Integrating technology development with value chain development in a Mega Program

Value chain development and how it could be best linked to technology development was one of the ‘hot’ issues debated at the recent ILRI-hosted livestock fish Mega Program stakeholder meeting. To help focus the conversations, colleagues from ICARDA and the WorldFish Center illustrated real-life value chain development and how they interface with the envisaged technology … Continue reading →

Week 4: Linking technology generation to value chain development

In this 4th week of our e-consultation, we would like to turn the focus to another critical feature of our proposed Mega Program on livestock and fish, namely how will our technology generation work link to the value chain development efforts (see also some ideas shared at the recent Addis Ababa stakeholder meeting). As explained … Continue reading →

Face to face consultation: Notes from a visit to Uganda

Uganda Stakeholder Consultation on CGIAR Megaprogram 3.7 on Livestock and Fish on ‘More Meat, Milk, and Fish By and For the Poor’ Consultation meeting organized by ILRI, WorldFish, CIAT, and ICARDA, Uganda, 20 August 2010 A series of consultations that took place between 17th and 20th August to explore opportunities for focussing on fish value chains in Uganda. … Continue reading →