December 2009 Volume 4 Issue 4
TOP STORIES
 
GLOBAL
Putting livestock food on the
climate-change table

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 >>>

 
AFRICA
Improving cattle genetics with in vitro embryo production technology

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 >>>

 
ETHIOPIA
Ethiopian president bestows his nation’s highest award on Ethiopian sorghum breeder and 2009 World food prize winner, Gebisa Ejeta

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.
More >>>

 
EAST AFRICA
New study warns that climate change could create agricultural winners and losers in East Africa

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.
More >>>

to receive alerts about ILRI news SUBSCRIBE

 

 
Memory's Day: A CGIAR joint film showcased at the Khulungira Exhibit in Dublin, Ireland

Memory's Day Snap shot 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>>>

to receive alerts about new ILRI films SUBSCRIBE

Irish Exhibit poster

Harvesting Hope
ILRI film at Khulungira Exhibit

 
 

Events

12 Nov 2009
Dialogue on Agricultural Development in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
 
 

01–04 Dec 2009
South-South Symposium to Improve Safety and Distribution
in the Dairy Sector

Nairobi, Kenya
 

07-18 Dec 2009
United Nations climate change conference.
Copenhagen, Denmark 

Full calendar of livestock events in
2010

Keep colleagues up to date with what's happening in livestock for development by forwarding this e-news to them.

 

ILRI's most viewed presentation on slideshare.net

Livestock Production and Poverty Alleviation in Arid and Semi-arid Tropical Rangelands, June 2008
409 views in 5 months

View more presentations by ILRI
 

Subscribe
Send feedback to editor  
Unsubscribe to E-newsletter

Copyright ©2009 ILRI