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Getting agriculture ‘back on the table’: CGIAR Development Dialogues today in New York
Agriculture / Capacity Strengthening / CapDev / Directorate / Event / Food Security / ILRI / LIVESTOCKFISH / Nutrition / Poverty / Research / Spotlight

Getting agriculture ‘back on the table’: CGIAR Development Dialogues today in New York

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Scientists, politicians and donor agents are gathering today at a high-level meeting in New York called CGIAR Development Dialogues. The aim of CGIAR, a global alliance of agricultural science for a food-secure future, in hosting this conference is to sharpen the world’s attention on the vital roles of agriculture, livestock, fisheries, landscapes and food systems in sustainable development. Continue reading →

Livestock options to meet development goals: ILRI side event at Tropentag Conference in Prague
A4NH / Directorate / Europe / Event / Germany / ILRI / ILRI40 / LIVESTOCKFISH / Pro-Poor Livestock / Spotlight

Livestock options to meet development goals: ILRI side event at Tropentag Conference in Prague

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A side event at the Tropentag 2014 International Conference, being held at the Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic, is being organized tomorrow, 18 Sep 2014, from 1400–1530, by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Continue reading →

Accessing finance for livestock and dairy value chains in developing countries: Recommendations
Africa / Animal Production / Dairying / Drylands / Event Report / Innovation Systems / Kenya / Livestock / LIVESTOCKFISH / Namibia / PIL / PIM / Tanzania / Value Chains

Accessing finance for livestock and dairy value chains in developing countries: Recommendations

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This week (15 Jul 2014), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) organized a discussion at CTA’s Fin4Ag Conference in Nairobi on ‘Testing innovations in livestock and dairy value chain finance: Insights from East and Southern Africa’. The discussion was moderated by Jo Cadilhon, a senior agro-economist in ILRI’s Policy, Trade and Value Chains Program who is based at the institute’s Nairobi headquarters. Continue reading →

Tanzanian dairy film: A farmer’s experiences in coastal Tanga
Agriculture / Dairying / East Africa / Film and Video / Livestock / LIVESTOCKFISH / Tanzania

Tanzanian dairy film: A farmer’s experiences in coastal Tanga

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In the film, Faustina Akyoo, a small-scale dairy farmer, explains how she learnt dairying from her parents in Arusha before moving to the coastal town of Tanga where she continued keeping cows in addition to taking up employment. She is now retired, and her five dairy cows are an important source of income for her family. Continue reading →

Getting (the band) back together: US climate report sees reconnecting crops to livestock as smart adaption strategy
Agriculture / Climate Change / Crop Residues / Crop-Livestock / Farming Systems / ILRI / ILRIComms / Intensification / LIVESTOCKFISH / Opinion Piece / Report / Spotlight / USA

Getting (the band) back together: US climate report sees reconnecting crops to livestock as smart adaption strategy

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The new National Climate Assessment released recently by President Obama’s Global Change Research Program contains dour predictions about the impact of climate change on livestock production in the United States. How can the country’s livestock sector adapt to these changes? One strategy suggested in the report will be familiar to experts at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). It involves raising livestock and crops together and taking advantage of the synergies between the two. Continue reading →

Egyptian aquaculture: Farming tilapia, mullet and carp in the Nile Delta
CapDev / Egypt / Event Report / Fish / ILRI / ILRIComms / Innovation Systems / LIVESTOCKFISH / Markets / North Africa / Spotlight / Water

Egyptian aquaculture: Farming tilapia, mullet and carp in the Nile Delta

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Within the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish and embedded within a project on aquaculture development funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), IEIDEAS — ‘Improving Employment and Income through the Development of Egypt’s Aquaculture Sector’ — is a project implemented by CARE and WorldFish to secure a sustainable future for at least 100,000 people by upgrading Egypt’s aquaculture value chain. Continue reading →

Pig farming in Uganda–Big options, and big research, take hold
A4NH / Agri-Health / Agriculture / Animal Production / East Africa / Film and Video / FSZ / Livelihoods / LIVESTOCKFISH / Pigs / PIL / Uganda / Value Chains

Pig farming in Uganda–Big options, and big research, take hold

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This 2-minute film presents a ‘day in the life’ of a research-for-development project working to improve smallholder pig production in Uganda. The film highlights the big opportunities as well as challenges faced by small-scale pig producers in this East African country. Continue reading →