Category Archives: Pastoralism

Deadline for submitting abstracts for the Joint International Grassland/Rangeland Congress extended to 23 Dec 2019
Animal Feeding / Animal Health / Animal Production / Biodiversity / Communications / Directorate / Event / ILRI / Kenya / Pastoralism / Rangelands / SLS

Deadline for submitting abstracts for the Joint International Grassland/Rangeland Congress extended to 23 Dec 2019

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The deadline for submissions for papers and posters for the Joint International Grassland and International Rangeland Congress, to be held 24–30 Oct 2020, in Nairobi, Kenya, has been extended to 23rd December 2019. Submit your abstracts for posters and oral presentations and proposals for concurrent panel sessions through the congress website. The next Joint International … Continue reading →

CGIAR and Somali officials and donors come together at ICRAF to support agricultural development in Somalia
Agriculture / CGIAR / Directorate / Drylands / East Africa / Event report / Fodder / ILRI / Insurance / Pastoralism / Pro-Poor Livestock / Somalia

CGIAR and Somali officials and donors come together at ICRAF to support agricultural development in Somalia

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With livestock and cropping the backbone of the country, leaders from 11 of the 15 CGIAR centres met with Somali officials last month at ICRAF to map ways that CGIAR dryland agricultural research could accelerate and enhance Somalia’s development. Continue reading →

Joint Grasslands and Rangelands Congress will be held in Nairobi in Oct 2020
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Joint Grasslands and Rangelands Congress will be held in Nairobi in Oct 2020

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The Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the Kenya State Department of Livestock within the Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation (MALFI) are organizing next year’s Joint 24th International Grasslands and International Rangelands Congress, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, 25–30 Oct 2020. Continue reading →

Thursday links (June 2019)
Advocacy / Africa / Animal Health / Animal Production / Article / Camels / Cattle / Central Africa / Chickens / Emerging Diseases / Goats / Livelihoods / Livestock / Livestock matters / News clipping / Pastoralism / Pigs / Poultry / Research / Sheep / West Africa

Thursday links (June 2019)

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A monthly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff and partners, compiled by David Aronson. Continue reading →

Livestock and trees: A more perfect union
Advocacy / Article / Cattle / Climate Change / Environment / Food Security / Goats / Pastoralism / Rangelands / Sheep / Small Ruminants

Livestock and trees: A more perfect union

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Finding flexible solutions to land usage, plus more good land on which to grow food, is essential to our survival. . . . [L]ivestock in the right places, using thoughtful methodologies, just may be able to feed us and feed the soil—all while helping us meet carbon and other climate goals. Continue reading →

An animal data safari at the 2018 CGIAR Big Data in Agriculture Convention
A4NH / Africa / AHH / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / BIGDATA / CGIAR / Communications / Data / East Africa / Event / Fish / FISHCRP / Geodata / ILRI / ILRIComms / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Pastoralism / Research / SLS

An animal data safari at the 2018 CGIAR Big Data in Agriculture Convention

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Last week, on 4 October – World Animal Day – ILRI’s Peter Ballantyne coordinated an interactive ‘mini-safari’ at the Big Data in Agriculture 2018 convention to showcase and demonstrate data-driven opportunities for and from livestock and fish ecosystems. Continue reading →

A better way for vegans, vegetarians, meat eaters and livestock herders alike—By ecologist Ian Scoones
Advocacy / Africa / Asia / Biodiversity / Consumption / Drylands / Latin America / Opinion piece / Pastoralism / Policy / Pro-Poor Livestock / Rangelands / Vulnerability

A better way for vegans, vegetarians, meat eaters and livestock herders alike—By ecologist Ian Scoones

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Agricultural ecologist Ian Scoones has some important and thoughtful things to say about the science and media publications promoting the recent ‘vegan craze’ in rich countries and the impacts of those publications on millions of livestock herders in poor countries. Continue reading →

Northern Kenya-southern Ethiopia dryland livestock traders gathered in Marsabit for better livestock trade and market links
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Northern Kenya-southern Ethiopia dryland livestock traders gathered in Marsabit for better livestock trade and market links

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Enthusiastic traders from several counties in northern Kenya and from across the border in Ethiopia joined a livestock trade facilitation forum in Marsabit, Kenya on May 9. By close of business, participating livestock buyers and sellers signed contracts for a total of 5,373 livestock at a value of $406,774. Continue reading →