To address current challenges related to disease emergence in livestock and humans, new integrated approaches are needed to promote collaboration between actors and groups towards more effective control. Southeast Asia is considered a hotspot for diseases emergence as demonstrated by the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Such … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2014
A4NH / Agri-Health / AHH / Article / Food Safety / Southeast Asia / Vietnam
ACIAR newsletter highlights ILRI project on risk assessment for improved food safety in Vietnam
Hmong butchers selling pig meat from the indigenous Hmong black pig, recognizable from its thick layer of fat below the skin, Bac Ha, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam (photo credit: ILRI/Jo Cadilhon). The July 2014 issue of Partners Magazine, the flagship publication of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), features an article on an … Continue reading
HUMIDTROPICS / Markets / PIL / Report / Southeast Asia / Vietnam
Beyond the (agricultural) field of vision: Situational analysis in northwest Vietnam
The International Livestock Research Institute in collaboration with CGIAR and national partners, and as part of the Humidtropics CGIAR Research Program, has released ‘A situational analysis of agricultural production and marketing and natural resources management systems in northwest Vietnam,’ to l guide future activities of the Humidtropics program. Continue reading
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