Nicholas Svitek, scientist at ILRI, shares his ‘aha’ moment when he really understood the central importance of women in livestock development. This film was produced to mark the International Women’s Day 2019 which is themed ‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’.
Wamwere-Njoroge, George J.
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[Storytelling session by George Wamwere-Njoroge at the 2019 ILRI Institutional Planning Meeting]
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Storytelling session by George Wamwere-Njoroge at the 2019 ILRI Institutional Planning Meeting
Leta, S.
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[Harnessing bio-resources through biosciences innovations for socio-economic transformation of eastern Africa-First regional scientific conference]
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Harnessing bio-resources through biosciences innovations for socio-economic transformation of eastern Africa-First regional scientific conference
Bio-resources Innovation Network for Eastern Africa Development (Bio-Innovate) Program, which is hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) began in January 2010 with support from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida). This five-year program is investing USD12 m...
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Launching of the Bio-resources Innovation Network for Eastern Africa Development (Bio-Innovate) Program hosted at ILRI-Nairobi]
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Launching of the Bio-resources Innovation Network for Eastern Africa Development (Bio-Innovate) Program hosted at ILRI-Nairobi
With a population that has increased five-fold in the last 50 years, Uganda needs to invest in new ways to produce more food from shrinking available land and natural resources. Recently, there has been a move away from maize which is not indigenous to the region and consumes large amounts of wat...
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Bioscience can help Uganda use traditional crops to feed its growing population]
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Bioscience can help Uganda use traditional crops to feed its growing population
On 5 November 2010, David Collins, Canadian High Commissioner to Kenya spoke at the official Launch of the Biosciences eastern and Central Africa (BecA) Hub. Representing the founding funder of the Hub, he noted that BecA is conducting important research that will help address key agricultural is...
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[BecA has a key role for Africa to drive its own agricultural research agenda]
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BecA has a key role for Africa to drive its own agricultural research agenda
Through photographs and quotations, this film highlights the visit by Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, to the Nairobi headquarters of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on 12 July 2011.