Many agricultural science reporters don’t have first hand experience of livestock science. But one team of African print and radio journalists embraced the chance to find out more, to see livestock science in action. Click here to watch the video More videos on livestock from Wrenmedia … Continue reading
Category Archives: Knowledge and Information
Addressing animal health knowledge gaps in Southern countries
Livestock are a key asset for the global poor. However, access to relevant information is a critical issue for both livestock development practitioners and the poor themselves. This paper details the creation of an on-line Animal Health Resource Room. The Animal Health Resource Room was created to deliver learning media i.e. videos and pamphlets to … Continue reading
The methane makers
The man behind one of the most influential reports on climate change, Lord Stern, has highlighted the impact meat production has on greenhouse gas emissions. Part of it comes through methane made by the animals as they digest food. So which farm animals expel the most methane? A diet that relies heavily on meat production … Continue reading
World Development Report 2009
On 6 November 2009 the World Bank released its World Development Report 2009: ‘Reshaping Economic Geography’. See: http://bit.ly/HHDHS (The world bank) Continue reading
Roster of experts on pro-poor livestock development
The Community of Practice for Pro-poor Livestock Development (CoP-PPLD) is an on-line sharing network for practitioners, managers, researchers and other actors involved in pro-poor livestock development that want to exchange experiences, innovative approaches, best/next practices and other knowledge (including tacit) for the CoP-PPLD’s mutual learning. It is building an Online Roster of professionals with extensive … Continue reading
Africa / East Africa / Ethiopia / Innovation Systems / Kenya / Knowledge and Information / Pastoralism
Pastoral innovation systems: Perspectives from Ethiopia and Kenya
Ian Scoones and Andrew Adwera of the Future Agricultures Consortium report from a March 2009 meeting of over 50 pastoralists from across southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya. Gathered in the Borana lowlands at the ‘University of the Bush,’ they debated key pastoral development issues and the question of innovation in pastoral systems. Meeting in several languages, participants … Continue reading
ILRI Clippings 