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ILRI in Asia and the CGIAR Research Programs
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Presented by Purvi Mehta-Bhatt at the Managing Risks in Emerging Pork Markets: An International South – South Symposium, held in Hanoi, Vietnam, 23-25 April 2012.
Transcript of ILRI in Asia and the CGIAR Research Programs
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Dr. Purvi Mehta-BhattHead- Asia Region
International Livestock Research Institute
Who we are.. Where we work.. ILRI in Asia.. CRPs Partnerships: A key to our work..
Consultative Group of International Agriculture Research
ILRI• A CGIAR centre dedicated to livestock research• Two principle campuses- Nairobi and Addis Ababa• Over 700 people, 46 nationalities
Access
Gender
Climate change
NRMRangeland
deve. Policy
Animal Health
Production
Productivity
Where does ILRI work?
• Livelihood to 300 million poor people• A traditional sector undergoing rapid changes
(consumption, production, marketing)• Climate change and it’s implications• Many areas remaining ‘immune’ to growth
Livestock sector in Asia..
• Livelihood to 300 million poor people• A traditional sector undergoing rapid changes
(consumption, production, marketing)• Climate change and it’s implications• Many areas remaining ‘immune’ to growth
Livestock sector in Asia..
Responsive to rapid changes & Responsible towards the ‘immune’ areas
ILRI in Asia..
CGAIR Research Programs (CRPs)
Why Change?
• Collective action and higher impact
• Responsiveness
• Extended partnerships
• Better outreach
Key Thematic Areas and Programs (CRPs)
1. Agricultural systems for the poor and vulnerable
(drylands, humid, coastal and aquatic)
2. Enabling agricultural incomes for the poor
3. Optimizing productivity of global food staples
(rice, wheat, maize, dryland cereals, legume, root and tubers, livestock and fish)
4. Agriculture for improved nutrition and health
5. Water, soils and ecosystems
6. Forests and trees
7. Climate change and agriculture
Key Thematic Areas and Programs (CRPs)
1. Agricultural systems for the poor and vulnerable
(drylands, humid, coastal and aquatic)
2. Enabling agricultural incomes for the poor
3. Optimizing productivity of global food staples
(rice, wheat, maize, dryland cereals, legume, root and tubers, livestock and fish)
4. Agriculture for improved nutrition and health
5. Water, soils and ecosystems
6. Forests and trees
7. Climate change and agriculture
CD Partnerships in the New CGIAR..
BoundaryPartners
Impact at the
Grass roots level
Thank You
