ILRI and Myanmar officials discuss collaboration opportunities in livestock development
Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Myanmar / Partnerships / Southeast Asia

ILRI and Myanmar officials discuss collaboration opportunities in livestock development

A meeting between Ye Tun Win, director general for livestock at MOALI and Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), was held 17 November 2017 at the ILRI Hanoi office to identify how ILRI can support livestock development in Myanmar. Continue reading

Contributions of Southeast Asia’s livestock sector to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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Contributions of Southeast Asia’s livestock sector to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

A Science and Partnership Workshop 2017: The Role of Livestock in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia being held 16 November 2017 in Hanoi brought together 60 leading livestock experts and policymakers from 8 Asian countries. The experts discussed ways to strengthen the many current and potential contributions of the region’s livestock sector to sustainable livelihoods and to the prosperity of 100 million people in the region. Continue reading

First empirical database of greenhouse gases emissions from the livestock sector in Vietnam
CCAFS / ILRI / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

First empirical database of greenhouse gases emissions from the livestock sector in Vietnam

A preliminary study in Ba Vi, a northwest district of Hanoi in 2017, provided indicators of livestock emission factors which could be compared with the estimated emission factors. The study was carried out by scientists from the Institute of Agricultural Environment (IAE), the Vietnam National University of Agriculture and ILRI who presented their findings at a seminar on ‘Greenhouse gases in livestock sector in Vietnam’ at ILRI’s Hanoi office on 19 October 2017. Continue reading

Animal health experts discuss approaches for tackling brucellosis in India
AHH / Disease Control / EcoHealth / ILRI / India / South Asia / Zoonotic Diseases

Animal health experts discuss approaches for tackling brucellosis in India

Towards the end of the peri-urban human animal environment interface (PeriMilk) project that the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has been implementing in India together with the Public Health Foundation of India and Indian universities, ILRI invited 30 brucellosis and animal health and zoonoses experts to a one-day workshop. Continue reading

Lancet Countdown 2017 report shows climate change already damaging health of millions globally
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Lancet Countdown 2017 report shows climate change already damaging health of millions globally

Originally posted on AgHealth:
The Lancet Countdown tracks progress on health and climate change and provides an independent assessment of the health effects of climate change, the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the health implications of these actions. The research evidence thus generated will help to inform decision-making and drive an accelerated policy response…

Vietnam partners propose One Health platform to translate research to policy and practice
A4NH / EcoHealth / ILRI / Partnerships / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

Vietnam partners propose One Health platform to translate research to policy and practice

The platform was initiated at a workshop that reviewed the achievements of a One Health partnership comprising the three organizations. At the 19 November 2017 meeting, ILRI, NIVR and HUPH reviewed One Health research activities in the country and discussed the future of One Health and their partnership modalities.

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Vietnam agriculture officials and CGIAR draw up priorities for joint research in 2018-2020
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Vietnam agriculture officials and CGIAR draw up priorities for joint research in 2018-2020

MARD shared its research objectives and development plans for the country’s agricultural sector, including possible areas of cooperation for 2018-2020. Priority areas of cooperation were identified and CGIAR centres in Vietnam updated the officials on their research achievement and plans in the country. Continue reading