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November 2006 Volume 01 Issue 05 |
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| Research by ILRI informs Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change |
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Global: Livestock systems analysts pinpoint communities most vulnerable to the double threat of climate change and severe poverty. Find out what these experts have to say>>> |
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| African animal feeds: Two decades of research now freely available on the web |
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Africa: The most comprehensive and authoritative web-based resource on the nutritional values of livestock feeds in African agriculture has just been launched. Access this amazing web-based resource online>>> |
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| Building African bioinformatics skills and expertise locally
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Africa: Specialists at a new-age computing facility are seeking partnerships with international universities to develop world-class bioinformatics capacity in Africa - and Africa's first generation of bioinformaticians. Find out about help needed to built local capacity>>> |
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| Innovative and collaborative veterinary organizations make vaccine available to Kenyan livestock keepers
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Africa: A group of determined Kenyan livestock keepers set in motion an innovative collaboration that has benefited cattle-keeping communities throughout Kenya. Read more about this farmer-driven initiative>>> |
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| World's most diverse forage comes under new treaty
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Global: On Monday 16 October 2006, world leaders in agricultural research signed agreements that guarantee long-term access to some of the world's most important collections of agricultural biodiversity. Find out why these agreements are so important>>>
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| Presentations
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Global: ILRI and the World Bank recently hosted a consultation to inform the forthcoming World Development Report (WDR). WDR 2008 will focus on Agriculture for Development. Read more about the WDR 2008 consultation and view a presentation on Livestock, the neglected instruments of pro-poor growth delivered by Carlos Seré, ILRI's director general, at the opening of the consultation. |
