Monthly Archives: June 2017

Sucking it up: Milk—cheap, energy dense, retro-cool—is becoming Asia’s weapon of choice in its war on hunger

Posted on 20/06/2017 by

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Milk (via Flickr/EADD). ‘[O]nly seven out of 19 developing Asian countries are now on track to reach the UN FAO’s bold goal of “zero hunger”. ‘However, changing tastes for food means Asians are drinking more…

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Grass? How an unlikely weapon can help farmers beat drought in Africa

Posted on 18/06/2017 by

Originally posted on CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish:
To resist the droughts that decimate rural livelihoods, researchers and farmers in Tanzania are testing different forage grass and legume species to discover which management and grass combinations can boost…

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On the two central, and under-resourced, assets of the developing world: Women and livestock

Posted on 18/06/2017 by

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Left to right: Thomas Cherenet (Ethiopia), Samuel Chief Ankama (Namibia), Emma Naluyima (Uganda), Amadou Diallo (FAO), Bruce Mukanda (AU-IBAR) (photo credit: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu).  An interesting discussion took place at a news conference that followed the policy…

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Towards a toolkit to analyse livestock and fish value chains

Posted on 18/06/2017 by

Originally posted on CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish:
The CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish has been operational since January 2012. It seeks to improve the diets of poor people for healthy productive lives, and sustainably increase…

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Balancing research and development: Livestock and fish research and value chain insights from Tropentag workshop

Posted on 18/06/2017 by

Originally posted on CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish:
Participants in the synthesis ‘fishbowl’ On 19 September 2016, the CGIAR Livestock and Fish Research Program hosted a side workshop at the 2016 Tropentag conference. It brought together partners from…

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Tightened rules for use of antibiotics by livestock producers go into effect in the United States

Posted on 18/06/2017 by

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Mass poultry production in the USA (photo credit: Oklahoma State University). From the United States comes this good news about a new rule that has gone into effect curtailing use of antibiotics in livestock production…

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USAID to host two-day online discussion on food safety research in developing countries

Posted on 14/06/2017 by

Originally posted on AgHealth:
Fresh produce on sale in a local market in Malawi (photo credit: IFPRI). ? The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will hold a two-day online AgExchange on food safety beginning 20 June 2017 at…

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