Category Archives: South Asia

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ELKS publishes knowledge attitudes and practice baseline report for Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Nagaland

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This report – Enhancing livelihoods through livestock knowledge systems (ELKS) in Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Nagaland: Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) baseline report 2013 – by Pamela Pali, Harrison Rware, Jane Poole, Sapna Jarial and V. Padmakumar was recently released by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The survey was conducted to assess the current level … Continue reading →

Asia / Countries / Dairying / Goats / India / Knowledge and Information / Livestock / Pigs / Report / South Asia

Enhancing livelihoods through livestock knowledge systems – 2012 report

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The Tata-ILRI partnership programme – Enhancing livelihoods through livestock knowledge systems (ELKS) – is a partnership between the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) & its Allied Trusts and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to reduce poverty in rural India. The  annual report 2012 is now available. The programme which is implemented by ILRI since … Continue reading →

Asia / Crop-Livestock / Goats / ILRI / India / Interview / South Asia

The ‘ILRI crowd’ in Asia: Sapna Jarial

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On this blog, we will meet International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) staff members, partners and projects in Asia to learn about their work, challenges and the opportunities they face to leverage livestock knowledge in Asia. Located now in Dehradun, Sapna Jarial isn’t too far from her hometown of Dharamshala, located in India’s northern mountainous region. … Continue reading →

Bangladesh / Dairying / ILRI / India / Nepal / Project / South Asia

CSISA take two: Partners aim to reach out to more farmers in coming years

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Three weeks ago, the New Delhi office of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) hosted a meeting to review the progress of farmer-led dairy feeding trials conducted within a multi-centre ‘Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia’ (CSISA). Various CSISA partners from Bangladesh, India and Nepal gathered at the S&B East Inn, in New Delhi, 4–5 Jul 2012. … Continue reading →

Asia / Crop-Livestock / ILRI / India / Interview / South Asia / Staff

The ‘ILRI crowd’ in Asia: Arindam Samaddar

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Each week on this blog, we will meet with ILRI staff members, partners and projects in Asia to learn about their work, challenges and the opportunities they face to leverage livestock knowledge in Asia. This week, Arindam Samaddar from our New Delhi office provides us with an anthropologist’s perspective on the Indian livestock sector. Prior … Continue reading →

Asia / Disease Control / Food Safety / Goats / ILRI / India / Livestock / Markets / Pigs / Small Ruminants / South Asia / Vaccines

Tata and ILRI tackle rural livestock issues in northern India

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Twenty per cent increases in pig meat demand per year. Forty per cent deficits in the supply of goat meat relative to demand. And an eighty five percent shortfall in the domestic availability of classical swine fever vaccine. These are a few examples of the challenges that the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) led ‘Enhancing … Continue reading →

Asia / Bangladesh / Goats / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / Livestock / Pakistan / Pigs / Poultry / South Asia / Southeast Asia / Sri Lanka / Vietnam

Maintaining indigenous farm animal diversity in Asia

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Over the years, genetic diversity of indigenous livestock populations have been in a clear state of decline – due to a combination of factors, including but not confined to: Increased crossbreeding aimed at improving animal productivity; Neglect arising from shifts in social settings, production systems and falls in the market demand for certain animal products; … Continue reading →