Author Archives: David Aronson

The view from New York
Advocacy / Agriculture / Climate Change / Communications / Environment / Livelihoods / Livestock / Opinion Piece

The view from New York

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Tad Friend’s largely laudatory profile of Pat Brown’s Impossible Burger enterprise (‘Can a Burger Help Solve Climate Change?’ September 30, 2019) raises important points about the environmental footprint of animal farming while passing along some questionable statistics. My concern is with its failure to recognize the essential contributions of sustainable livestock to development. Continue reading →

FAO conference on global hunger to launch
Advocacy / Agriculture / Climate Change / Communications / Consumption / Event Report / GLAD / ILRI / Launch / Livelihoods / Livestock / Nutrition / Policy / Poverty / Pro-Poor Livestock

FAO conference on global hunger to launch

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More than 820 million people in the world are hungry today and an additional 1.3 billion suffer from moderate food insecurity, meaning they do not have regular access to nutritious food. Alarmingly, for the third straight year those numbers have risen, despite massive global commitments to reduce or end hunger and the harms, such as stunting and perilously low birthweight, associated with it. Continue reading →

Index-based livestock insurance: Reflecting on success
Africa / Agriculture / CapDev / CCAFS / Drought / Drylands / East Africa / Ethiopia / IBLI / ILRI / Insurance / Interview / Livestock / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKCRP / Pastoralism / SLS

Index-based livestock insurance: Reflecting on success

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One of the International Livestock Research Institute’s (ILRI’s) major success stories in recent years has been the development of an index-based livestock insurance program (IBLI), which protects livestock keepers in drought-prone arid and semi-arid lands from climate-related losses. Continue reading →

One question, two answers: What happens when different methodologies produce different results?
Africa / Agriculture / Gender / Opinion Piece / Tanzania

One question, two answers: What happens when different methodologies produce different results?

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The case of women’s empowerment, food security and nutrition of pastoral communities in Tanzania By Alessandra Galiè, senior gender scientist, ILRI In our research on livestock for better livelihoods we often argue for mixed-method approaches: Combining quantitative and qualitative research methodologies will, we think, enhance the quality of our research and the validity of our findings. … Continue reading →

Advocating for livestock, say its supporters, requires stronger narratives as well as robust evidence
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Advocating for livestock, say its supporters, requires stronger narratives as well as robust evidence

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ILRI and the African Union Commission recently sponsored a breakout session at the 15th annual CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting on how investing in livestock can accelerate Africa’s economic transformation. Continue reading →

Livestock’s future: An opportunity not a threat
Agriculture / Consumption / Environment / Food Security / Intensification / Livestock / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKCRP / Pro-Poor Livestock / Report

Livestock’s future: An opportunity not a threat

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The World Economic Forum’s Shaping the Future initiative published a white paper prepared by ILRI, which addresses opportunities for the livestock sector to sustainably meet the growing demand for animal source foods in developing and emerging economies to 2030 and beyond. Continue reading →

Senior Myanmar livestock official visits ILRI’s Nairobi headquarter to discuss possible research partnerships
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Senior Myanmar livestock official visits ILRI’s Nairobi headquarter to discuss possible research partnerships

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Ye Tun Win, the head of the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department in Myanmar’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI), discussed potential collaborative opportunities with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, in late November 2018. The discussions focused on how the two organizations could tackle challenges in the livestock sector in … Continue reading →