Pig rearing is the main focus of two of our value chain projects – in Uganda and Vietnam. Here we provide links to some useful manuals and guides to raising pigs. Add your resource by clicking the ‘comment’ feature on this post. Pig keeping in the tropics ‘Pigs and pig keeping in one form or … Continue reading »
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), partner in this Livestock and Fish research program recently featured some of its current livestock research activities: Sheep-barley grazing trials – Barley (grain as well as biomass) is a major source of livestock feed throughout West Asia and North Africa. ICARDA scientists have identified barley … Continue reading »
Last week, the International Livestock Research Institute convened a synthesis workshop of the ‘fodder and feed in livestock value chains in Ethiopia’ project. Funded by the the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), this short project aimed to develop and refine tools for the rapid assessment of feed resources – that will allow effective … Continue reading »
This year the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish officially began its activities. From 1-2 June 2012, scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) met in Addis Ababa to review plans for their work on the small ruminants value chain. The … Continue reading »
