Designing community based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of ...ILRI
Presented by Temesgen Jembere at the ICARDA-ILRI-BOKU project workshop on Designing community-based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of smallholders in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, October 29, 2010.
Introducing the Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) in Kenya project: ...ILRI
Presented by Henry Kiara, ILRI, at the Workshop on the Delivery of Animal Health Services in Extensive Livestock Production Systems, Nairobi, 9-10 March 2017
Introducing the MilkIT project and its initial resultsILRI
The MilkIT project aims to enhance dairy livelihoods in India and Tanzania through improved feeding strategies and value chain development. It uses an innovation platform approach to bring together stakeholders like farmers, traders, processors and researchers. The objectives are to strengthen value chains, enhance productivity through improved feeding, and share knowledge on feed development. Partners include government and non-profit organizations. Emerging results include more milk sales, actor-market linkages, and better quality feed through interventions identified by innovation platforms. These include planting forages, establishing grazing reserves, and feed innovations in India like reduced waste and improved quality/quantity. Themes for further discussion center around using innovation platforms to identify solutions and linking technical and market interventions.
Designing community based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of ...ILRI
Presented by Temesgen Jembere at the ICARDA-ILRI-BOKU project workshop on Designing community-based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of smallholders in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, October 29, 2010.
Introducing the Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) in Kenya project: ...ILRI
Presented by Henry Kiara, ILRI, at the Workshop on the Delivery of Animal Health Services in Extensive Livestock Production Systems, Nairobi, 9-10 March 2017
Introducing the MilkIT project and its initial resultsILRI
The MilkIT project aims to enhance dairy livelihoods in India and Tanzania through improved feeding strategies and value chain development. It uses an innovation platform approach to bring together stakeholders like farmers, traders, processors and researchers. The objectives are to strengthen value chains, enhance productivity through improved feeding, and share knowledge on feed development. Partners include government and non-profit organizations. Emerging results include more milk sales, actor-market linkages, and better quality feed through interventions identified by innovation platforms. These include planting forages, establishing grazing reserves, and feed innovations in India like reduced waste and improved quality/quantity. Themes for further discussion center around using innovation platforms to identify solutions and linking technical and market interventions.
Community-based small ruminant breeding programs—Attractive option in low inp...ILRI
Presented by Tesfaye Getachew and Aynalem Haile at the FAO-ILRI Regional Training Workshop on Proven Livestock Technologies, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 3-5 December 2018
Inclusive business model for dual-purpose breeds based village chicken produc...ILRI
The document outlines an inclusive business model for village chicken production in sub-Saharan Africa. It notes that village chicken productivity remains low due to multiple challenges, and proposes a new integrated business model that would improve productivity, marketing opportunities, and job creation in rural areas. The model was informed by data from baseline surveys, on-farm experiments, randomized controlled nutrition trials, and marketing assessments.
This document discusses engaging businesses to improve nutrition in East and Southern Africa. It outlines the following key points:
1. Africa faces a double burden of malnutrition with both undernutrition and overnutrition issues. Food systems are challenged by pressures like urbanization and climate change.
2. There are opportunities for private sector involvement to positively influence food systems and nutrition. Food companies help determine food availability, affordability and quality as consumer demands change.
3. A multi-stakeholder approach is needed, including defining joint accountability between public and private sectors. The private sector can help improve food production, processing, storage and marketing of nutritious foods.
Better lives through livestock: ILRI in SADC Region ILRI
Presented by Amos Omore and Sikhalazo Dube at the Virtual Food Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) / International Cooperating Partner (ICP) Group Meeting on Agriculture and Food Security. Gaborone, Botswana, 7 October 2020.
BecA-ILRI Hub capacity building program: Empowering African scientists and in...ILRI
The document summarizes the BecA-ILRI Hub Capacity Building Programme which aims to empower African scientists and institutions to solve agricultural challenges. It discusses how the programme provides research fellowships, training workshops, and institutional capacity building through the Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund. Over 550 scientists from 27 countries have been trained, 226 research fellows supported from 21 countries, and emerging outcomes include contributions to impact, increased publications, and forming communities of practice. The programme seeks to grow through engaging alumni and strengthening sustainability.
