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Above and below: stone carving bas reliefs from the ruins of ancient Persepolis, capital city of the Persian empire, 5th Century B.C. Those concerned that the rising demand for milk, meat and eggs in lower incomes countries spells only environmental harm should take note of this new scientific paper: Supporting…
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ILRI vacancy: Research Associate – Food Safety and One Health (closing date: 03 April 2019)
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research and ILRI renew research partnership
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have renewed their partnership for exploring collaborative research opportunities in livestock research to address poverty and safeguard food and nutritional security in the country. Continue reading
CGIAR to support Vietnam’s national program for rural development under new agreement
Nine CGIAR centres in Vietnam and the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) have signed an agreement that will see CGIAR support the National Target Program on New Rural Development (NTP-NRD). Continue reading
Drug resistance could make 28 million people poor
About 28 million people could fall into extreme poverty by 2050 if high antimicrobial resistance is not addressed, a meeting that held in Kenya last month (21-22 February) to launch the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub has heard. Continue reading
Statement of condolence on the loss of Kodjo Glato, a fine young agricultural scientist from Togo
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Kodjo Glato was one of 157 passengers and crew who tragically perished in the crash of flight ET302 on 10 March 2019 The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) expresses its profound sympathy to all those who were bereaved when their family members, friends or colleagues tragically lost their lives in…
Video: Gender in livestock development
Marisa Michell, AVID volunteer at ILRI Vietnam, shares her ‘aha’ moment when she really understood the central importance of women in livestock development. Continue reading
Launching today—CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub
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Launching today in Kenya is a CGIAR AMR Hub for powering global, national and local partnerships to help stem the global rise of drug-resistant pathogens that is increasingly putting public health at risk. This morning on the Nairobi campus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the first partners meeting…
Take a look at the WILD women and girls conducting livestock science for development
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Screenshot 1 of the ILRI WILD Pinterest board on Women in Livestock Development created to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019 (illustration credit: ILRI). Check out ILRI’s WILD— Women in Livestock Development— by clicking open this link to ILRI’s WILD Pinterest board ? Screenshot 2.…
Issue 1 and 2 of ILRI South Asia Newsletter is now available
The first and second issue of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) South Asia newsletter are now available. They provide an overview of the activities of this region in 2018. Continue reading