New partnership platform for better impact on poverty in northwest Vietnam

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Jules Mateo • Leave a comment

This article was originally written by Mai Thanh Tu for the Humidtropics blog. Reposted here with permission. Northwest Vietnam is a mountainous area bordering China to the north and Lao PDR to the south. About 30 ethnic minorities with distinct languages and traditions, including cultivation practices live in the area, the most populous groups being Thai, … Continue reading →

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ILRI contributes chapters in new book on One Health approach to sanitation and institutional research

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Jules Mateo • 1 Comment

Researchers at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are among the authors of a new book on One Health: The theory and practice of integrated health approaches published by CABI in March 2015. Continue reading →

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Vietnam and Laos-based project on climate-sensitive diseases holds planning workshop in Hanoi

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Jules Mateo • Leave a comment

The ‘Surveillance and early-warning systems for climate-sensitive diseases in Vietnam and Laos,’ or Pestforecast project team recently held its second planning workshop on 19-21 March 2015 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Continue reading →

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New project reviewing greenhouse gas emissions in Vietnam’s agricultural systems starts

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Jules Mateo • Leave a comment

A new project led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and other partners including the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), WorldFish and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is aiming to estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture in Vietnam.
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South Vietnam study shows pig production still most profitable in country’s livestock sector

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Jules Mateo • Leave a comment

Originally posted on ILRI policies, instititions and livelihoods program:
A local slaughterhouse worker in Vietnam cools down pigs with the help of a hose (photo credit: ILRI/Andrew Nguyen). Under the REVALTER project, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), with other partners including French and Vietnamese research organizations, is working to improve livestock development in Vietnam,…

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Wallowing in numbers to calculate costs and profits in Vietnamese pig value chains

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Jules Mateo • Leave a comment

Originally posted on CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish:
Three weeks ago, I traveled to Vietnam to provide methodological support on how to calculate production costs, margins and profits in value chains as part of the REVALTER project on future prospects for livestock in Vietnam. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has partnered with…

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ILRI@40 celebrations in Hanoi focus on opportunities for ‘One Health’ in livestock research

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Jules Mateo • Leave a comment

This year (2014) is a milestone for the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) as it marks 40 years of livestock research. On 1 October, ILRI headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya marked ‘ILRI@40’ with a conference on livestock-based options for development.

Two weeks later, on 13 October, ILRI in East and Southeast Asia celebrated 40 years of ILRI’s research by holding a gala dinner at Melia Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam on the sidelines of a three-day One Health workshop, which ILRI co-organized. Continue reading →

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Hanoi workshop seeks unified vision on approach on One Health

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Jules Mateo • Leave a comment

What is One Health? Why is it important to talk about it? And why should we use it in livestock sector development? These questions were addressed in-depth at the European–Southeast Asian experts One Health in action workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam on 13-15 October 2014. Continue reading →

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ACIAR newsletter highlights ILRI project on risk assessment for improved food safety in Vietnam

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Paul Karaimu • Leave a comment

Hmong butchers selling pig meat from the indigenous Hmong black pig, recognizable from its thick layer of fat below the skin, Bac Ha, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam (photo credit: ILRI/Jo Cadilhon). The July 2014 issue of Partners Magazine, the flagship publication of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), features an article on an … Continue reading →

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Beyond the (agricultural) field of vision: Situational analysis in northwest Vietnam

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Paul Karaimu • Leave a comment

The International Livestock Research Institute in collaboration with CGIAR and national partners, and as part of the Humidtropics CGIAR Research Program, has released ‘A situational analysis of agricultural production and marketing and natural resources management systems in northwest Vietnam,’ to l guide future activities of the Humidtropics program. Continue reading →

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