Presentation made by the GCP Director during the CGIAR Fund Council (FC) visit to CIMMYT (GCP's host), on the sidelines of the FC meeting in Mexico in May 2014.
Smallholder dairy development and environmental impacts in TanzaniaILRI
Presented by Birthe Paul, Beatus Nzogela, David Ngunga (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) at the Maziwa Zaidi stakeholder workshop on Environmental Management Opportunities for Dairy in Tanzania, Arusha, Tanzania, 16 December 2020
This document outlines a methodological approach for developing capacity development strategies within the CRP Maize Phase II project. It proposes establishing a framework based on impact pathways and theories of change to identify the capacities needed to achieve project outcomes. It also suggests analyzing capacity development at three levels - individual, organizational, and societal - within three systems: CGIAR capacity development, NARS capacity development, and non-research system capacity development. The overall objective is to create coherent and systematic capacity development interventions at the CRP level by working with projects to develop aligned strategies, monitoring, and evaluation of quality and impact.
This document summarizes Tanzania's dairy value chain development efforts. It notes the rapid rise in milk demand, large productivity gaps, and opportunities for intensification that could benefit farmers through increased income and nutrition. Partnerships have been established between research institutions and NGOs to conduct analyses, innovation platforms, and pilot market hub interventions to link smallholder farmers to urban markets. The goal is to promote a more inclusive dairy sector and help marginalized groups participate successfully through targeted research and capacity building. Current projects focus on improving feeds, increasing milk production, and strengthening health, nutrition and data.
Sheep and goat research and development of EthiopiaILRI
The document provides an outline for research on sheep and goat development in Ethiopia. It discusses the country's large livestock population and the importance of sheep and goats, providing nearly half of meat consumption. Research focuses on breed improvement, feeding, health, and market linkage. Community-based breeding programs have been established for several indigenous breeds, including Bonga sheep which has seen improvements in growth traits over generations of selection. The Menz sheep program demonstrates genetic gains from an elite flock and village breeding. Challenges include low productivity and future directions involve strengthening genetic selection and feed/health investments.
Forage seed quality and availability in Ethiopia is constraining use of forag...ILRI
The document discusses forage seed quality and availability constraints in Ethiopia. It proposes establishing a Quality Declared Seed (QDS) scheme to provide quality branding for small-scale private seed producers. This would help give them a competitive advantage over suppliers of poor quality seed. The initiative aims to form a seed producers group to adopt the QDS approach and produce the first branded forage seeds in 2021. Engaging with stakeholders is also important to support small seed producers in Ethiopia.
Community-based small ruminant breeding programs—Attractive option in low inp...ILRI
Presented by Tesfaye Getachew and Aynalem Haile at the FAO-ILRI Regional Training Workshop on Proven Livestock Technologies, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 3-5 December 2018
Inclusive business model for dual-purpose breeds based village chicken produc...ILRI
The document outlines an inclusive business model for village chicken production in sub-Saharan Africa. It notes that village chicken productivity remains low due to multiple challenges, and proposes a new integrated business model that would improve productivity, marketing opportunities, and job creation in rural areas. The model was informed by data from baseline surveys, on-farm experiments, randomized controlled nutrition trials, and marketing assessments.
This document discusses engaging businesses to improve nutrition in East and Southern Africa. It outlines the following key points:
1. Africa faces a double burden of malnutrition with both undernutrition and overnutrition issues. Food systems are challenged by pressures like urbanization and climate change.
2. There are opportunities for private sector involvement to positively influence food systems and nutrition. Food companies help determine food availability, affordability and quality as consumer demands change.
3. A multi-stakeholder approach is needed, including defining joint accountability between public and private sectors. The private sector can help improve food production, processing, storage and marketing of nutritious foods.
Better lives through livestock: ILRI in SADC Region ILRI
Presented by Amos Omore and Sikhalazo Dube at the Virtual Food Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) / International Cooperating Partner (ICP) Group Meeting on Agriculture and Food Security. Gaborone, Botswana, 7 October 2020.
BecA-ILRI Hub capacity building program: Empowering African scientists and in...ILRI
The document summarizes the BecA-ILRI Hub Capacity Building Programme which aims to empower African scientists and institutions to solve agricultural challenges. It discusses how the programme provides research fellowships, training workshops, and institutional capacity building through the Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund. Over 550 scientists from 27 countries have been trained, 226 research fellows supported from 21 countries, and emerging outcomes include contributions to impact, increased publications, and forming communities of practice. The programme seeks to grow through engaging alumni and strengthening sustainability.
