The International Livestock Research Institute

This paper first presents the mission of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), how ILRI was created, where the headquarters and smaller teams are located. Then ILRI's strategy in South-East Asia is discussed and ILRI's research and development strategy in South East Asia to 2010 is examined. The paper also looks into the changing context of the livestock situation in Africa. The last topic of this paper is evolving ILRI role.