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The value of knowledge in rural development – ‘I also have a right to decide.’

Increasing the productivity of small-scale production systems to make animal-source foods more readily available to poor consumers is a complex issue which requires a multi-faceted approach. With this concept in mind, scientists are working alongside territorial alliances to generate knowledge and initiatives to improve resource management through research. An example of this initiative, called the Learning Alliance. Continue reading

Capacity Strengthening / CapDev / Communications / Dairying / ILRI / ILRIComms / Knowledge & Information / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Southern Africa / Tanzania

Tanzania Dairy Development Forum partners trained in communications approaches and tools

In May, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) hosted a training workshop in Nairobi for communication staff working for the Tanzania Dairy Development Forum (DDF). Katarina Mungure of the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) reflects on the event. Continue reading