Presentation made by the GCP Director during the CGIAR Fund Council (FC) visit to CIMMYT (GCP's host), on the sidelines of the FC meeting in Mexico in May 2014.
Smallholder dairy development and environmental impacts in TanzaniaILRI
Presented by Birthe Paul, Beatus Nzogela, David Ngunga (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) at the Maziwa Zaidi stakeholder workshop on Environmental Management Opportunities for Dairy in Tanzania, Arusha, Tanzania, 16 December 2020
This document outlines a methodological approach for developing capacity development strategies within the CRP Maize Phase II project. It proposes establishing a framework based on impact pathways and theories of change to identify the capacities needed to achieve project outcomes. It also suggests analyzing capacity development at three levels - individual, organizational, and societal - within three systems: CGIAR capacity development, NARS capacity development, and non-research system capacity development. The overall objective is to create coherent and systematic capacity development interventions at the CRP level by working with projects to develop aligned strategies, monitoring, and evaluation of quality and impact.
This document summarizes Tanzania's dairy value chain development efforts. It notes the rapid rise in milk demand, large productivity gaps, and opportunities for intensification that could benefit farmers through increased income and nutrition. Partnerships have been established between research institutions and NGOs to conduct analyses, innovation platforms, and pilot market hub interventions to link smallholder farmers to urban markets. The goal is to promote a more inclusive dairy sector and help marginalized groups participate successfully through targeted research and capacity building. Current projects focus on improving feeds, increasing milk production, and strengthening health, nutrition and data.
Sheep and goat research and development of EthiopiaILRI
The document provides an outline for research on sheep and goat development in Ethiopia. It discusses the country's large livestock population and the importance of sheep and goats, providing nearly half of meat consumption. Research focuses on breed improvement, feeding, health, and market linkage. Community-based breeding programs have been established for several indigenous breeds, including Bonga sheep which has seen improvements in growth traits over generations of selection. The Menz sheep program demonstrates genetic gains from an elite flock and village breeding. Challenges include low productivity and future directions involve strengthening genetic selection and feed/health investments.
Forage seed quality and availability in Ethiopia is constraining use of forag...ILRI
The document discusses forage seed quality and availability constraints in Ethiopia. It proposes establishing a Quality Declared Seed (QDS) scheme to provide quality branding for small-scale private seed producers. This would help give them a competitive advantage over suppliers of poor quality seed. The initiative aims to form a seed producers group to adopt the QDS approach and produce the first branded forage seeds in 2021. Engaging with stakeholders is also important to support small seed producers in Ethiopia.
Better lives through livestock: ILRI in East Africa focus on dairyILRI
The document discusses opportunities for sustainable dairy development in East Africa through the work of ILRI and its partners.
ILRI's mission is to improve food security and reduce poverty through research on sustainable livestock use. ILRI is conducting research in East Africa to unleash the dairy potential, such as integrated projects in Tanzania (Maziwa Zaidi) and a genetic gains platform (ADGG) in Tanzania and Ethiopia. These projects package profitable and sustainable technologies while building capacity of agribusinesses.
Lessons so far indicate that linkages with agri-entrepreneurs show more promise for technology uptake and productivity gains compared to new farmer groups. Structured skills training and ICT provide opportunities to
The International Potato Center (CIP) recently hosted a webinar to discuss opportunities for Nigerian youth, farmers, traders, processors and policy makers within the orange-fleshed sweetpotato value chain with the aim to fight malnutrition and poverty. The event attracted over 160 government, development, academia and research practitioners who signed up for the webinar; 100 attended the live session. Speakers were drawn from Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Research Development (FMARD), National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI), International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC-Africa Branch), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN Nigeria), Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN), Ehealth Africa and CIP.
This project aims to improve dairy productivity in Ethiopia and Tanzania through genetic gains and farmer support services. It will establish performance recording centers to select superior dairy cows and bulls. These will be used in artificial insemination and natural mating programs to demonstrate genetic improvement. The project also aims to provide farmer information and management support services to 59,000 farmers, and potentially one million farmers. It involves partnerships between ILRI, universities, and companies to deliver these services sustainably and scale them up through private sector involvement over time.
