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How much water is in the meat on your plate?
By Jane Gitau What is a ‘water footprint’ and why does it matter? Does it differ between developing and developed countries? These are some of the questions that renown professor in Water Management,...
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Building trust essential for science research
By Jane Gitau Small scale farmers appear to seek diversified ways of living as method of coping with the changing climate patterns and expensive goods. This observation was made by researchers of the...
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Celebrating World Water Day
Today, March 22, is World Water Day and 2013 is the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. As rapid urbanization, climate change and growing food needs put ever-increasing pressure on...
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Improving genetics to enhance livestock productivity
Dr Raphael Mrode A training workshop on advances in quantitative animal genetics and breeding evaluation procedures takes place at the International Livestock Research Institute 17th to 22nd June 2013....
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ILRI and SLU renew research partnership
Delivering results…ILRI DG Jimmy Smith smiles after signing a memorandum of understanding for research collaboration between ILRI and SLU (photo credit:SLU/Jenny Svennås-Gillner) A five year Memorandum...
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Using science to preserve culture in Rwanda
Theogen Rutagwenda, Director general – Rwanda’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources. Picture New Times newspaper, Kigali Traditional culture and science often seem to be worlds apart, but for...
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Tracking livestock tribes, families increases incomes and productivity
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal...
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‘Boni’ scaling the heights to greater success
Boni Moyo, the head of ILRI’s Southern Africa office is a role model for women in science She steps forward to the podium, her face breaking into her characteristic charming smile. Her black, short...
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Lessons from research: Delivering results from FoodAfrica
Experts from different scientific fields and international research organizations shared their expertise on food and nutrition security on Monday 16 June, 2014 at the FoodAfrica midterm seminar. The...
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N2Africa Ethiopia project partners hold 2017 planning meeting
More than 60 participants from across Ethiopia stepped away from their work last week to take part in a review and planning workshop of the N2Africa project held 16–17 March 2017 in Addis Ababa,...
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