This strategy to 2010 reflects change. It focuses ILRI, ensuring that the work has impact on reducing poverty. It will fundamentally affect ILRI’s research agenda. Its five themes are problem driven, multidisciplinary and output oriented. The change also implies increased demands on ILRI. Internal systems, structures, procedures, human resources and regional strategies will have to be reviewed and reoriented to implement this new strategy effectively.
ILRI recognises that the agenda is large. It must, therefore, work with many and diverse partners to accomplish its goal. Through participatory research with poor farmers, ILRI will learn from their traditional skills and knowledge and incorporate this information into its recommended technologies, innovations and policies.
With this strategy, ILRI positions itself to use the best science for livestock research to ensure that poor people have a pathway out of poverty.
