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Inte rnational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya supported by GIZ/CIM from Eschborn/Germany seeks to recruit an expert to assist in the development of value chains in smallholder livestock systems. ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia. The outcomes of these research partnerships help people in developing countries to keep their animals alive and productive, to increase and sustain overall productivity, find profitable markets for their products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases. One approach to achieve these goals is to design and implement inclusive business models that integrate the most vulnerable communities like youths and women in economic cycles. ILRI is aiming to develop agri business interventions especially in the dairy and pork sectors  www.ilri.org ILRI is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about 700 and in ...

ILRI is looking for a highly motivated, skilled and analytical individual with training in economic theory, value chain analysis and background livestock animals, to work as a research assistant in the preparation of and providing input in research outputs on various topics for publication for various CGIAR research program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM). This is a national appointment reporting to a research scientist in ILRI’s Policy, Trade and Value Chains research programme. ILRI works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in West and southern Africa and South and Southeast Asia. www.ilri.org . The Centre’s headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, and resea...

Project:  Impact assessment of Learning Alliance Nicaragua Location:  Nairobi (Kenya) and Managua (Nicaragua) Duration:  6 months, starting between April and May 2014 The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI,  www.ilri.org ) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 Centres of the CGIAR Consortium ( www.cgiar.org ) The CGIAR Research Program on Humidtropics ( http://humidtropics.cgiar. org/ ) involves several CGIAR research centres and national partners. It helps poor farm families, particularly led by women, in tropical Africa, Asia and Americas to boost their income from integrated agricultural systems’ intensification while preserving their land for future generations. In Nicaragua, ILRI conducts work in close collaboration with the CGIAR International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIA...

Project:  CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish (L&F) in Tanzania Location : Nairobi (Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Duration : 6 months, starting between April and May 2014 The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI,  www.ilri.org ) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. Part of the CGIAR Consortium ( www.cgiar.org ), ILRI leads the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish (L&F,  http://livestockfish.cgiar. org/ ) which means to increase the productivity of small-scale livestock and fish systems in sustainable ways, making meat, milk and fish more available and affordable to poor consumers across the developing world. In Tanzania, L&F focuses on supporting the country’s dairy value chains. Along with population growth and urbanization, milk demand is increasing in Tanzania and g...

Applications are invited from suitably qualified citizens of East Africa for the following position tenable at the East African Community Secretariat: PRINCIPAL ECONOMIST (FISCAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS) (REF: EAC/HR/2013/060) GRADE: P3 ORGAN: EAC Secretariat DIRECTORATE: Planning DEPARTMENT: Fiscal and Monetary Affairs REPORTS TO: Director, Planning MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB: To initiate, formulate and co-ordinate harmonization and integration of Fiscal, Monetary  and Financial Sector Policies and Strategies in the region. \DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Coordinate and facilitate the formulation and harmonisation of regional Fiscal and Monetary policies; 2. Coordinate activities related to the implementation of the EAC Monetary Union; 3. Liaise with Ministries of Finance and Central banks for the establishment of a single market in financial sector; 4. Conduct research and prepare background papers relating to the above sectors; 5. Monitor the harmonisation of F...

Posted:   25 Jun 2013 07:24 AM PDT Project:  Enhancing dairy-based livelihoods in India and Tanzania through feed innovation and value chain development approaches (MilkIT) Location:  Nairobi (Kenya) and Tanga, Lushoto and Korogwe (Tanzania) Duration:   6 months, starting between September and October 2013 The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI),   www.ilri.org   works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 Centres of the CGIAR Consortium, a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future   www.cgiar.org. The IFAD-funded MilkIT project is enhancing dairy-based livelihoods in India and Tanzania through feed innovation and value chain development approaches. In Tanzania, the MilkIT project is conducted in close collaboration with the CGIAR International Cent...

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:28 AM PDT Vacancy Number:  APE/PTVC/06/2013 Policy, trade, value chains Location:  Nairobi, Kenya Duration:  3 years contract with the possibility of renewal Base salary starting from USD 75,000 per annum  depending on skills and experience, with an attractive international benefits package (tax free*). The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia.  www.ilri.org . CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration w...

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:34 AM PDT Vacancy Number:  AE/PTVC/06/2013 Policy, trade, value chains Location:  Nairobi, Kenya Duration:  3 years contract with the possibility of renewal Base salary starting from USD 45,000 – 55,000 per annum  depending on skills and experience, with an attractive international benefits package (tax free*). The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia.  www.ilri.org . CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration...