ILRI in Asia – June 2012 update

A local cattle herder walks with his herd in Andhra Pradesh, India

Just in case you missed recent announcements, here is a selection of reports on our International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) activities in Asia from the last month.

The Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Board launches Pakistan’s first online dairy farming guide to assist local farmers with a range of dairy production areas

Nils Teufel of ILRI introduces the MilkIT project, and it’s intended activities to a project advisory council in Dehradun, India, generating a lively question-and-answer session afterwards

Jeff Mariner, an ILRI scientist from the Biotechnology theme joined counterparts in South-East Asia to discuss the value of creating a network aimed at advancing the use of participatory methods in epidemiology and sociological research related to animal health

Aiming to develop a comprehensive agro-advisory service for smallholders using mobile devices, the m-kisan project – falling under the larger mFarmer initiative, was launched by ILRI and project partners in New Delhi late last month

Susan McMillian reports on a Hindu Business Line article that details how India, shortly after officially becoming the world’s largest beef exporter, is set to become the world’s foremost dairy producer as well

In northeast India where pig farming represents a main source of livelihood, the TATA-ILRI supported ELKs project has recommended policy interventions to help combat classical swine fever – a major constraint to the development of pig farming in the region

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