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

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Aflatoxin B1 contamination and fungal diversity in oilseed cakes and formulated feeds from livestock feed markets in Addis Ababa and surrounding areas

  • Yalew, A.M.
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Effects of forage plantation on soil quality in the subhumid Ethiopian Highlands: implications for sustainable agriculture

  • Hussein, Misbah A.
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Integrating gender considerations in feed and forages research

  • Njuguna-Mungai, Esther
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Evaluation of Urochloa brizantha collection at the Bahir Dar University field site for forage biomass and feed quality traits

  • Meheret, F.
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Establishment of replicated field evaluation trials for a large cowpea germplasm collection in Ethiopia in support of PhD research at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic

  • Muktar, Meki S.
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Silencing AsLBD38 enhances nitrogen metabolism by repressing AsNRT2.4 in oat (Avena sativa L.) with mesoporous silica nanoparticle delivery systems

  • Zhang, J.