Persuasion: Towards a calculus of influence in livestock research for development
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Persuasion: Towards a calculus of influence in livestock research for development

In November last year (2015), a group of livestock-related communications professionals from non-governmental, regional and international institutions met for 2.5 days in Addis Ababa to begin to think through ‘advocacy-oriented’ kinds of communications to support sustainable livestock development in poor countries worldwide. Continue reading

Life begins at 40: Of sweet spots–and the sweetest spot of all for the International Livestock Research Institute
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Life begins at 40: Of sweet spots–and the sweetest spot of all for the International Livestock Research Institute

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), which turned 40 years old in 2014, organized a series of events with old and new colleagues, partners and friends, and with them looked back on what we have accomplished in the past 40 years and fleshed out ideas for the next 40. Continue reading