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
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
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
3 graduate fellows from ILRI Biotech theme have been accepted to attend a 2 weeks training course (from 26th September – 7th October 2011) on “Advances in the knowledge of parasite resistance of ruminant hosts and parasites” in Sao Paulo Brazil. The students; Elijah Juma Omondi – MSc student working with the People, Animals and … Continue reading
Expedition to Ethiopia Sarah N. Marketon a junior at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School, Minnesota, USA, came to ILRI – Ethiopia as an intern through the World Food Prize Borlaug-Ruan International Internship placement program. While in Ethiopia she was attached to the chicken for health development projectsupervised by Dr. Tadelle Dessie. She summarizes her experience in … Continue reading
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