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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) aims for better lives, better planet through livestock. ILRI is a @CGIAR centre
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    Jan 20, 2023
    Join us in congratulating and welcoming Professor Appolinaire Djikeng as ILRI’s new director general & @CGIAR senior director of livestock systems! Prof Djikeng is ILRI’s first African director and will take on his new role in April. Read the 📢 at ilri.org/news/appolinai…
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    Feb 8, 2019
    On the #EATLancet report, Ethiopia responds: ‘The truth is that livestock are an essential, often irreplaceable source of nutrition and income for hundreds of millions of people, the majority of whom live in Africa and South Asia’ news.trust.org/item/201902071… #WhyLivestockMatter 2/2
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    Nov 11, 2022
    1/5 Here's the first of our 5 key messages on livestock, environment & climate change! And a question to kick things off. How is the anti-meat narrative affecting livestock keepers in the Global South? #LetsTalkLivestock
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    Jul 6, 2020
    Announcing a new @ILRI & @UNEP #ZoonosesReport 'Preventing the Pandemic: Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission'. Find the report and more at ilri.org/preventing-nex… #OneHealth #OneCGIAR
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    Jul 25, 2022
    #OneHealth tells us healthy livestock can protect us from future pandemics & help adapt to climate change. However, this requires investment. Over the next weeks, we will set out 18 ways in which investment in livestock will help build societal resilience. #onlyONEhealth
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    Nov 10, 2022
    On 11 November 2022, 9-4pm EAT, ILRI will host a day-long Twitter chat on the role that sustainable livestock can play in climate change adaptation and mitigation. Join us! Simply tweet questions @ILRI using the hashtag #LetsTalkLivestock for our livestock experts to answer.
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    Jan 28, 2019
    FAO sets the record straight–86% of livestock feed is inedible by humans goo.gl/fb/BhDRCN
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    Nov 8, 2022
    1/ When we talk #FoodSystems @COP27P, we need to address the cow in the room. Why? Because livestock 🐂🐐🐖🐓 are a climate and resilience solution for hundreds of millions of smallholder farmers. #LetsTalkLivestock to accelerate climate action for people and the planet 🤝🌍
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    Sep 23, 2021
    Livestock foods are difficult to replace with 🌱-based meals because the nutrients they provide are more efficiently absorbed by the body. @FoodSystems must ensure people in poor households have access to animal-sourced foods. #whylivestockmatter
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    Feb 13, 2023
    To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023, the capacity development unit at ILRI invited girls from Precious Blood Girls High School, Riruta to meet ILRI #WomeninScience from management, senior scientists, research officer and associates. #WomeninSTEM
    Precious Blood girls at ILRI with some of the ILRI scientists
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    Mar 22, 2022
    A group of scientists led by ILRI alum and renowned vaccinologist @PeterHotez have created a new #COVID19 vaccine that could help combat vaccine inequality across #Africa. Learn more from Dr. Hotez’s recent conversation with ILRI scientist @ericfevre:
    Renowned vaccinologist Peter Hotez on the COVID-19 pandemic—and how a new vaccine can help end it
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    Nov 1, 2022
    Amid the often-distressing news about climate change, some good news: Existing strategies could mitigate livestock methane emissions by enough to help the sector limit its share of global warming to the 1.5°C target by 2030.
    Full adoption of existing mitigation strategies can help meet livestock methane reduction targets by 2030
    Full adoption of existing mitigation strategies can help meet livestock methane reduction targets...
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    Dec 30, 2022
    Jimmy Smith, director general of ILRI, reaches the end of his tenure as 2023 begins. Jimmy has presided over huge successes for sustainable livestock research and has been a much respected - and appreciated - leader for 11 years. His last interview: ilri.org/livestock-matt…
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    Jul 14, 2020
    The #IMF says #COVID19 will wipe out $9 trillion over 2 years. @WorldBank says #zoonoticdiseases cost $100 billion+ in the last 20 years. Early detection is crucial to minimise cost to human lives and economic damage. Read the @UNEP @ILRI #ZoonosesReport: ilri.org/preventing-nex…