Monthly Archives: November 2018

A move away from ‘grain fundamentalism’ to higher quality milk, meat and egg calories to fight malnutrition

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Derek Headey, a senior research fellow at the CGIAR’s International Food Policy Research Institute, yesterday published an opinion piece in The Telegraph on the importance of using milk, meat and eggs to fight malnutrition and…

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Next Brussels Briefing n. 53: ”The next generation of farmers: successes and new opportunities”

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How to Integrate New Chickens to a Flock

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Back In The Allotment Saddle

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Collaboration is key to achieving the long-term benefits of data sharing

Originally posted on The GFAiR Blog:
Many conversationsĀ about open data for agriculture and nutrition promote the win-win scenario of improved livelihoods for farmers, as well as more nutritious, environmentally conscious food. However, examples of open data benefiting farmers often only…

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One-size-fits-all ‘livestock less’ measures will not serve some one billion smallholder livestock farmers and herders

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Smallholder dairying in Kenya (photo credit: Accelerated Value Chain Development/Sophie Mbugua). ‘Once again, the debate on sustainable diets and in particular on (not) eating animal-derived products is resurfacing in the media, as illustrated most recently…

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Women are the (invisible) guardians of livestock diversity–New FAO study

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Ethiopian woman churning butter the traditional way (photo credit: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu). A new study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations argues that to succeed, livestock breed conservation efforts must empower women.…

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Why cows are getting a bad rap in lab-grown meat debate

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
A small-scale production line of the leghemoglobin for a plant-based hamburger is displayed during a media tour of Impossible Foods labs and processing plant in Redwood City, California, US 6 Oct 2016 (photo credit: /Beck…

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