The ever-estimable Atul Gawande has published in The New Yorker this week the commencement address he delivered on 10 Jun 2016 at the California Institute of Technology. It’s worth a close read. Continue reading
Category Archives: Knowledge and Information
Climate Change / Communications / Directorate / Environment / Food Security / Human Health / Knowledge and Information / Livelihoods / Livestock Systems / Opinion piece / Pastoralism / Pro-Poor Livestock
On making the livestock sector more efficient, equitable and sustainable–Francois Le Gall, Livestock Global Alliance
The following opinion piece by World Bank livestock advisor François Le Gall was published last week on the launch of an advocacy brief by an alliance of leading organizations in global livestock issues. Chaired by Le Gall, the Livestock Global Alliance aims to bring the often overlooked livestock sector to the forefront of solutions to global development challenges such as food security, health, economic growth and climate change. Continue reading
A4NH / Article / Communications / East Africa / Finland / FSZ / ILRI / Kenya / Knowledge and Information / Participation / Policy / Research / Tanzania
On more rigorous informed consent in One Health cross-cultural livestock research
This paper outlines two studies on informed consent, for research identifying diseases of animal and human importance, within smallholder livestock value chains. Continue reading
Development as everyone’s problem—World Bank eliminates ‘developing country’ from its data vocabulary
‘In the 2016 edition of its World Development Indicators, the World Bank has made a big choice: It’s no longer distinguishing between “developed” countries and “developing” ones in the presentation of its data.’ Continue reading
Livestock Matter(s): ILRI news ’round-up’ September-October 2015
The September-October 2015 issue of ‘Livestock Matter(s)’ provides a round-up of livestock development news, publications, presentations, images and upcoming events from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its partners. Continue reading
Livestock Matter(s): ILRI news ’round-up’ July–August 2015
The July–August 2015 issue of ‘Livestock Matter(s)’ provides a round-up of livestock development news, publications, presentations, images and upcoming events from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its partners. Download a print version or sign up to get Livestock Matter(s) in your mailbox each month. Continue reading
Livestock Matter(s): ILRI news ’round-up’ May–June 2015
The May–June 2015 issue of ‘Livestock Matter(s)’ provides a round-up of livestock development news, publications, presentations, images and upcoming events from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its partners. Download a print version or sign up to get Livestock Matter(s) in your mailbox each month. Continue reading
Livestock Matter(s): ILRI news ’round-up’ March–April 2015
The March-April issue of ‘Livestock Matter(s)’ provides a round-up of livestock development news, publications, presentations, images and upcoming events from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its partners. Download a print version or sign up to get Livestock Matter(s) in your mailbox each month. Continue reading
Livestock Matter(s): ILRI news ’round-up’ January–February 2015
The January-February issue of ‘Livestock Matter(s)’ provides a round-up of livestock development news, publications, presentations, images and upcoming events from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its partners. Download a print version or sign up to get Livestock Matter(s) in your mailbox each month. Continue reading
Communications / Event / ILRI / ILRIComms / Kenya / Knowledge and Information / Research
CGIAR leads communication-for-research uptake (ResUP) training at Nairobi symposium
A CGIAR-led half-day training session on ‘key messaging and pitching for impact and influencing decision-makers to take up research’ was held on the last day of a ResUp Meet Up Symposium and Training Exchange held 9-12 February 2015 in Nairobi, to explore emerging issues and advance skills and practice in research uptake. Continue reading
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