Tag Archives: Devex

The many gifts of livestock—A view from Kenya
Advocacy / Agriculture / Climate Change / Crop-Livestock / Dairying / Directorate / East Africa / Environment / Food Security / GLAD / ILRI / ILRIComms / Kenya / Nutrition / Opinion Piece / Pastoralism / Policy / Pro-Poor Livestock / Rangelands / Spotlight / Women

The many gifts of livestock—A view from Kenya

Posted on by • Leave a comment

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 →

Access vs excess to antibiotics: The dual antimicrobial resistance issue facing the world
A4NH / Agri-Health / AMR / Animal Health / Disease Control / FSZ / Human Health / ILRI / Opinion Piece / Policy / Pro-Poor Livestock / Spotlight

Access vs excess to antibiotics: The dual antimicrobial resistance issue facing the world

Posted on by • 2 Comments

This opinion piece, written by ILRI scientist and program leader Delia Grace, was originally published by Devex on 16 Dec 2016. The numbers when it comes to drug resistance are apocalyptic. Already responsible for up to 700,000 deaths a year, the number of victims could reach 10 million by 2050, making superbugs a bigger killer than cancer is today if urgent action is not taken. Continue reading →

Mixing it up—The information ‘black hole’ on crop+animal recipes for climate-smart and climate-resilient farms
Africa / Agriculture / Article / CCAFS / Climate Change / Crop-Livestock / Farming Systems / Food Security / ILRI / Opinion Piece / Pro-Poor Livestock / Research / SLS / Spotlight / Vulnerability

Mixing it up—The information ‘black hole’ on crop+animal recipes for climate-smart and climate-resilient farms

Posted on by • Leave a comment

We are unaware of any comprehensive studies undertaken in sub-Saharan Africa to explore how mixed farms will be affected by climate change and the cost and benefits of different adaptation options. Underestimating the importance of livestock in the mixed’ smallholder farming systems that are ubiquitous across the developing world weakens both emissions reduction and climate change adaptation efforts. Continue reading →