During the December 2009 SLP meeting in Addis Ababa, Mark van Wijk (WUR) and colleagues presented some modelling work that could help quantify the tradeoffs between uses of crop residues - either incorporated in the soil to maintain soil fertility or fed to cattle. He emphasizes that the models h...
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[Our land, our animals: Herding in Kenya's Kitengela rangelands]
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Our land, our animals: Herding in Kenya's Kitengela rangelands
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...
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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
A hitherto disregarded vast group of farmers – those who farm both crops and livestock – hold the key to feeding the world in coming years. Most of the world's 'mixed' farmers are smallholders tending rice paddies or cultivating maize and beans while raising a few animals. An ILRI-led research re...
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[Tribute to the unsung heroes of small-scale food production]
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Tribute to the unsung heroes of small-scale food production
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[Value chain approach promises aquaculture development in Uganda]
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Value chain approach promises aquaculture development in Uganda
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[Value chain focus of Livestock and Fish Mega Program provides opportunity for future impact]
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Value chain focus of Livestock and Fish Mega Program provides opportunity for future impact
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[Livestock Fish Mega Program to integrate ILRI approaches and themes]
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Livestock Fish Mega Program to integrate ILRI approaches and themes
Brian Perry in conversation with Jimmy Smith, Carlos Sere and Hank FitzHugh. 'Hard talk' at the ILRI@40 Conference: Livestock-based options for sustainable food and nutritional security, economic well-being and healthy lives, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6–7 November 2014.
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[ILRI 40 years hard talk: Livestock research general directions]
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ILRI 40 years hard talk: Livestock research general directions
This film tells the story of a four-year project that is mitigating and measuring the risk of mycotoxins in maize and dairy products for poor consumers in Kenya.
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[Fighting aflatoxins: Reducing risks in Kenya's food chains]
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Fighting aflatoxins: Reducing risks in Kenya's food chains
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Building a dairy innovation platform: Lessons from Tanzania]
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Building a dairy innovation platform: Lessons from Tanzania