ILRI scientist wins the Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD) Ideas Challenge

Denis Mujibi, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) geneticist is among the 13 winners of the $10,000 Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD) Ideas Challenge announced in July. Mujibi’s submission was among hundreds of submissions received from researchers from all over the world selected for articulating novel or under-studied scientific challenges facing smallholder farmers in … Continue reading →

Celebrating the ILRI’s Biotech Theme 2011 AWARD Fellows

Young female scientists play an important role in agriculture development, coupled up with mentorship opportunities these young scientists are bound to leave major landmarks in the agriculture development sector. Among the recently successful 70 AWARD 2011 fellows are 3 remarkable ladies from the Biotechnology theme of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) whose research work … Continue reading →

2011 AWARD Fellows: Nimmo Gicheru

Nimmo Gicheru, one of the 2011 African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellows is a PhD student working with the Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) project at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi, Kenya. CBPP is a disease that greatly impacts on livelihoods of livestock-dependent communities within Africa by restricting market access for … Continue reading →

2011 AWARD Fellows: Racheal Aye

Racheal Aye, one of the 2011 African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellows is a PhD student with the Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP). CBPP is a severe, highly contagious respiratory disease of cattle and buffaloes caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm) small colony type (SC). The disease is characterized by high morbidity … Continue reading →