Global food system delegates join a One Health learning journey in Vietnam

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Chi Nguyen • Leave a comment

A One Health approach for improved food safety, food security and sustainable food systems was explored by the 4th Global Conference of the Sustainable Food System Programme (SFSP) of the One Planet Network on 26 April 2023. About 40 delegates from 15 countries came to visit the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led One Health field site in Thai Nguyen Province, north of Vietnam. Continue reading →

Advocacy / Agriculture / Animal Health / Cambodia / CGIAR / East and Southeast Asia / Food Safety / Human Health / ILRI / Livestock / policy / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

ILRI research on zoonosis, food safety and antimicrobial resistance highlighted at the 2022 Global ODA Forum

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Chi Nguyen • Leave a comment

Food safety, zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and animal health research findings by scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners were presented at the 2022 Global ODA Forum for Sustainable Agricultural Development held 21–22 November 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. Continue reading →

Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Disease Control / India / Livestock / Pigs / South Asia / Vaccines

Exploring measures to curb the spread of African swine fever in northeast India

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Chi Nguyen • Leave a comment

Experts in India met in a recent regional workshop to design a comprehensive African swine fever (ASF) management plan in response to the negative impacts of the disease on the livelihoods of millions of farmers in the northeast of the country. Continue reading →

Advocacy / Animal Health / Collaboration / Disease Control / Food Safety / Livelihoods / Livestock / Nepal / Zoonotic Diseases

Nepal Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development explores collaboration opportunities with ILRI during visit to India

Posted on June 27, 2022 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

Collaboration opportunities to strengthen Nepal’s livestock sector were top of the agenda when Shri Mahindra Ray Yadav, Nepal’s minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development along with his private secretary, Dinesh Kumar Yadav, visited the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). During the courtesy call to the institute’s New Delhi office on 8 June 2022, Yadav and ILRI’s regional representative for South Asia, Rahman Habibar, discussed technical support in the livestock sector, capacity development and women’s empowerment. Continue reading →

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New One CGIAR initiative to transform livestock productivity, nutrition and gender inclusion in northwest Vietnam

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Chi Nguyen • Leave a comment

A two-day workshop, 20-21 April 2022, kicked off the One CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion (SAPLING) in Son La Province, Northwest Vietnam. The workshop brought together 80 key stakeholders from the province including local authorities, farmers, researchers, private sector actors and the SAPLING team to discuss ways to make the livestock sector in Northwest Vietnam more productive, resilient, equitable and sustainable. Continue reading →

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Thông cáo báo chí: Khởi động sáng kiến mới dựa vào chăn nuôi giúp cải thiện sinh kế, dinh dưỡng và hòa nhập giới ở vùng cao Tây Bắc

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Chi Nguyen • Leave a comment

Trong hai ngày 20-21 tháng 04 năm 2022 đã diễn ra hội thảo khởi động sáng kiến mới của One CGIAR ‘Sáng kiến năng suất chăn nuôi bền vững vì sinh kế, dinh dưỡng và hòa nhập giới’ (gọi tắt là SAPLING) tại tỉnh Sơn La. Hội thảo có sự tham dự của khoảng 80 đại biểu, là đại diện của chính quyền địa phương các cấp, nông dân, khu vực tư nhân, nhóm cán bộ nghiên cứu SAPLING nhằm tìm giải pháp giúp chuyển đổi ngành chăn nuôi ở khu vực Tây Bắc, giúp ngành chăn nuôi gia tăng năng suất, khả năng phục hồi, tính công bằng và bền vững hơn. Continue reading →

Animal Breeding / Animal Diseases / Animal Feeding / Animal Health / Capacity Strengthening / Cattle / East and Southeast Asia / Launch / Livelihoods / Livestock / Markets / Pigs / policy / Poultry / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

Press release: New livestock-based initiative launched for better livelihoods, nutrition and gender inclusion in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Chi Nguyen • Leave a comment

A two-day workshop, 20-21 April 2022, kicked off the One-CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion (or SAPLING) in Son La Province, Northwest Vietnam. The workshop brought together about 80 key stakeholders from Son La province including local authorities, farmers, private sector actors and the research program team to find ways to transform the livestock sector in Northwest Vietnam and make it more productive, resilient, equitable and sustainable. Continue reading →

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Media clippings: launch of a video report on the remarkable life of Dr Alexandre Yersin

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Chi Nguyen • Leave a comment

Clippings of key national print and online newspapers on the launch of a short video report on the remarkable life of Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943) that took place on 1 March 2022 are highlighted in this post. Continue reading →

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Virtual strategic consultation to prevent transboundary infectious disease spread in South Asia organized by ILRI

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Chi Nguyen • Leave a comment

A strategic consultation meeting to explore ways to prevent transboundary infectious diseases (TAD) from the livestock and poultry sectors of South Asian countries was jointly organized by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the Bangladesh Academy of Agriculture (BAAG) on 15 February 2022. Continue reading →

Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Crop-Livestock / East and Southeast Asia / Feeds / Forages / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / Launch / Livelihoods / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Markets / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam

Art exhibition showcases artist and farmer view of livestock development in Vietnam

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Chi Nguyen • Leave a comment

About 120 artworks and photos on livestock from the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum and the Livestock-led Interventions towards Equitable Livelihoods and Improved Environment in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam, otherwise known as the Li-chăn project, will be displayed in an exhibition to be launched virtually and physically in Mai Son District, Son La Province in the Northwest of Vietnam on 12 October 2021. Continue reading →

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