Susan MacMillan
@susanmacmillan
Emeritus Fellow of @ILRI. Working for 'better lives through livestock'. Views my own.
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https://tinyletter.com/SusanMacMillan/ 10-11-2008 11:28:09
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Integrating Responsible #Innovation & #Scaling into CGIAR‘s Scaling Processes & Strategies hdl.handle.net/10568/148719 MUST WATCH! See these highlights of a new report from CGIAR, ILRI.org, Wageningen U&R & @UCDavis for the Gates Foundation #ScalingAg4Impact #PortfolioPerformanceUnit
🌍 New research from Mazingira Centre: Endale Balcha Gurmu’s CliffGrad's project on livestock emissions in East Africa reveals significant differences between Tier 2 models. ilri.org/news/why-lives…
Inspiring work conducted by the IWMI #GESI team using the #GALS approach in Malawi, supporting 4000 households with Karen Nortje Ojong. E.B TLC Services CGIAR cgiar.org/news-events/ne…
Interested in #zoonotic causes of acute febrile illness? An exciting opportunity exists for a postdoc to join our National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Group in Nairobi. Closing date: 5 Sept. See: tinyurl.com/43nauyfc Inst of Infection Veterinary & Ecological Sciences ILRI.org
This thread by Tomas Pueyo captures the enthusiasm for vertical farming. But it is also a fundamental misunderstanding of agriculture. Here's why. A short 🧵 x.com/tomaspueyo/sta…
Thrilled to see my dear colleague Prof. Appolinaire Djikeng honored on the 2024 Top Agri-Food Pioneer List by the World Food Prize Foundation! 🌍🐄 Your impactful work at ILRI.org and CGIAR is driving real change for smallholder farmers and the climate. So well-deserved! 👏 worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm?node…
🌍 Proud to see CGIAR centers making a global impact! Congrats to the lead researchers from ILRI.org, @IRRI, CIMMYT, and CIFOR-ICRAF for being on the 2024 Top Agri-Food Pioneer List by World Food Prize Foundation. Your work in advancing agri and food security is truly inspiring! 👏
At #AFSForum2024 Prof. Appolinaire Djikeng emphasizes the critical role of livestock for food security, noting that 700 million Africans depend on livestock for livelihoods & nutrition. Animal-source foods can have a vital role in preventing long-term health challenges in early childhood.
Rural and urban settings need sustainable livestock systems, says @ADJikeng at #AFSForum2024. Livestock can be part of environmental solutions. He celebrated the partnership between ILRI.org / CGIAR & AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. to overcome food system challenges in Africa & beyond.