Introducing some ILRI and CGIAR activities in EthiopiaILRI
Presented by Siboniso Moyo, Barbara Wieland, Carlo Fadda (Bioversity International), Simon Langan (IWMI), Andrew Mude and Peter Ballantyne at the SDC visit to the ILRI Ethiopia campus, 16 July 2015
Community-based breeding programs: Attractive and innovative approach to chan...ILRI
Community-based small ruminant breeding programs (CBBPs) in Ethiopia have successfully improved the livelihoods of smallholder farmers through genetic selection. CBBPs involve local communities from the start and rely on farmers' participation, ownership, and decision making. This approach has led to increased productivity, income, and food security for over 2000 households in 23 villages. Major outcomes include reversing negative selection trends, 20% higher average incomes, and more families consuming meat regularly. CBBPs are now expanding to other areas of Ethiopia and several other African countries as an effective low-cost method to boost small ruminant production in small-scale agricultural systems.
Innovation platforms increase community participation in livestock health int...ILRI
Poster prepared by Michel Dione (ILRI), Ibrahima Traore (ILRI), Ahmadou Sow (ILRI), Barbara Wieland (ILRI) and Abdou Fall (ILRI) for the Virtual Livestock CRP Planning Meeting, 8-17 June 2020
The primary partners in Nigeria: Summary of objectives, activities and reques...IITA Communications
Presentation during African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI)
Second Annual Review Meeting and Planning Workshop on 11 – 15 Dec. 2017 at Gold Crest Hotel, Mwanza, Tanzania.
This document discusses the Biovision Farmer Communication Program in Africa. It provides context on challenges facing smallholder farmers in Africa related to land degradation, climate change, and population growth. It then discusses the evolution of agricultural extension approaches in Kenya from a top-down model to more participatory approaches. The Biovision Foundation and Biovision Africa Trust are working to bridge research and application of sustainable agricultural practices to improve food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers through farmer communication programs.
Accelerating sustainable smallholder dairy value chain development in TanzaniaILRI
Presented by Lusato R. Kurwijila, Sokoine University of Agriculture, at the CGIAR Livestock CRP and GASL joint side event on national partnerships for sustainable livestock systems at the 7th All-Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Accra, Ghana, 30 July 2019
Presentation during the session 'Going to Scale with Smart Investments in Community Food Production and Health Initiatives: A Response to Fiji’s Health Crisis' GLF Bonn Digital Summit, 04 June 2020
Influencing pro-poor livestock development: Livestock master plans for Ethiop...ILRI
The document discusses livestock master plans (LMPs) created for Ethiopia and Tanzania to influence pro-poor livestock development. The process of creating LMPs is consultative, engaging experts and stakeholders to achieve buy-in. LMPs seek to transform the livestock sector through more productive breeds, better feed and forage, and enhanced animal health. Main livestock value chains considered include dairy cattle, poultry, red meat, and pork. Cross-cutting activities to support these value chains include improved animal health, feed, genetics, and policy.
Successes, lessons and challenges from inoculant supply chain development in ...ILRI
Poster prepared by Megnot Zecharias and Asnake Beshah (Menagesha Biotech Industry PLC, Addis Ababa) for the ILRI-N2Africa Annual Partners Review and Planning Workshop, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 16-17 March 2017
The document summarizes collaborations between ACAI and several primary partners in Nigeria on cassava research and development. It outlines the goals and activities of each partner organization, including their requests to ACAI regarding various use cases. The partners benefit from higher cassava yields and productivity through the collaboration. For this meeting, the partners expect further discussion on validating trial results, deploying decision support tools, and finalizing plans for 2018 activities.
This document outlines Ghana's efforts to institutionalize ecological organic agriculture. It discusses Ghana's sector-wide approach to agriculture development involving various stakeholders. Research in ecological organic agriculture is conducted at universities and research institutions to develop knowledge and train professionals. Extension services help disseminate information to farmers. Partnerships promote collaboration across organizations in areas like market development, value chains, and networking. Challenges include changing perceptions, developing domestic markets, and reducing certification costs. Strengthening private advocacy, growing organic businesses, and mainstreaming data can help the sector thrive.
