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