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ILRI News on biodiversity

15 Nov 2019

Deadline for submitting abstracts for the Joint International Grassland/Rangeland Congress extended to 23 Dec 2019

The deadline for submissions for papers and posters for the Joint International Grassland and International Rangeland Congress, to be held 24–30 Oct 2020, in Nairobi, Kenya, has been extended to 23rd December 2019. Submit your abstracts for posters and oral presentations and proposals for...

CGIAR Research Program on Livestock

27 Sep 2019

Mireille Ferrari

Putting drylands and rangelands on the agenda of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Catch us at the Global Landscapes Forum in New York City on 28 September 2019 Rangelands are one of the biggest ecosystems in the world, with an estimated 500 million pastoralists alone who depend on them. Photo ILRI On 1 st March this year, the UN General Assembly announced the UN Decade on...

ILRI News

30 Aug 2019

Ekta Patel

Buffelgrass: a drought-tolerant bunchgrass

Buffelgrass growing in a field trial in Bishoftu, Ethiopia (photo credit: Ricardo Sanchez Gutierrez/Ethiopia). Buffelgrass ( Cenchrus ciliaris L.) is a bunchgrass that grows in clumps, it can transform deserts into grasslands. It is one of the most popular forage species and is extensively grown...

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