Country Status Reports on Agricultural Biotechnology - Bhutanapaari
Bhutan has no official policy on agricultural biotechnology. The country focuses on organic farming and renewable natural resource research guided by Gross National Happiness principles. Key strategies include expanding tissue culture facilities, establishing biofertilizer and bipesticide plants, and promoting effective microorganisms technology. Challenges include limited funding and technical capacity, while opportunities lie in favorable policies, clean environment, and improving seed programs. Future priorities are making bioinputs available, building awareness and capacity on organic agriculture, and strengthening bioprospecting collaboration.
Similar to Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) are being upscaled in Ethiopia and other African countries (20)
Small ruminant keepers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards peste des ...ILRI
Presentation by Guy Ilboudo, Abel Sènabgè Biguezoton, Cheick Abou Kounta Sidibé, Modou Moustapha Lo, Zoë Campbell and Michel Dione at the 6th Peste des Petits Ruminants Global Research and Expertise Networks (PPR-GREN) annual meeting, Bengaluru, India, 28–30 November 2023.
Small ruminant keepers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards peste des ...ILRI
Poster by Guy Ilboudo, Abel Sènabgè Biguezoton, Cheick Abou Kounta Sidibé, Modou Moustapha Lo, Zoë Campbell and Michel Dione presented at the 6th Peste des Petits Ruminants Global Research and Expertise Networks (PPR-GREN) annual meeting, Bengaluru, India, 29 November 2023.
A training, certification and marketing scheme for informal dairy vendors in ...ILRI
Presentation by Silvia Alonso, Jef L. Leroy, Emmanuel Muunda, Moira Donahue Angel, Emily Kilonzi, Giordano Palloni, Gideon Kiarie, Paula Dominguez-Salas and Delia Grace at the Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 16 October 2023.
Milk safety and child nutrition impacts of the MoreMilk training, certificati...ILRI
Poster by Silvia Alonso, Emmanuel Muunda, Moira Donahue Angel, Emily Kilonzi, Giordano Palloni, Gideon Kiarie, Paula Dominguez-Salas, Delia Grace and Jef L. Leroy presented at the Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 16 October 2023.
Preventing the next pandemic: a 12-slide primer on emerging zoonotic diseasesILRI
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
Preventing preventable diseases: a 12-slide primer on foodborne diseaseILRI
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Preventing a post-antibiotic era: a 12-slide primer on antimicrobial resistanceILRI
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help enhance one's emotional well-being and mental clarity.
Food safety research in low- and middle-income countriesILRI
Presentation by Hung Nguyen-Viet at the first technical meeting to launch the Food Safety Working Group under the One Health Partnership framework, Hanoi, Vietnam, 28 September 2023
The Food Safety Working Group (FSWG) in Vietnam was created in 2015 at the request of the Deputy Prime Minister to address food safety issues in the country. It brings together government agencies, ministries, and development partners to facilitate joint policy dialogue and improve food safety. Over eight years of operations led by different organizations, the FSWG has contributed to various initiatives. However, it faces challenges of diminished government participation over time and dependence on active members. Going forward, it will strengthen its operations by integrating under Vietnam's One Health Partnership framework to better engage stakeholders and achieve policy impacts.
Reservoirs of pathogenic Leptospira species in UgandaILRI
Presentation by Lordrick Alinaitwe, Martin Wainaina, Salome Dürr, Clovice Kankya, Velma Kivali, James Bugeza, Martin Richter, Kristina Roesel, Annie Cook and Anne Mayer-Scholl at the University of Bern Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Symposium, Bern, Switzerland, 29 June 2023.
Assessing meat microbiological safety and associated handling practices in bu...ILRI
Presentation by Patricia Koech, Winnie Ogutu, Linnet Ochieng, Delia Grace, George Gitao, Lily Bebora, Max Korir, Florence Mutua and Arshnee Moodley at the 8th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana, 26–29 September 2023.
Ecological factors associated with abundance and distribution of mosquito vec...ILRI
Poster by Max Korir, Joel Lutomiah and Bernard Bett presented the 8th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana, 26–29 September 2023.
