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Cleaning up assessments of livestock-environment systems in developing countries with CLEANED

Posted on 16 Mar 2018 by Susan MacMillan • 1 Comment

CLEANED provides a rapid assessment that quantifies potential environmental impacts of planned livestock development interventions at multiple spatial scales. With a particular focus on developing countries, it requires participatory discussions with local communities to make sure that assessments are relevant to local agro-ecological landscapes and production systems. Continue reading →

Award / East Africa / Ethiopia / Livestock / Livestock Systems / MoLF / Research

ILRI recognized for contributing to Ethiopia’s livestock sector growth

Posted on 23 Nov 2017 by Beamlak Tesfaye • Leave a comment

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) was recognized for its work in the Ethiopia livestock sector analysis, and the development of the Ethiopian livestock master plan. Continue reading →

Agriculture / Environment / Ethiopia / Event report / Food Security / ILRI / ILRIComms / Livestock Systems / Policy / Presentation / Pro-Poor Livestock

Cooperating with the future: Towards multiplying the multiple benefits of sustainable livestock

Posted on 9 May 2017 by Susan MacMillan • 1 Comment

Yesterday, 8 May 2017, Henning Steinfeld delivered a keynote presentation—Multiple Benefits from Sustainable Livestock—to some 300 participants on the first of a five-day 7th Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock. Continue reading →

Agriculture / Consumption / Food Security / ILRI / India / Livestock Systems / News clipping / Opinion piece / Poverty / Pro-Poor Livestock / SLS / South Asia / Vulnerability

Why an Indian environmentalist does not advocate vegetarianism, or condemn meat eating, for her country

Posted on 29 Mar 2017 by Susan MacMillan • 1 Comment

As an Indian (I underline Indian) environmentalist I would not advocate vegetarianism for the following reasons. Continue reading →

AHH / Animal Health / Disease Control / East Africa / Event / Extension / Kenya / Livestock / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKCRP / Participation / Pastoralism / Research

Leveraging cross-sector partnerships to deliver animal health services in extensive livestock systems

Posted on 20 Mar 2017 by Dorine Odongo • Leave a comment

ILRI and TechnoServe jointly convened a stakeholders’ workshop to deliberate on how best to achieve sustainable livestock services in extensive production systems in Africa. Continue reading →

Article / Livestock Systems / Research / Science paper / SLS

New paper reveals nexus between scientific assessment methods and social accountability

Posted on 10 Feb 2017 by Dorine Odongo • Leave a comment

A newly published study analysed socioecological assessment technologies to establish how scientific socio-ecological assessments promote science-policy-practice and how scientific choices can simplify complex sociological relationships with implications for science-policy-practice Continue reading →

Animal Products / Article / Consumption / East Africa / Europe / FSZ / Goats / ILRI / Kenya / Livestock Systems / Markets / Pastoralism / Pro-Poor Livestock

No mean feat: Putting reindeer and goat (and parts thereof) on holiday tables in the Arctic and Africa

Posted on 25 Dec 2016 by Susan MacMillan • Leave a comment

No mean feat: Putting reindeer and goat and chicken (and parts thereof) on Christmas tables in the Arctic and Africa. Continue reading →

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