Purvi Mehta on Indian agriculture and nutrition—Addressing agricultural disconnects and food disparities

Posted on 29 Nov 2018 by Susan MacMillan • Leave a comment

Purvi Mehta is speaking today at a global conference on Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition, which is being held in Bangkok and is organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). A former leader of capacity development at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), which is supporting this conference, Mehta now heads agriculture for Asia at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Continue reading →

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Livestock fact check – what’s behind the data behind facts on livestock development?

Posted on 8 Jun 2018 by ILRI Communications • 1 Comment

Facts and data on livestock and sustainable development are often hard to pin down. A set of fact sheets from the Supporting Evidence Based Interventions project at the University of Edinburgh aims to inform discussion and decisions by providing robust, up-to-date and appropriately interpreted facts about some of the big questions. Continue reading →

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Checking the facts behind the ‘livestock facts’ we think we know

Posted on 8 Jun 2018 by Susan MacMillan • Leave a comment

A new look at the facts behind the ‘livestock facts’ we think we know—Twitter Moment Continue reading →

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Ethiopian native chickens are bred with Belgian ‘cosmopolitan chicken’ for greater prosperity in rural Ethiopian poverty

Posted on 27 Apr 2018 by Susan MacMillan • Leave a comment

ILRI and Flemish conceptual artist Koen Vanmechelen joined forces last year to strengthen research into more resistant and productive poultry for Africa south of the Sahara. Today, the research center and associated poultry farm “Incubated Worlds” opens in the presence of Gebregziabher Gebreyohannes, state minister, ministry of agriculture and livestock. Vanmechelen wants to help improve the lives of local communities through this crossing project. Continue reading →

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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 →

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’If you care about agriculture, you care about livestock’—Bill Gates

Posted on 30 Jan 2018 by Susan MacMillan • 1 Comment

According to Reuters, the Gates Foundation will pump $40m into research for higher-yielding dairy cows, as well as chickens that lay better quality eggs, livestock vaccines and ‘supercrops’ that can withstand droughts or disease. Continue reading →

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DFID/UKAid fund British, ILRI, African genetics research to advance African livestock development

Posted on 26 Jan 2018 by Susan MacMillan • 1 Comment

During the visit Ms Mordaunt also announced plans to develop the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, which is based in both Edinburgh and Nairobi. The centre uses the most recent scientific advances in genetics and genomics that are being used by farmers in the UK and apply these to help smallholder dairy and poultry farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Continue reading →

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