Livestock

On November 22 nd 2016, th e European Commission announced three Communications on a new Consensus for Development, on the building blocks for renewed Partnership with partner countries and on a sustainable European future. In the...

On the 13-14 October 2016 , the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, upon invitation of the Italian Agency for International Development, organised an event titled “ Round Table-The Future Donor Programmes in Rural...

Published on June 2016, this briefing note examines the potential for developing a maize-to-livestock feed value chain in the Indian Ocean Islands (IOI) region of Eastern and Southern Africa (defined here as comprising the...

Published on 19 August 2016, this CGIAR blog post Livestock and fish science leadership promotes the development of Nicaragua’s livestock sector reviews the proceedings of the First International Congress on Challenges and...

In the article I’ve converted to veganism to reduce my impact on the living world published on 9 August 2016 in The Guardian newspaper, the journalist George Monbiot argues that the world can cope with 7 or even 10 billion people...

This report, published by the FAO in December 2015, addresses the sustainable use, development and conservation of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture (AnGR) worldwide. Information on the report and the summary...

The next Brussels Briefing on the subject of “ Emerging donors and rising powers in agriculture in ACP countries” will take place on Tuesday 27 October 2015 from 9:00h to 13:00h at the ACP Secretariat (451 Avenue Georges Henri...

A blog post published on 15 September 2015 on the Global Donor Platfrom for Rural Development, compling evidence from other sources, argues that that the importance of livestock in developing countries is only growing. The rising...

The 9 th edition of European Development Days 2015 (EDD2015) will take place from 3-4 th June at Tour & Taxi, Brussels. This panel addresses the key challenges of food security, sustainable agriculture and poverty eradication...

The 9th edition of European Development Days 2015 (EDD2015) will take place from 3-4th June at Tour & Taxi, Brussels. The panel addresses the impact of cyclone Pam which hit the Pacific in March 2015, with winds gusting to around...