ILRI and livestock research in Asia - Synergy between technology and public policy is key
Channel: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Date: 2014-10-15

To mark 40 years international livestock research, Purvi Mehta (ILRI India) talks with Professor M.S. Swaminathan. He reflects on the reasons for the establishment of ILRI and its predecessors ILCA and ILRAD and he explains why livestock are important in India and South Asia.. Referring to India's dairy revolution, he says that "if you bring all the ingredients together - breeding to feeding to marketing, processing and selling, we can achieve very high growth rates."