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‘Drylands and Rangelands: Harnessing Change’ at Global Landscapes Forum in New York
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‘Drylands and Rangelands: Harnessing Change’ at Global Landscapes Forum in New York

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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is delighted to announce that a session devoted to drylands and rangelands is being incorporated in the agenda of a big event of the estimable Global Landscapes Forum, which is taking place all day tomorrow, in New York City. The theme of this forum, which led by ILRI’s sister CGIAR centre, the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), is ‘Restore the Earth: Opportunities and Partnerships’. Continue reading →

‘Alt meats’ are not the answer for poorer countries
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‘Alt meats’ are not the answer for poorer countries

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Rather than trying to replace all of the world’s meat, milk and eggs with alternatives, we should be improving husbandry systems and protecting these living assets for the most vulnerable. Continue reading →

Harnessing livestock innovations for greater economic good
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Harnessing livestock innovations for greater economic good

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The rising global demand for livestock-derived foods offers a wealth of new opportunities for transforming the livestock sector into one that is fair as well as sustainable, safe as well as profitable, humane as well as efficient. Continue reading →

Today is World Food Safety Day—Watch why safe food matters are life-and-death matters to poor people worldwide
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Today is World Food Safety Day—Watch why safe food matters are life-and-death matters to poor people worldwide

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Here, on World Food Safety Day, for your pleasure and instruction, are three short videos highlighting Delia Grace, a veterinary epidemiologist at ILRI, on the importance improving the safety of foods, particularly livestock-derived foods (meat, offal, milk and eggs) produced, sold and consumed by poor people across the developing world. Continue reading →

A ‘Livestock Master Plan’ is MISSION CRITICAL for India’s state of Bihar
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A ‘Livestock Master Plan’ is MISSION CRITICAL for India’s state of Bihar

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The ‘Bihar Livestock Master Plan’, launched earlier this year, describes public and private investments that can significantly grow and sustain and modernize the livestock sector in this state. Continue reading →

Shaping the future of livestock in Kenya
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Shaping the future of livestock in Kenya

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A multi-stakeholder consultation on the future of livestock in Kenya was co-hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation (MALFI), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), ILRI and the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) at the ILRI Nairobi campus on 21 March 2019. Continue reading →

The many gifts of livestock—A view from Kenya
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The many gifts of livestock—A view from Kenya

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The following remarks, published last week by Devex during the fourth meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly, were made by Andrew Tuimur, chief administrative secretary at the Kenya Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation and a member of the ILRI Board of Trustees. Continue reading →

Launching today—CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub
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Launching today—CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub

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Launching today in Kenya is aCGIAR AMR Hubfor powering global, national and local partnershipsto help stem the global rise of drug-resistant pathogensthat is increasingly putting public health at risk. Continue reading →