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Help Africa’s small-scale livestock producers tap growing markets for animal proteins—FAO livestock economists
Saulosi Tchinga is a potato, maize, soya, sheep and chicken farmer in central Malawi (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). ‘The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday called on African… more →
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Help Africa's small-scale livestock producers tap growing markets for animal proteins---FAO livestock economists
wrote 1 week ago: Saulosi Tchinga is a potato, maize, soya, sheep and chicken farmer in central Malawi (photo credit: … more →
Corralling cattle to improve the productivity of pasture lands affected by termites
wrote 1 month ago: Typical degradation of rangelands in Uganda’s cattle corridor Researchers from the Department … more →
Misuse of antibiotics and 'factory farming' of animals: Alarm bells sound
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wrote 2 months ago: ‘The Spoonful of Milk’ by Marc Chagall, 1912 (via WikiPaintings). ‘. . . It is est … more →
Commodities, innovation and action research in Ethiopia: Livestock live talk at ILRI on 27 March 2013
wrote 2 months ago: The Improving Productivity and Market Success (IPMS) of Ethiopian Farmers project is coming to an en … more →
Small-scale buffalo-keeping in India goes big time--With exports a quarter of world's beef market
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wrote 2 months ago: Buffalo in a village homestead in the Himalayan foothills of northern India (photo credit: ILRI/Susa … more →
MFDC Agricultural Training Brings Hope to Farmers in Myanmar
wrote 2 months ago: [ePrayer - Pray for the farming and demonstrating project in Myanmar] Give thanks for a successful c … more →
Management of globally significant endemic ruminant livestock in Guinea and Mali
wrote 3 months ago: Download Guinea report Although livestock play a central role in rural development in West Africa, t … more →
World Bank president on chicken wings, chicken feed, Super Bowl Sunday (and, ahem, CGIAR)
wrote 3 months ago: Chicken wings cooked with honey and soy (photo on Flickr by TheDeliciousLife). World Bank President … more →
Alberta Beef Producers 2013 Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA)
wrote 3 months ago: Alberta Beef Producers presented the 2013 Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA) at the Annual Genera … more →
Taking stock of women in livestock development project: Issues, tips, tools, and a checklist
wrote 3 months ago: Yulita Cosmas, a chicken farmer in central Malawi, with one of her hens (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie M … more →
How much water is in the meat on your plate? Livestock live talk at ILRI on 7 February 2013
wrote 3 months ago: What is a ‘water footprint’ and why does it matter? How does the ‘livestock water … more →
Animal production and global food security: Livelihoods for poor owners and food for rich consumers
wrote 4 months ago: The January 2013 issue of Animal Frontiers looks at the contribution of animal production to global … more →
VACANCY: Sudan, 3 LT experts for Food Security
wrote 5 months ago: Killefitconsult – consultant sourcing and project management http://www.killefitconsult.com/ … more →
No cause-effect relationship between orcas’ health and salmon numbers: report
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wrote 5 months ago: VANCOUVER — Don’t blame salmon fishermen for the plight of some endangered killer whales … more →
Troubled Alberta XL Foods meat plant can resume shipments to the U.S., CFIA says
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wrote 5 months ago: OTTAWA — An Alberta meat plant involved in a massive recall of tainted beef over E. Coli conce … more →
Livestock and mobile technology: Livestock live talk at ILRI on 11 December 2012
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wrote 5 months ago: Su Kahumbu, a Kenyan social entrepreneur (TED Global Fellow 2010) and 2010 winner of Apps4Africa aw … more →
B.C.'s salmon report shows the effect of politics dictating environmental policy
wrote 6 months ago: By Stephen Hume British Columbians concerned about wild salmon have been nervously awaiting the fina … more →
Livestock: Blessing or a burden?
wrote 7 months ago: Writing in Footsteps – a magazine of Tearfund, Nigel Poole argues there is ‘no simple an … more →
Management of globally significant endemic ruminant livestock in Senegal
wrote 7 months ago: This report on Sustainable management of globally significant endemic ruminant livestock in West Afr … more →
