Chris Jones

Chris Jones

Program Leader, Feed and Forage Development

Chris Jones (UK) is program leader for feed and forage development, a multidisciplinary research program involving a team of plant molecular biologists, physiologists and geneticists, and animal nutrition scientists. His work is directed towards accelerating the genetic improvement of feed and forage species in support of livestock production in developing countries. He has a PhD from the University of Dundee and has researched all aspects of plant biotechnology from academic to highly commercially driven projects. He Joined ILRI in July 2015 from the New Zealand Crown Research Institute, AgResearch.

My Blog Posts

Buffalo at a watering point on a farm in Sunsari District, Nepal (photo credit: ILRI/Yanamani Nepal).

ILRI News

NEXUS Gains Initiative to develop strategy for efficient dairy production in water-stressed region of Nepal

Sintayehu Bashahyider feeds his sheep in front of his home

ILRI News

Livestock feed stakeholders call for better access to accurate feed analysis in Ethiopia

My Publications

Evaluation of Rhodes grass collection at Bishoftu field site for forage biomass and feed quality traits

  • Teressa, Alemayehu
  • Muktar, Meki S.
  • Jones, Christopher S.

Gendered assessment of the livestock feeding system across three agroecologies of Mali

  • Amole, Tunde A.
  • Sow, Ahmadou
  • Adekeye, Adetayo
  • Dione, Michel M.
  • Duncan, Alan J.
  • Jones, Christopher S.

National Variety Trial of promising Napier grass genotypes across different agro-ecologies of Ethiopia

  • Teressa, Alemayehu
  • Muktar, Meki S.
  • Jones, Christopher S.

Promotion of improved Napier grass varieties, farmers field days and training on forage production and use in Ethiopia

  • Teressa, Alemayehu
  • Muktar, Meki S.
  • Dejene, Mesfin
  • Mohammed, Kadir
  • Feyissa, Fekede
  • Jones, Christopher S.

Report on disease surveillance and farmers’ knowledge of major cultivated forage diseases

  • Dawit, Woubit
  • Mulatu, Fikerte
  • Eshete, Yesuf
  • Hirko, Mignote
  • Teressa, Alemayehu
  • Muchugi, Alice
  • Jones, Christopher S.
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Whole genome resequencing of a global collection of Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) to explore global population structure and QTL governing yield and feed quality traits

  • Teshome, Abel
  • Lire, Hailu
  • Higgins, J.
  • Olango, Temesgen
  • Habte, Habte
  • Negawo, Alemayehu Teressa
  • Muktar, Shehabu Meki
  • Assefa, Yilikal
  • Pereira, J.F.
  • Azevedo, A.S.
  • Machado, J.C.
  • Nyamongo, D.S.
  • Zhang, J.
  • Qi, Y.
  • Anderson, W.
  • De Vega, J.
  • Jones, Christopher S.
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