Practices and drivers of antibiotic use in Kenyan smallholder dairy farmsILRI
Poster by Lydiah Kisoo, Dishon M. Muloi, Walter Oguta, Daisy Ronoh, Lynn Kirwa, James Akoko, Eric Fèvre, Arshnee Moodley and Lillian Wambua presented at Tropentag 2023, Berlin, Germany, 20–22 September 2023.
hematic appreciation test is a psychological assessment tool used to measure an individual's appreciation and understanding of specific themes or topics. This test helps to evaluate an individual's ability to connect different ideas and concepts within a given theme, as well as their overall comprehension and interpretation skills. The results of the test can provide valuable insights into an individual's cognitive abilities, creativity, and critical thinking skills
PPT on Direct Seeded Rice presented at the three-day 'Training and Validation Workshop on Modules of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies in South Asia' workshop on April 22, 2024.
The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defectsSérgio Sacani
Assuming spherical symmetry and weak field, it is shown that if one solves the Poisson equation or the Einstein field
equations sourced by a topological defect, i.e. a singularity of a very specific form, the result is a localized gravitational
field capable of driving flat rotation (i.e. Keplerian circular orbits at a constant speed for all radii) of test masses on a thin
spherical shell without any underlying mass. Moreover, a large-scale structure which exploits this solution by assembling
concentrically a number of such topological defects can establish a flat stellar or galactic rotation curve, and can also deflect
light in the same manner as an equipotential (isothermal) sphere. Thus, the need for dark matter or modified gravity theory is
mitigated, at least in part.
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
Authoring a personal GPT for your research and practice: How we created the Q...Leonel Morgado
Thematic analysis in qualitative research is a time-consuming and systematic task, typically done using teams. Team members must ground their activities on common understandings of the major concepts underlying the thematic analysis, and define criteria for its development. However, conceptual misunderstandings, equivocations, and lack of adherence to criteria are challenges to the quality and speed of this process. Given the distributed and uncertain nature of this process, we wondered if the tasks in thematic analysis could be supported by readily available artificial intelligence chatbots. Our early efforts point to potential benefits: not just saving time in the coding process but better adherence to criteria and grounding, by increasing triangulation between humans and artificial intelligence. This tutorial will provide a description and demonstration of the process we followed, as two academic researchers, to develop a custom ChatGPT to assist with qualitative coding in the thematic data analysis process of immersive learning accounts in a survey of the academic literature: QUAL-E Immersive Learning Thematic Analysis Helper. In the hands-on time, participants will try out QUAL-E and develop their ideas for their own qualitative coding ChatGPT. Participants that have the paid ChatGPT Plus subscription can create a draft of their assistants. The organizers will provide course materials and slide deck that participants will be able to utilize to continue development of their custom GPT. The paid subscription to ChatGPT Plus is not required to participate in this workshop, just for trying out personal GPTs during it.
The cost of acquiring information by natural selectionCarl Bergstrom
This is a short talk that I gave at the Banff International Research Station workshop on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology. The idea is to try to understand how the burden of natural selection relates to the amount of information that selection puts into the genome.
It's based on the first part of this research paper:
The cost of information acquisition by natural selection
Ryan Seamus McGee, Olivia Kosterlitz, Artem Kaznatcheev, Benjamin Kerr, Carl T. Bergstrom
bioRxiv 2022.07.02.498577; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.02.498577
The debris of the ‘last major merger’ is dynamically youngSérgio Sacani
The Milky Way’s (MW) inner stellar halo contains an [Fe/H]-rich component with highly eccentric orbits, often referred to as the
‘last major merger.’ Hypotheses for the origin of this component include Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), where the progenitor
collided with the MW proto-disc 8–11 Gyr ago, and the Virgo Radial Merger (VRM), where the progenitor collided with the
MW disc within the last 3 Gyr. These two scenarios make different predictions about observable structure in local phase space,
because the morphology of debris depends on how long it has had to phase mix. The recently identified phase-space folds in Gaia
DR3 have positive caustic velocities, making them fundamentally different than the phase-mixed chevrons found in simulations
at late times. Roughly 20 per cent of the stars in the prograde local stellar halo are associated with the observed caustics. Based
on a simple phase-mixing model, the observed number of caustics are consistent with a merger that occurred 1–2 Gyr ago.
