SEMINAR: ‘til the cows come home: a well-worn path or a new trajectory? Exploring why livestock matter in sustainable development.

Please note that this seminar next week is now almost fully booked, but will be livestreamed on our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/GlobalAgEd/

Dr. Tarawali will elaborate on the multi-faceted roles that livestock play for the sustainable development goals, presenting evidence and arguing the case for sustainable livestock to have an enhanced place in agriculture and other investment portfolios. It’s important to recognize the different realities ‘on the ground’ and ensure that trajectories of change do not leave behind or disadvantage millions of people for whom livestock and livestock products really matter.

SPEAKER: Dr Shirley Tarawali, Assistant Director General, International Livestock Research Institute.

Shirley Tarawali is assistant director general at ILRI and secretary to the ILRI Board of Trustees.  Shirley has over 30 years’ experience in agricultural research for development having led research teams at a strategic and programmatic levels across Africa and Asia.   She has a PhD in Plant Science from the University of London her research interests have focused mainly on crop-livestock and pastoral systems.

HOST: Professor Geoff Simm, Director of The Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security