Seminars are a key instrument to unravel the power of ‘conversations’ in any research institution. In the case of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), seminars are meant to generate agendas within research groups, partners, would-be partners, donors and the public at large. They help take ILRI to the next level as a convener, thought leader and … Continue reading
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imGoats project draws on communication support to maximise impacts
The imGoats project aims to increase incomes and food security in a sustainable manner by enhancing pro-poor small ruminant value chains in India and Mozambique. It is running until December 2012 and five months before its end, project members recently examined what the project can contribute in terms of useful lessons and outputs of different sorts … Continue reading
Voices from the field: Using multimedia to tell livestock stories
In 2010 the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) started making photofilms to capture event highlights and to tell stories about people who depend on livestock for their livelihoods, food, income and cropping. What are photofilms? A photofilm combines (mostly still) photographs and audio recordings in a multimedia product, usually just a few minutes in length. … Continue reading
Smallholder livestock farming is a mainstay of the poor
Making smallholder production more competitive is a powerful tool to reduce poverty, raise nutrition levels and improve the livelihoods of rural people in many developing countries Continue reading
Mixed crop-and-livestock farmers can feed the growing world
Mixed crop-and-livestock farms will, more than the traditional breadbaskets and rice bowls of the past, feed the developing world over the next few decades Continue reading
Livestock and climate change news aggregator
The Adapting Livestock Systems to Climate Change Collaborative Research Support Program has created a web-link to information from more than 200 streams of news items posted on the websites of international and US organizations. The aggregated news is filtered for information on issues relevant to livestock, climate change, nutrition, and gender. See the feed at: … Continue reading
Livestock Fish consultation resources
Last week, ILRI hosted a stakeholder meeting for the Mega program 3.7 proposal-writing process. If you are looking for information: The notes from the meeting are captured at http://livestock-fish.wikispaces.com/addis_stakeholder_meeting There are some public postings from the consultation on the blog: http://livestockfish.wordpress.com/ All the powerpoint files are on the wiki; they are also at: http://www.slideshare.net/ilri. There … Continue reading
Maarifa - Communications and Knowledge Management 