Former ILRI Director General - Jimmy Smith

Shirley brings to #GASL a rare combination of deep scientific knowledge, broad coalition-building skills, and a commitment to building resilient and sustainable food systems for all while tackling today’s big health and climate change challenges. bit.ly/2KBUF2Y 2/2

Congratulations to my colleague and friend Shirley Tarawali, assistant director general @ILRI, who has been appointed as the new Chair of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock #GASL. Exciting times for #onecgiar, #whylivestockmatter and @cgiar. bit.ly/2KBUF2Y 1/2

See my new op-ed with @UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen on why countries must urgently implement a #OneHealth approach that integrates human, animal and environment health expertise to protect us from the next pandemic. mg.co.za/africa/2020-07…

The #Mulukanoor Women’s Cooperative #Dairy in #India has won many awards, but how did it begin? Today it sells ‘#Swakrushi’-‘self-empowered milk’ youtu.be/ViegJ9zcy7E Read more ilri.org/news/annual-re… #WhyLivestockMatter #ILRIAnnualReport19

African countries have the potential to lead the way in preventing the spread of new zoonotic diseases—learn more at the UNSG’s daily press briefing today at 12 pm EDT/7 pm EAT: webtv.un.org

How can we prevent the next pandemic? Tune in at 12 pm EDT/7 pm EAT when @UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen and I launch our joint report, ‘Preventing the Next Pandemic: Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission’. webtv.un.org

We observe World Zoonoses Day by launching our joint ILRI/UNEP report at the UN today. The report includes ten recommendations for policymakers on how to prevent future zoonoses. The briefing starts at 12 pm EDT/7 pm EAT: webtv.un.org

ILRI worked on 136 projects in 2019, including ‘Transforming #Vaccine Delivery Systems’ with @careintuk and @cowtribe in #Ghana, which empowers rural men and women against animal diseases ilri.org/news/annual-re… #WhyLivestockMatter #ILRIAnnualReport19

“#Women are no longer the silent partner in #livestock development, the ones taken for granted.” Nicoline de Haan, Director of the #CGIAR #GENDER program. Read the #ILRIAnnualReport19 ilri.org/research/annua… #WhyLivestockMatter

The #ILRIAnnualReport19 focuses on #gender because 2/3 of poor #livestockfarmers in the #developingworld are #women. Understanding their unique roles benefits entire families and communities ilri.org/research/annua… #WhyLivestockMatter

What is ILRI built from? In 2019, it included 136 projects, 63 donors, 70 partners, 118 fellows, 11,839 trainees! Read the #ILRIAnnualReport19 #WhyLivestockMatter ilri.org/research/annua…

ILRI is proud to host a new #CGIAR platform to transform research on #gender issues in global #agriculture for development, GENDER (Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results). Read the #ILRIAnnualReport19 ilri.org/research/annua…

Too often, funding and policy base on a default image of #livestockfarming - a male pastoralist. But designs that consider #gender are more effective and equitable. Read the #ILRIAnnualReport19 ilri.org/research/annua… #WhyLivestockMatter

Announcing the #ILRIAnnualReport19 – How the other half works: Making a living with livestock. This year’s special focus is #gender, recognising the unique challenges facing women and men in #livestockfarming ilri.org/research/annua… #WhyLivestockMatter

The work will be done under the auspices of an ILRI initiative funded by The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development (BMZ), the One Health Research, Education & Outreach Centre for Africa (OHRECA) @ILRI @AnnettGunther @BMZ_Bund @GIZ_gmbh @DrPatrickAmoth

(MoH) Kenya will use ILRI laboratory facilities & staff to support the expansion of the Government of Kenya’s testing capacity for COVID-19. @ILRI @CGIAR @Livestock_CGIAR @A4NH_CGIAR @AnnettGunther @BMZ_Bund @GIZ_gmbh @DrPatrickAmoth @DrMercyHealth @MOH_Kenya @KEMRI_Wellcome

It was a pleasure to host Ambassador Annett Günther & Dr Patrick Amoth during the launch of COVID-19 testing at ILRI campus. @ILRI @CGIAR @Livestock_CGIAR @A4NH_CGIAR @AnnettGunther @BMZ_Bund @GIZ_gmbh @DrPatrickAmoth @DrMercyHealth @MOH_Kenya @KEMRI_Wellcome

@ILRI, @CGIAR, #WhyLivestockMatter, #OneCGIAR, #COVID19, #StayHome, #StaySafe, #StayConnected

In the lead up to #IWD2020, @CGIAR gender champion Dr. Claudia Sadoff, calls for a rethink on how rural women are reflected in, and participate in, society of large. Read more:on.cgiar.org/2wyMVHX #OneCGIAR @IWMI_ : @ILRI

#InternationalWomensDay, #InternationalWomenDay2020; @ILRI; #GenerationEquality - "An equal world is an enabled world". Happy International Women's Day!