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Djikeng appointed Director General of ILRI and CGIAR Senior Director

March 21, 2023

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Board of Trustees and CGIAR recently appointed Appolinaire Djikeng as the Director General of ILRI and CGIAR Senior Director of Livestock-Based Systems.

Djikeng is a long-time member of the Global One Health initiative (GOHi) and spearheaded several research training activities in eastern Africa. He has served as a faculty mentor to the NIH D43 One Health Eastern Africa Research Training program and co-founded the International Congress on Pathogens at the Human Animal Interface (ICOPHAI).

"We are very delighted of Professor Djikeng's appointment as ILRI Director General. He is a highly deserving and outstanding choice who will bring strong scientific and leadership caliber to the organization and the communities it serves," GOHi Executive Director Wondwossen Gebreyes said.

Djikeng is a globally recognized expert in developing multidisciplinary, multi-institutional and global research and development programs focused on agriculture development, livestock development and human health.