| August
2007 Volume 02: Issue 03
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| Special Issue:
Focus on Asia
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| Livestock in
Asia: The challenges and opportunities |
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Asia-wide: 300 million poor people in Asia
depend on livestock. ILRI's regional representative in Asia outlines the
challenges and opportunities and provides an overview of some of ILRI's current
activities. Find out more about ILRI's current projects in Asia>>>
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Top Stories
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| Sweet sorghum:
Utilizing every 'drop'
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South Asia: Sweet sorghum holds promise to
help meet India's bio-fuel requirements, but possibly at the risk of diverting
essential feed from livestock in the dry lands. Scientists are demonstrating
how sweet sorghum's modern day and traditional uses need not be mutually
exclusive. Learn more about how using every part of the sweet sorghum is
providing feed and fuel>>>
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To market, to market, to sell a fat pig
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South East Asia: As livestock markets in
South East
Asia
consolidate, smallholders are getting squeezed out. ILRI projects in
Cambodia
and
Vietnam
are helping poor farmers find niche markets and increase
their incomes through pig production. Find out more about ILRI's pig projects in South East Asia and
South Asia >>>
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| Livestock in
India : New publications
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South Asia: ILRI has produced two new
publications on livestock in India focusing on their role in poverty
alleviation and the opportunities and challenges for smallholder livestock
producers. Download these publications here >>>
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| Pro-poor
Livestock Research in Asia: invitation to participate in a
consultation
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South Asia & South East Asia: ILRI
is convening an electronic consultation on livestock research in Asia with the
intention of developing an action plan for pro-poor livestock research in South
and South East Asia. Find out how to get involved in the e-consultation
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