ILRI in Southern Africa
ILRI’s director general and new representative for Southern Africa visit the region to consult with partner organizations and get an update on work of the NEPAD and its establishment of regional...
View ArticleIndia, Mozambique goat value chain project starts
This week, partners in the ‘imGoats’ project meet in India to finalize plans and outcomes for the project. The project – official title ‘Small ruminant value chains to reduce poverty and increase food...
View ArticleThe future of pastoralism in Africa debated in Addis: Irreversible decline or...
A Maasai man takes his goats out in the early morning for a day’s grazing in northern Tanzania (photo credit: ILRI/Mann). An international conference deliberating the future of pastoralists in Africa...
View ArticleAfrica’s vast eastern and southern drylands get new attention–and...
A new CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems is being planned to find ways to help dryland communities climb out of poverty while enhancing their food security and protecting their natural...
View ArticleTaking Stock: Jul 2012 round-up of news from ILRI
JEFF HASKINS Last month, we at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and within CGIAR and the wider agricultural development communities grieved over the sudden loss of American media...
View ArticleThis year’s Yara Prize honours hard-hitting and long-term policy advocacy by...
Co-winners of the Yara Prize for 2013, announced last night (4 Sep 2013) are Nigerian Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu (left) and Zimbabwean Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, chair of ILRI’s board of trustees (picture...
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