The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) East and Southeast Asia newsletter, issue July-December 2020 is now available. It provides an overview of the activities from July to December 2020 as well as the upcoming activities in the first six months of 2021. Continue reading
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Publications update from ILRI East and Southeast Asia, July-December 2020
We would like to share with our donors and partners the list of publications of ILRI East and Southeast Asia publicized from July to December 2020. Continue reading
Issue 8 of ILRI East and Southeast Asia newsletter now available
The eighth issue of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) East and Southeast Asia newsletter is now available. It provides an overview of the activities from January to June 2020 as well as the upcoming activities in the last six months of 2020. Continue reading
Millions of small pig farmers in Asia threatened by swine fever outbreak
Millions of small-scale pig farmers across Asia risk falling into poverty due to the rapid spread of African swine fever. Continue reading
More research on African swine fever is urgently needed: No cure, no vaccine and no treatment yet exists for this lethal pig disease
Originally posted on ILRI news:
Pigs at the Drestry Farm Industry commercial farm in Asia (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). African swine fever is a highly contagious viral disease affecting domestic and wild pigs. It kills nearly 100% of the pigs it infects. The good news is that the African swine fever virus does not infect…
ILRI to collaborate with Chinese Academy of Sciences in chicken genetics project
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Sino-Africa Joint Research Centre (SAJOREC) of the Chinese Academic Sciences (CAS) have started research collaboration in agriculture, biodiversity, geosciences, microbiology and resource management through the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project. Continue reading
Issue 3 of ILRI East and Southeast Asia Newsletter is now available
The third issue of the ILRI East and Southeast Asia newsletter is now available. It provides an overview of the activities from July to December 2017 as well as the upcoming activities in 2018. Continue reading
Implementing integrated systems research for sustainable smallholder agriculture in the Central Mekong
This book summarizes the achievements as well as some of the challenges faced while implementing integrated systems research to support the sustainable development of smallholder farming in the uplands of the Mekong region. It describes how CGIAR centers and national and local partners collaborated to test options to increase farm productivity in the Central Highlands … Continue reading
ILRI and Chinese partners launch new livestock projects, review ongoing research collaboration
A recent meeting (23 September 2016) between the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and ILRI further cemented the partnership between the two organizations when it reviewed five ongoing projects in China and launched three new ones. Continue reading
Developing capacity and South–South cooperation on livestock research: Beijing joint lab hosts three visiting scientists
Three scientists from South Asia are taking part in a six-week research visit at the Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources (JLLFGR) in Beijing, China. This lab is jointly run by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and has been operating since 2004. Continue reading