Category Archives: Intensification

Jimmy Smith on closing big livestock yield gaps in developing countries
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Jimmy Smith on closing big livestock yield gaps in developing countries

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Last week, Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), gave a presentation on closing the big livestock yield gaps in developing countries. Smith made his presentation at the Global Food Security Consortium Spring Symposium, held in Ames, Iowa, 29–30 Apr 2014. Continue reading →

Ugandans and pork: A story that needs telling
A4NH / Agri-Health / Agriculture / Animal Production / Article / East Africa / FSZ / Intensification / Livelihoods / LIVESTOCKFISH / Pigs / PIL / Uganda / Value Chains

Ugandans and pork: A story that needs telling

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Without becoming more visible, and gaining greater attention by researchers, government policymakers, non-governmental organizations and entrepreneurs, Uganda’s pig sector potential is unlikely to be fully exploited anytime soon. Continue reading →