya Children waited in Lokori for aid last month. Communities … Continue reading
The Government will buy cattle from herders who are struggling to keep the animals alive in drought-hit areas, according to a senior Livestock Development and Fisheries ministry official. Read more … (The Citizen) Continue reading
This report by Berhanu Gebremedhin and Kahsay Berhe of ILRI and Adane Hirpa of Hawassa University, College of Agriculture, Ethiopia on Feed marketing in Ethiopia: results of rapid market appraisal was released on 26 August, 2009 Despite the large livestock population in Ethiopia, the sector’s contribution at the micro or macro level is well below … Continue reading
To bring social and economic transformation of rural Pakistan by empowering millions of small livestock holders, the government has initiated ‘poverty reduction through small holders livestock and dairy development’. Read more … (Daily Times) Continue reading
Chris Sievers had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that carried him halfway around the world this summer to do an internship at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was one of only nine Iowa youth selected to be part of the prestigious Borlaug-Ruan International Internship. Six other youth from the nation also … Continue reading
This Discussion Paper by Nelson Mango, Patti Kristjanson, Maren Radeny, Abisalom Omolo and Michael Arunga of ILRI and Anirudh Krishna on Why is it some households fall into poverty at the same time others are escaping poverty? Evidence from Kenya was released on 11 August, 2009. It presents study carried out to evaluate how different … Continue reading
Famed the world over for its spectacular and breathtaking site of the migration of tens of thousands of wildebeests, the Maasai Mara’s impressive and unmatched reputation is fading fast. Maasai Mara National Reserve is losing animal species at a rate that is having scientists concerned, a new study now shows. Published in the May issue … Continue reading
The Kenyan Government is making fresh attempts to establish livestock disease-free zones to expand the country’s beef export market. Livestock permanent secretary Kenneth Lusaka said his ministry was expecting some funding from both internal and external sources for the setting up of the zones. Read more. . . (The Daily Nation) Continue reading
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