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James Stapleton joins ILRI Communications and Knowledge Management group as managing editor

On 1 June 2015, James Stapleton joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Communications and Knowledge Management group as the managing editor. Before his appointment, Stapleton spent more than 15 years working for various international and national NGOs in policy and...

AgHealth blog

Global conference on One Health features ILRI research on antimicrobial use in developing countries

Vaccinating chicks in Thuy Phuong province, Vietnam (photo credit: ILRI/Nguyen Ngoc Huyen). Livestock production is beset by many challenges. Animal diseases, in particular, can lead to reduced production of milk, meat and eggs. In some cases, animal disease infections may result in death, leading...

Maarifa blog

ILRI CKM supports ‘gamification for social good’ hackathon

I had the pleasure of attending my very first Gamification Hackathon, ‘Gamify it!’ , organized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit ( GIZ ) in partnership with iceaddis and eLearning Africa to support the event through documentation, shooting videos and capturing photos. The...

  • Liya Dejene
Maarifa blog

Role of ‘critical research friends’ in mentoring emerging researchers: Reflections from a mentorship workshop

ILRI staff at a Capacity Development training (photo credit: ILRI/Samuel Mungai). By Joyce Maru The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)/CGIAR graduate fellowship program provides practical, hands-on mentorship support in well-resourced ILRI research laboratories and facilities in...

Maarifa blog

Communications, knowledge and innovation process share fair at ILRI Addis Ababa

This week, communicators, knowledge sharers, process facilitators and learners in agriculture meet up in Addis Ababa in a share fair. The event is driven by the desire to make agricultural research and innovation more impactful; by recognizing and paying attention to the power of good processes...

  • Peter Ballantyne (ILRI)
AgHealth blog

Europe Day 2015 celebrations feature aflatoxin research by Finland-funded FoodAfrica program

Harvested maize in Tete Province, Mozambique (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). As part of celebrations in Nairobi last week to mark Europe Day 2015, the Finland-funded FoodAfrica program took part in an exhibition at the residence of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Kenya where...

AgHealth blog

Study explores effect of land use and biodiversity changes on risk of zoonoses in Tana River County, Kenya

Orma Boran cattle crossing a river in Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Rosemary Dolan). The Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium is a research program that works to understand the relationships between ecosystems, zoonotic diseases, health and wellbeing in order to inform effective public...

Maarifa blog

Connect online to the ‘AgKnowledge Innovation’ process share fair

Documenting our 2010 share fair On 25 and 26 May 2015, the ILRI Communications and Knowledge Management (CKM) group in Addis Ababa is joining with several partners to host a ‘ share fair ‘ event. The focus is on the design and delivery of truly effective ‘process’ improvements that lead to applied...

  • ILRI Communications
Policies, institutions and livelihoods

Hard numbers and soft stories: Reaching policymakers and empowering women in Africa’s agrifood value chains

Women pounding grain for the evening meal in Khulungira Village, in central Malawi (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann) By Jo Cadilhon The fifteen research centres collaborating in the global CGIAR partnership have all embraced gender as a cross-cutting theme for research. Understanding the...

  • Dorine Odongo
Maarifa blog

Open access and open data policies at ILRI

In recent years, ILRI has worked on ways to make its information products more accessible This week, ILRI’s Board of Trustees approved two policies to guide our future efforts: ILRI policy on open access ILRI policy on research data management and sharing You can find more information on our open...

  • Peter Ballantyne (ILRI)
AgHealth blog

ILRI contributes chapters in new book on One Health approach to sanitation and institutional research

Hung Nguyen-Viet and Delia Grace, researchers with the Food Safety and Zoonoses program of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), are among several chapter authors of a new book “One Health: The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches” published by CABI in March 2015...

Safe Food Fair Food blog

Healthy foods must be nutritious, safe and fair–But what is good for the rich may be bad for the poor

ILRI Clippings Pork joints in Uganda (photo credit: ILRI/Martin Heilmann, Freie Universitaet Berlin). The following excerpts are taken from a guest commentary, Healthy foods must be nutritious, safe and fair , published on the Global Food for Thought blog of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on...

  • Kristina Rösel