Category Archives: Knowledge and Information

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 →

The elusive quest for the perfect chicken
Africa / Animal Breeding / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Article / Capacity Strengthening / Chickens / Climate Change / Consumption / Disease Control / Environment / Ethiopia / Farming Systems / Indigenous Breeds / Knowledge and Information / Pro-Poor Livestock

The elusive quest for the perfect chicken

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A team of researchers investigating chicken diseases in Ethiopia has discovered that there is far greater genetic diversity in that seemingly nondescript bird than meets the eye, a discovery that could help boost the productivity of small-scale chicken farms throughout Africa. The study was published in this month’s issue of Nature Sustainability by scientists from … Continue reading →

Enhancing global livestock advocacy for sustainable development
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Enhancing global livestock advocacy for sustainable development

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Global Livestock Advocacy for Development (GLAD) has been a two-year project whose main objective has been to raise investor interest in livestock-related research-for-development issues. It has done this largely by distilling and presenting evidence and creative content about smallholder livestock systems and their critical roles in sustainable food systems and development. Continue reading →

Art and science bring poultry genetics to life in Ethiopia while celebrating local diversity in all its forms
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Art and science bring poultry genetics to life in Ethiopia while celebrating local diversity in all its forms

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Art and science unite to serve Ethiopian farmers—’Incubated Worlds’ explores genetic diversity of poultry to  boost nutrition and incomes. Continue reading →

Award-winning paper establishes links between women’s empowerment and crop seed improvement and governance in pre-war Syria
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Award-winning paper establishes links between women’s empowerment and crop seed improvement and governance in pre-war Syria

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Alessandra Galiè, a social scientist specializing in gender issues in agricultural research who now works in Nairobi, Kenya, at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), conducted her doctoral research in Aleppo, Syria, at ILRI’s sister CGIAR institution, the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). This week Galiè received a prestigious award for an academic paper she published documenting how ICARDA’s participatory barley breeding program in pre-war Syria impacted women’s empowerment. Continue reading →

Beyond meat and methane—Advocating for sustainable livestock production
Advocacy / AHH / Communications / Event Report / Food Security / GLAD / ILRI / Knowledge and Information / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Participation / PIL / Policy / Pro-Poor Livestock / SLS / Spotlight

Beyond meat and methane—Advocating for sustainable livestock production

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A Global Livestock Advocacy for Development (GLAD) project is distilling evidence around livestock ‘goods’ and ‘bads’, reaching out to UN and other global policy processes and events, engaging global media and developing a group of champions—individuals capacitated to make the case for sustainable livestock. Continue reading →

‘Leveling’ livestock information: Knowledge management at an ICAR–ILRI communications workshop
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‘Leveling’ livestock information: Knowledge management at an ICAR–ILRI communications workshop

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To share best practices and explore opportunities for collaboration, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) held a joint communications and knowledge management workshop on 4 Mar 2016 at the National Agricultural Science Centre Complex in New Delhi, India. Continue reading →

Reaching stakeholders, influencing policies: ICAR–ILRI communications workshop
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Reaching stakeholders, influencing policies: ICAR–ILRI communications workshop

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A communications workshop co-sponsored by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) was held on 4 March 2016 in New Delhi, India. This is the second of three reports on the workshop. Continue reading →