To promote a sustainable and improved use of animal genetic resources in developing countries, ILRI in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and supported by Sida (Sweden), launched a project training the trainers, for national agricultural research systems (NABS) scientists (national university teachers and researchers) in developing countries.

This report presents a discussion among IWMI?s Asian researchers on the strategy for policy research on canal irrigation in India.

This study was conducted at Ginchi watershed in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia to evaluate the
physical, chemical and microbiological quality of livestock drinking waters during dry, short rain and wet
seasons. Purposive sampling technique was used to obtain samples. Data were collected and analyzed using
descriptive statistics. The analysis showed that the overall mean concentrations (mg/l) were 298.33 TDS, 8.0
pH, 15.78 Na, 2.9 K,128.22 CaCO , 40.89 Ca, 6.32 Mg, 0.26 F, 5.38 Cl, 0.03 NO , 5.68 NO , 2.67 CO 146 alkalinity,
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Presents papers on inventory of animal feed resources in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Burundi, Madagascar, Botswana, Swaziland and Mozambique, research and development experiences in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Zimbabwe; socioeconomic aspects of feed resources; and regional/sub-regional research programmes.