Better lives through livestock ILRI overview 11 May 2017
ILRI Established in Ethiopia 1974 as one of ILRI’s predecessors ILCA (International Livestock Centre for Africa) Merged in 1994 with ILRAD (International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases) to become ILRI ILRI is co-hosted by the governments of Kenya and Ethiopia
CGIAR Research Centres ICARDA Beirut Lebanon Bioversity International Rome Italy IFPRI Wash. DC USA IRRI Los Banos Phillippines ICRISAT Patancheru India IWMI Colombo Sri Lanka WorldFish Penang Malaysia CIMMYT Mexico City Mexico CIP Lima Peru CIAT Cali Colombia ILRI Nairobi Kenya Addis Ababa, Ethiopia World Agroforestry Nairobi Kenya CIFOR Bogor Indonesia IITA Ibadan Nigeria AfricaRice Cotonou Benin
Addis Campus – A CGIAR Campus ILRI IWMI IFPRI CIMMYT ICARDA ICRAF CIP Bioversity ICRISAT CIAT icipe IFAD BMGF
ILRI’s mandate Reduced poverty Improved food and nutrition security for health Improved natural resource systems and ecosystem services ILRI’s mission is to improve food and nutritional security and to reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock — ensuring better lives through livestock.
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Research for development solutions Feed and forage resources development Policies, institutions and livelihoods Livestock genetics Food & nutritional security Poverty eradication Environment & human health Sustainable livestock systems Animal and human health Impact at scale BecA-ILRI hub
ILRI offices ILRI Offices Main campuses: Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Offices in 14 other countries
ILRI resources 2017 Staff: 670+ Budget: about US$80 million Senior scientists from 39 countries One third of ILRI staff are women Main campuses in Kenya and Ethiopia, and offices in 14 other countries around the world
Global livestock issues CGIAR Strategic Results Framework ILRI strategy
Global livestock issues CGIAR Strategic Results Framework ILRI strategy
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