Introducing ILRI Standard slides 26 September 2012 Nairobi Kenya.

Introducing ILRIStandard slides

26 September 2012Nairobi Kenya

ILRI Mission and Strategy

• ILRI envisions... A world made better for poor people in developing countries by improving agricultural systems in which livestock are important.

• ILRI’s mission is... To work at the crossroads of livestock and poverty,

bringing high-quality science and capacity-building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development for poor livestock keepers and their communities.

• ILRI works in partnerships and alliances with other organizations, national and international, in livestock research, training and information. ILRI works in all tropical developing regions of Africa and Asia.

• ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium that conducts food and environmental research to help alleviate poverty and increase food security while protecting the natural resource base.

“ILRI is creating and integrating knowledge to enable diverse partners to find innovative solutions to make livestock a sustainable pathway out of poverty”

ILRI’s Value Proposition

ILRI’s Programmatic Focus

Biotechnology Theme •Improves animal health through diagnostic tests and novel

vaccines. •Identifies livestock genes controlling useful traits.•Develops genetic markers for delivering genes and breeds to

farmers.

Markets, Gender and Livelihoods Theme•Provides options for smallholders to remain competitive and access livestock markets to meet consumer needs.•Examines processes by which ILRI's research outputs lead to development outcomes that benefit the poor.•Hosts a regional information and knowledge management program that supports agricultural development in Africa.•Mainstreams gender in ILRI research to promote gender equality and equity in programs and projects.

People, Livestock and the Environment Theme •Develops climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies.•Develops efficient livestock feeding systems that both increase productivity and reduce greenhouse gases. •Enhances pastoral livelihoods and resilience.•Manages a genebank conserving native African forages.

Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA)•Provides a common regional biosciences research platform, research-related services and capacity building and training opportunities.•Employs network of regional nodes and laboratories in eastern and central Africa.

ILRI’s Resources

• 2012 annual budget of USD60 million

• Total staff: 700

• Research groups representing more than 30 scientific disciplines.

• 100 scientists and researchers coming from 39 countries.

• 56% of internationally recruited staff originate from 22 developing

countries.

• 34% of internationally recruited staff are women.

• Two large campuses are located in Nairobi, Kenya, and Addis Ababa,

Ethiopia.

• 70% of ILRI’s research activities are in sub-Saharan Africa.

List of all current ILRI staff available on ILRI’s website: http://ilri.org/Staff

ILRI’s Offices

Mali

Nigeria

Mozambique

Kenya

Ethiopia

India

Sri Lanka

China

Laos

Vietnam

Thailand

Partnership strategyILRI developed an institutional partnership strategy through a task force and stakeholder surveys developed in 2008.

PrinciplesBased on an innovation systems framework and owned by all staff.

ENABLERSPolicy/decision-

makers at all levels

DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTERSIMPLEMENTERS

Gov’t, UN, NGOs, civil Gov’t, UN, NGOs, civil society, farmers society, farmers

groupsgroups

VALUE CHAIN VALUE CHAIN ACTORS ACTORS

Private sector, public-Private sector, public-private initiatives, private initiatives, community groupscommunity groups

RESEARCH RESEARCH PARTNERSPARTNERS

International and International and national academic, national academic,

research research institutionsinstitutions

ILRI Partnerships

Based original figure by IFPR/John McDermott 2012.

Biosciences eastern and central Africa

BecA is

•a strategic partnership between ILRI and NEPAD.

•a biosciences platform that makes the best lab facilities available to the African scientific community.

•building African scientific capacity.

•identifying agricultural solutions based on modern biotechnology.

•hosted at ILRI’s headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya.

CIMMYTMexico CityMexico

IFPRIWash. DCUSA

CIPLimaPeru

CIATCaliColombia

BioversityInternationalRome Italy

AfricaRiceCotonouBenin

IITAIbadanNigeria

ILRINairobiKenya

World AgroforestryNairobiKenya

ICARDAAleppoSyrian Arab Rep. ICRISAT

PatancheruIndia

IWMIColomboSri Lanka

IRRILos BanosPhillippines

World FishPenangMalaysia

CIFORBogorIndonesia

CGIAR Research Centres

ILRI in the CGIAR Research Programs

• ILRI leads one CGIAR Research Program– ‘Livestock and Fish’.

• ILRI leads a component of one CGIAR Research Program– ‘Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health’ This component works to prevent and control agriculture-associated diseases,including food-borne diseases, zoonoses and emerging infectious diseases.

• ILRI participates in five other CGIAR Research Programs DrylandsHumid TropicsPolicies, Institutions and MarketsWater, Land and EcosystemsClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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