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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Breeding legumes for livestock feed (biomass) as well as human food (grain)
Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Cowpea fodder bundles stacked in Niger for livestock feed (photo credit: ILRI). ‘Of the many virtues of grain legumes, one is little recognized. Visitors to the livestock fodder markets of West Africa are always surprised…
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Guide to haymaking using tropical grasses and legumes
Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
A new extension brief by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) explains the principles of haymaking using tropical grasses and legumes. Produced by ILRI researchers and partners in Zimbabwe, the brief gives practical steps on…
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$265 billion annually !
Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
? Photo credit: UN NEWS CENTRE Rural development and youth employment are strongly connected to migration. Photo: FAO/Riccardo Gangale Global Goals on poverty and hunger require $265 billion annually – UN conference told The world must…
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Small farms to the rescue—reducing hunger by increasing low yields
Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
John Oboum’s climate-smart small-scale farm site in Western Kenya (photo credit: CCAFS / Cecilia Schubert). ‘One of the most urgent challenges we face in the next several decades is feeding a growing world population without…
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On antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ and livestock production—World Bank expert
Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
‘For just the fourth time in its 72-year history, the United Nations General Assembly has focused on a health issue: the rise of “superbugs” and antibiotic-resistant infections. These pose a “fundamental threat” to society, said…
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Social scientists can improve the impact of agricultural research
Originally posted on The GFAiR Blog:
As one of the panelists, I attended a discussion on “Strengthening Social Science and Policy Research” hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)’s South Asia Office and the International Rice Research Institute…
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Agrilinks and Microlinks to host webinar on safety of animal-source foods for improved nutrition
Originally posted on AgHealth:
Locally made beef stew sold in Bagnon market at Yopougon, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (photo credit: ILRI/Valentin Bognan Koné). What are the key food safety issues related to livestock production and animal-source foods and what are their…
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Nigeria: Learn how Doeland Farms is developing the Rabbit Industry in Nigeria!
Originally posted on Kalu Samuel's Blog:
Do you love rabbits? Do you know rabbit meat tastes so good and are very healthy too? Do you know you can make good money in 2017, raising rabbits? To find answers to…
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Harnessing livestock for the Sustainable Development Goals
Originally posted on ILRI news:
Livestock in India (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). One of the fastest growing subsectors in agriculture–livestock–can significantly contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if the opportunities it offers, especially for people in developing countries,…
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Unpacking the tensions between the nutritional and economic goals of pro-poor livestock development
Originally posted on ILRI news:
ILRI’s Delia Grace (left) and Shirley Tarawali (right), made two of the three presentations at the second of a four-part series of meetings-cum-webinars on enhancing nutrition through market-led livestock development in developing countries. This series…
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High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition launches sustainable livestock development report
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? A High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) is the science-policy interface of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), which is, at the global level, the foremost inclusive and…
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Livestock for sustainable and equitable development—Selected top advocacy communications of 2016
Originally posted on ILRI news:
Visit this Pinterest page maintained by ILRI for 102 advocacy communications: Livestock—Opinions. This year, with a pilot project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation starting in Sep 2016, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)…
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Dr. Bukar Ali USMAN, mni 