Intensification | ILRI Clippings

Bihar is gearing up for a ‘livestock master plan’ being prepared for it by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). ‘It is almost ready and ILRI experts will present its draft to the government here on July 4. The master plan, which will be for a 15–year period, will emphasise on various steps to give a push to dairy, goat-rearing, poultry, piggery and other allied sectors with an aim to improving food security and reducing poverty through better and more sustainable use of livestock. Continue reading →

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On a frugal continent of ‘economic vegetarians’, consuming more meat means longer, healthier lives—The Economist

‘High-yield’ farming costs the environment less than previously thought—and could help spare habitats

India’s northeast Bihar State gears up to approve and implement a ‘livestock master plan’

Africa RISING looks back at what the project achieved in ‘intensifying’ agriculture in its first five years

Sunn hemp enhances crop and livestock yields in Zimbabwe

Learning alliance to support sustainable agricultural intensification

Where wealth and opportunity walk on four legs—AFKInsider