
Anthony M. Whitbread
@awhitbr
Program Leader, Sustainable Livestock Systems, ILRI. Building resilient livelihoods for the resource poor farmers of the drylands.
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http://www.ilri.org 08-05-2016 11:49:15
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🌍✨ Exciting times in Des Moines on October 31! At The Norman Borlaug International Dialogue, leaders like Hon Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the AfDB, HE Barram, President of Sierra Leone, and HE Samia Suluhu, President of Tanzania, united to champion investment in research


Similar to results reported in Hawassa, Ethiopia, cgiar.org/news-events/ne… the team of #MixedFarmingSystems ILRI.org CIMMYT CGIAR Jimma University Jimma Zone Agricultural Office, Jimma Agr. Research Centre, recently visited the field - resilience, systems intensification, intercropping.






2) @NiMetnigeria DG Charles Anosike DBA said advisories have evolved in scope. “Co-production allows critical stakeholders to be part of the production process of weather and climate information to increase the depth and improve the accuracy and relevance of the information provided.


3) Revolutionizing climate information services! ramkdhulipala shared insights from the Kenya Climate Info Services data value chain for #Nigeria, and how stakeholders can bring weather and climate services as fit for purpose decision support tools to farmers. #AgroMetWorkshop


4) Unleashing the power of data for climate-smart agriculture! Rupsha R Banerjee presented challenges & opportunities to deliver climate-smart services to farmers and livestock keepers, emphasizing the need for the information to be context-specific, relevant and targeted.


5) Anthony M. Whitbread from ILRI discussed innovative strategies to adapt to a changing climate, like the iSAT tool - ilri.org/news/smallhold… - to help farmers make informed decisions and build resilience. #ClimateSmartAgriculture #AgroMetWorkshop


Supported by AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. and bringing lessons from AICCRA AICCRA, the ILRI.org team works with NiMet and many actors to help bring a step change in last mile delivery of climate informed extension to farmers and pastoralists. Thanks Charles Anosike DBA for your enthusiasm




With representative panel data frm five countries we show that animal-sourced foods (ASF) help improve child nutrition in Africa. Reduction of ASF is important where consumption is high, but we need to differentiate between rich & poor. Congrats, Makaiko G. Khonje doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…



