Asia / ASSP / Bihar / Goats / ILRI / India / Innovation Systems / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Markets / Odisha / Research / Small Ruminants / South Asia / Uttar Pradesh

Huge potential in commercializing the smallholder goat sector in India

According to a report undertaken by the International Livestock Research Institute report on ‘commercializing the smallholder goat sector in India’, there is huge potential to enhance the livelihoods of and business opportunities for poor farmers in the rural areas of the states of Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. Continue reading

Applying participatory approaches to solve agricultural problems: A blended learning course on innovation platforms piloted at Philippine workshop
Agriculture / Capacity Strengthening / CapDev / East and Southeast Asia / HUMIDTROPICS / ILRI / Innovation Systems / Knowledge and Information / Philippines / Southeast Asia

Applying participatory approaches to solve agricultural problems: A blended learning course on innovation platforms piloted at Philippine workshop

Organized by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), an ILRI partner in the region, ‘Innovation platforms, rural advisory services and knowledge management toward inclusive and sustainable agricultural and rural development (ISARD): A forum–workshop’ was held on 17–19 May 2016 in Los Baños, Philippines. Continue reading

Asia / ASSP / Extension / HUMIDTROPICS / ILRI / India / Innovation Systems / LIVESTOCK-FISH / South Asia

Innovation platforms practice briefs published in Chinese, Hindi and Vietnamese versions

Innovation platforms are widely used in agricultural research to connect different stakeholders to achieve common goals. Hindi versions of a series of Innovation platforms practice briefs were published in June 2015. Continue reading

Dairying / Event / Feeds / ILRI / India / Innovation Systems / Markets / South Asia

Mainstreaming dairy-based livelihood models in Uttarakhand, India

On 19 December 2014, a policy dialogue on ‘mainstreaming models for dairy-based livelihood improvement in Uttrakhand’ was organised by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Himmotthan Society, the nodal agency of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust & the Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust. Continue reading