| December 2009 Volume 4 Issue 4 |
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GLOBAL
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Putting livestock food on the
climate-change table |
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Worldwide our climate is changing, and livestock, which are vital to food security and to agricultural systems in most marginal regions of the world, must adapt to survive, as must the herders and farmers who keep them. More >>>
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| AFRICA |
| Improving cattle genetics with in vitro embryo production technology |
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Livestock scientists from ILRI and the Clinical Studies Department of the University of Nairobi (UON) recently succeeded in breeding Kenya’s first test-tube calf using a technique called in vitro embryo production. More >>>
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| ETHIOPIA |
| Ethiopian president bestows his nation’s highest award on Ethiopian sorghum breeder and 2009 World food prize winner, Gebisa Ejeta |
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At a reception at the National Palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, H.E. President Ato Girma Woldegiorgus bestowed his country’s highest award for achievement on Prof Gebisa Ejeta, an Ethiopian-born sorghum breeder and recent World Food Prize Laureate.
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| EAST AFRICA |
| New study warns that climate change could create agricultural winners and losers in East Africa |
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As African leaders prepare to present an ambitious proposal to industrialized countries for coping with climate change in the part of the world that is most vulnerable to its impacts, a new study points to where and how some of this money should be spent.
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| Memory's Day: A CGIAR joint film showcased at the Khulungira Exhibit in Dublin, Ireland |
 Africa: By following a young girl in rural Malawi through a typical day, this documentary highlights issues faced by developing countries, as well as science and research organizations, as they work to improve the lives of people in Africa and around the world who depend on agriculture. Watch the film>>>
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