The 15th issue of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) East and Southeast Asia newsletter is now available. It provides an overview of the activities from July to December 2023 as well as the upcoming activities in the first half of 2024. Continue reading
Category Archives: Philippines
Advancing One Health in Southeast Asia: workshop highlights strategies for implementation and investment
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) recently organized a workshop in Bangkok, Thailand on 19-20 December 2023 to address pressing global health challenges in Southeast Asia. Continue reading
ASEAN and CGIAR program to boost Agri-food innovation
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)-CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program was launched at the 45th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 4 October 2023. This initiative is set to boost integrated innovations and enhance the resilience of ASEAN’s agri-food systems in the face of climate change. Continue reading
Applying participatory approaches to solve agricultural problems: A blended learning course on innovation platforms piloted at Philippine workshop
Organized by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), an ILRI partner in the region, ‘Innovation platforms, rural advisory services and knowledge management toward inclusive and sustainable agricultural and rural development (ISARD): A forum–workshop’ was held on 17–19 May 2016 in Los Baños, Philippines. Continue reading
ILRI and Southeast Asia partners make plans for improved native pig farming in Vietnam and the Philippines
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners in Southeast Asia have started a series of market research and value chain improvement efforts aimed at improving smallholder pig farming in the Philippines and Vietnam. Continue reading
Hoping for a win-win: Livestock interventions discussed at the climate-smart agriculture workshop
‘Better-fed animals have lower emissions intensities’, said Polly Ericksen, a senior scientist and program leader of Livestock Systems and Environment (LSE) program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), during a regional workshop on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies’ in Manila, Philippines on 2-4 June 2015. Continue reading