JUST ANNOUNCED: Research for to improve the health & productivity of farmed animals in tropical climates just received a £4 million boost from #UKAid in visit to
January 29, 2018
Bill Gates, DFID, UKAid, CTLGH, ILRI on 'better lives thru livestock'
Livestock were in the limelight last Friday when Bill Gates dropped by the University of Edinburgh on his way home from Davos. Gates & the UK's Penny Mordant announced new funding for livestock research for developing countries.
Bill Gates, DFID, UKAid, CTLGH, ILRI on 'better lives thru livestock'
'If you care about the poor, you should care about AGRICULTURE. And if you care about agriculture, you care about LIVESTOCK.'
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Former – leader Appolinaire Djikeng, now @CTLGH director with , director general Jimmy Smith & former ILRI scientist Mario Herrero, now w/ , to discuss #LD4D #LiveGAPS work to increase #livestock yields in poor countries
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UK science combatting disease and building resilience. A win for the UK & a win for the developing world. @beisgovuk #AidWorks
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During a visit to @EdinburghUni today @BillGates & UK Government Minister @PennyMordaunt are to showcase how communities worldwide are being helped by innovative agricultural research: on.cgiar.org/2nh69tw Join live on Facebook at 2.30pm @gatesfoundation @DFID_UK @ILRI @CIAT_
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"If we want to eradicate poverty and we want to enable the world to feed itself, then we have to harness the power of research innovation and technology." - speaking today
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.@BillGates dropped by @EdinburghUni in Scotland to meet British scientists pioneering new solutions for raising healthier and more productive livestock. gates.ly/2DFCKUS
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#UKaid is investing $5.7m in , a joint venture by & in Edinburgh & in Nairobi to improve the productivity & health of livestock in Africa using the latest genetic technologies. tmsnrt.rs/2Ecq0lx
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'The impact per dollar we spend is super-high in [livestock genetics]. You can have a cow that is 4x as productive with the same survivability. We could justify this just on the economic impacts or the health impacts; we get both.'— bit.ly/2Gk3ZSw
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Bill Gates says some of the world’s best research is taking place in Edinburgh. @gatesfoundation and @DFID_UK today announced millions of pounds in funding to tackle global health challenges.
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Researchers at conduct #genomic and #phenotypic studies underpinning genetic gains in African chickens. #AidWorks
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The new funding to will enable millions of smallholders to access a basic portfolio of essential animal health products
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Secretary of State is meeting scientists who are developing game changing new drugs that will help cattle in Africa stay healthy, so their farmers are not thrown into poverty if they get sick #AidWorks on.cgiar.org/2BxdyKk
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During the visit, researchers from the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health , who are based at The Roslin Institute and , will showcase their work.
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The will invest $40m to develop livestock vaccines and make them accessible to the poorest small-scale farmers across Africa and South Asia through , a public-private partnership based in Edinburgh.
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'Livestock is magical. You can sell the output, and that’s money for school fees. You can keep the output, and that’s diet diversification.'
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'What that means in this context is helping poor farmers get as much as possible out of their animals.
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'Cattle, sheep & goats are a source of nutrition & income & a long-term asset for families. Improving their health & productivity can substantially benefit vulnerable farmers who are often one bad harvest away from ruin.' tmsnrt.rs/2Ecq0lx
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'For over a billion people in the world’s poorest countries, agriculture & livestock are a lifeline out of poverty. The science being led by the great minds here in Edinburgh are making huge strides in improving the health & productivity of livestock'—
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'About 750 million people in low- and middle-income countries depend on livestock farming, says the International Livestock Research Institute, with the sector accounting for 40 percent of agricultural GDP globally.' tmsnrt.rs/2Ecq0lx
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Bill Gates says—live in Edinburgh—that the UK should be proud of its longstanding investments in #livestock research & research on tropical livestock diseases
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Liam Morrison from speaks to about work to understand deadly cattle parasite disease
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Livestock research is a major part of this initiative - is supporting innovation in data for development impact!
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. & officially launched our Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security at a visit to the Easter Bush campus today.
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#Livestock is and will remain an integral part of agricultural policy especially given the need to adapt to #climatechange and change consumption behaviour
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“If you care about the poor, you should care about agriculture. And if you care about agriculture, you should care about livestock.” at today
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Bill Gates says some of the world’s best research is taking place in Edinburgh. and today announced millions of pounds in funding to tackle global health challenges.
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Appolinaire Djikeng, director of based at Roslin, talks about how the work of the Centre is helping improve livestock health and production in Africa. thetimes.co.uk/article/bill-g
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. works on reproductive technologies to conserve the #biodiversity of native chicken, including #genetic improvement of native breeds.
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