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May 2006 Volume 01 Issue
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| Poultry maps prepared for the world, Africa and Uganda |
Maps have been recently prepared of the distribution of poultry around the world, across Africa and, at higher resolution, in Uganda.
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The collective power of the small
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Kenya's new Dairy Development Policy aims to bring Kenya's one million informal milk traders into the formal market. More>>
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One world, one health
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Holistic approaches to controlling the 'perfect storm' of health problems in poor countries, particularly Africa's catastrophic disease burden, must include control of diseases transmitted between animals and people.
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New pig feed technologies take off in China |
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Poor households in Sichuan are doubling their incomes by adopting research-based methods to store sweet potato leaves and vines to feed their backyard pigs virtually year-round.
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Fodder innovations for smallholders in India
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Improved fodder varieties and technologies are offering poor farmers in and around Hyderabad better quality feed all year round for their highly valued livestock.
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Slide Shows / Photo Essays
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Global: ILRI black & white postcard series: 27 Apr 2006
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Global: Women in livestock development: 8 Mar 2006
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Global: Poultry-keeping in developing countries:
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Ethiopia: Community animal health services beat disease and poverty in Ghibe Valley: 9 Nov 2005
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Niger: Behind the famine footage: 10 Aug 2005
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Presentations
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Changing Livestock Landscapes:
Drivers of change are creating a 'new livestock economy' that could spur pro-poor growth
ILRI directors Carlos Seré and John McDermott deliver keynote address at the Indian Council for Agricultural Research in New Delhi 31 Jan-1 Feb 2006. Read a summary.
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Live guinea fowl and eggs for sale in a market outside Kano, in north-central Nigeria, where bird flu first broke out in Africa, on 8 Feb 2006. Reports of the disease quickly followed in six other African states: Egypt (17 Feb), Niger (27 Feb), Cameroon (12 Mar), Burkina Faso (3 Apr), Sudan (18 Apr) and Côte d’Ivoire (3 May).
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Events
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27-28 Jun 06
Pastoralism and Poverty Reduction in East Africa: A Policy Research Conference
Nairobi, Kenya
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16-22 Apr 06
International Conference on Livestock Services for Enhancing Rural Development
Beijing, China
- 2-5 APR 06
ILRI Board of Trustees Meeting Nairobi, Kenya
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| Full calendar of livestock events in 2006 |
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