Fifty researchers from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia benefited from meat inspection training workshops by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and German partners from the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Free University of Berlin (FBU) in November and December 2018. Continue reading
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Call for abstracts: Regional symposium on research into smallholder pig production, health, and pork safety
Authors are invited to submit abstracts for oral, poster presentations and panel discussion for the regional symposium on research into smallholder pig production, health, and pork safety that will be held 27-29 March 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Continue reading
Researchers explore use of ‘nudges’ to improve safety of pork in Vietnam
In a workshop of the ‘Market-based approach to improving the safety of pork in Vietnam’, or SafePORK project on 27 November 2018, 40 animal health experts discussed how the theory could be applied in SafePORK project sites. Continue reading
ILRI’s training program on analytical veterinary epidemiology to better control diseases in India
Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have trained more than 20 researchers from ICAR’s institutes, state agricultural universities and state animal husbandry departments on epidemiology concepts, data analysis and different frameworks for risk analysis and risk management that could improve disease control and prevention in … Continue reading
ILRI in East and Southeast Asia wishes you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year 2019
ILRI in East and Southeast Asia wishes you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year 2019. Continue reading
Publications update from ILRI East and Southeast Asia, July-December 2018
We would like to share with partners the list of publications of ILRI East and Southeast Asia publicized from January to June 2018 and we hope to hear from you. Thank you. Continue reading
Livestock data community zeroes in on big challenges
In November 2018 the Livestock Data for Decisions (LD4D) Community of Practice met in Hanoi, Vietnam, to discuss big questions in the livestock data sphere, assess progress to date on collaborative working groups, and map out next steps.
Senior Myanmar livestock official visits ILRI’s Nairobi headquarter to discuss possible research partnerships
Ye Tun Win, the head of the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department in Myanmar’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI), discussed potential collaborative opportunities with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, in late November 2018. Continue reading
NIHE–ILRI agreement to deepen cooperation in research for development in Vietnam
On 26 Nov 2018, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) of Vietnam and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) signed a memorandum of agreement that will pave way for deepening their collaboration in research for development. Continue reading
Livestock advocacy and communication: Making a greater whole
Originally posted on ILRI news:
Shirley Tarawali, assistant director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), spoke about how to advocate more effectively for livestock at the Livestock Data for Decisions (LD4D) Community of Practice meeting held this week in Vietnam. The meeting, hosted by ILRI, brought together scientists, donors and policymakers to generate…