Chris Jones

Chris Jones

Program Leader, Feed and Forage Development

Chris Jones (UK) is program leader for feed and forage development, a multidisciplinary research program involving a team of plant molecular biologists, physiologists and geneticists, and animal nutrition scientists. His work is directed towards accelerating the genetic improvement of feed and forage species in support of livestock production in developing countries. He has a PhD from the University of Dundee and has researched all aspects of plant biotechnology from academic to highly commercially driven projects. He Joined ILRI in July 2015 from the New Zealand Crown Research Institute, AgResearch.

My Blog Posts

Buffalo at a watering point on a farm in Sunsari District, Nepal (photo credit: ILRI/Yanamani Nepal).

ILRI News

NEXUS Gains Initiative to develop strategy for efficient dairy production in water-stressed region of Nepal

Sintayehu Bashahyider feeds his sheep in front of his home

ILRI News

Livestock feed stakeholders call for better access to accurate feed analysis in Ethiopia

My Publications

ILRI publication cover

Whole genome resequencing of a global collection of Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) to explore global population structure and QTL governing yield and feed quality traits

  • Teshome, Abel
  • Lire, H.
  • Higgins, J.
  • Olango, T.
  • Habte, Ermias H.
  • Negawo, Alemayehu T.
  • Muktar, Meki S.
  • Assefa, Yilikal
  • Pereira, J.F.
  • Azevedo, A.L.S.
  • Machado, J.C.
  • Nyamongo, D.
  • Zhang, J.
  • Qi, Y.
  • Anderson, W.
  • De Vega, J.
  • Jones, Christopher S.
ILRI publication cover

Population genomics uncovers loci for trait improvement in the indigenous African cereal tef (Eragrostis tef)

  • Jones, M.R.W.
  • Kebede, W.
  • Teshome, Abel
  • Girija, A.
  • Teshome, A.
  • Girma, D.
  • Brown, J.K.M.
  • Quiroz-Chavez, J.
  • Jones, Christopher S.
  • Wulff, B.B.H.
  • Assefa, K.
  • Tadele, Z.
  • Mur, L.A.J.
  • Chanyalew, S.
  • Uauy, C.
  • Shorinola, Oluwaseyi
ILRI publication cover

Phenotyping fodder quality to support enhanced breeding of cereals used in grain-fodder systems

  • Jones, Christopher S.
ILRI publication cover

AI-enabled UAV borne hyperspectral imaging for crop-livestock farm management

  • Sankararao, A.U.G.
  • Rajalakshmi, P.
  • Choudhary, Sunita
  • Kholova, Jana
  • Jones, Christopher S.
ILRI publication cover

A population genomics approach to unlock the genetic potential of lablab (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet), an underutilized tropical forage crop

  • Teshome, Abel
  • Habte, Ermias
  • Cheema J.
  • Mekasha, A.
  • Lire, H.
  • Muktar, Meki S.
  • Quiroz-Chavez, J.
  • Domoney, C.
  • Jones, Christopher S.
ILRI publication cover

Gender relations and women's empowerment in small-scale irrigated forage production in the Amhara and SNNP Regions of Ethiopia

  • Omondi, Immaculate A.
  • Njuguna-Mungai, Esther
  • Bezabih, Melkamu
  • Teufel, Nils
  • Galiè, Alessandra
  • Njiru, Nelly
  • Kariuki, Eunice
  • Mulema, Annet Abenakyo
  • Baltenweck, Isabelle
  • Jones, Christopher S.
Browse more Publications