We also compare the observed phase-space distribution to FIRE-2 Latte simulations of GSE-like mergers, using a quantitative
measurement of phase mixing (2D causticality). The observed local phase-space distribution best matches the simulated data
1–2 Gyr after collision, and certainly not later than 3 Gyr. This is further evidence that the progenitor of the ‘last major merger’
did not collide with the MW proto-disc at early times, as is thought for the GSE, but instead collided with the MW disc within
the last few Gyr, consistent with the body of work surrounding the VRM.
Describing and Interpreting an Immersive Learning Case with the Immersion Cub...Leonel Morgado
Current descriptions of immersive learning cases are often difficult or impossible to compare. This is due to a myriad of different options on what details to include, which aspects are relevant, and on the descriptive approaches employed. Also, these aspects often combine very specific details with more general guidelines or indicate intents and rationales without clarifying their implementation. In this paper we provide a method to describe immersive learning cases that is structured to enable comparisons, yet flexible enough to allow researchers and practitioners to decide which aspects to include. This method leverages a taxonomy that classifies educational aspects at three levels (uses, practices, and strategies) and then utilizes two frameworks, the Immersive Learning Brain and the Immersion Cube, to enable a structured description and interpretation of immersive learning cases. The method is then demonstrated on a published immersive learning case on training for wind turbine maintenance using virtual reality. Applying the method results in a structured artifact, the Immersive Learning Case Sheet, that tags the case with its proximal uses, practices, and strategies, and refines the free text case description to ensure that matching details are included. This contribution is thus a case description method in support of future comparative research of immersive learning cases. We then discuss how the resulting description and interpretation can be leveraged to change immersion learning cases, by enriching them (considering low-effort changes or additions) or innovating (exploring more challenging avenues of transformation). The method holds significant promise to support better-grounded research in immersive learning.
Describing and Interpreting an Immersive Learning Case with the Immersion Cub...
Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) are being upscaled in Ethiopia and other African countries
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in the margins
§ CBBP have resulted in measurable genetic gains
and positively impacted livelihoods of the
smallholder communities.
§ Full package of innovations for outscaling in
Ethiopia and elsewhere is being developed.
§ Many countries in Africa are adopting CBBPs.
Community-based breeding programs
(CBBPs) are being upscaled in
Ethiopia and other African countries
POVERTY REDUCTION,
LIVELIHOODS & JOBS
Partners
Regional Agricultural Research Institutes in
Ethiopia, Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia,
Tanzanian Livestock Research Institute; NARS
in Burkina Faso, Liberia, Malawi, South Africa,
Uganda
Outcomes
• CBBP has become the Ethiopia government’s
strategy of choice for small ruminant genetic
improvement. The program was incorporated in
the country’s livestock master plan, receiving a
USD 560,000 investment to upscale across the
country.
• The genetic gains and socio-economic successes
of the programs have led to their adoption and
implementation by various partners in Uganda,
Malawi, Liberia, South Africa and Burkina Faso.
The CGIAR Research Program on Livestock thanks all donors &
organizations which globally support its work through their contributions
to the CGIAR Trust Fund. cgiar.org/funders
This document is licensed for use under the Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 International Licence. June 2020
Top ranked bucks with their award rosettes in Maksegnit (Gondar)
community-based breeding program
Context
• Several pilot CBBPs have been implemented in
Ethiopia since 2010, producing measurable
genetic changes and positive livelihood impacts
on the communities.
• To reach impact at scale, CBBPs need to cover a
larger population and area. Thus, improved
genetics produced in the CBBPs need to be
disseminated to a wider area through either
natural mating or reproductive biotechnologies
like artificial insemination.
Our innovative approach
• Participatory breeding plans are at the heart of
CBBPs.
• Innovative reproductive biotechnology tools used
to disseminate improved sheep and goat genetics.
• Methodological framework developed to scale
CBBPs.
• Facilitation of well-functioning breeder
cooperatives identified as a key factor of success.
Future steps
• Certification of improved genetics and animal
identification systems need to be fully developed
for Ethiopia.
• Nation-wide upscaling strategy to be developed
and implemented with development partners.
• Application of genomic tools in CBBPs for faster
genetic gains.
Aynalem Haile, Tesfaye Getachew,
Mourad Rekik, Joram Mwacharo,
Barbara Rischkowsky, ICARDA
a.haile@cgiar.org
Genetics Flagship