In July 2018, scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) supported a range of capacity development activities during the Global Health Institute 2018 program. Continue reading
Category Archives: Food Safety
Translating food safety research into policy action in Vietnam
Originally posted on ILRI news:
The agri-food sector, particularly livestock, plays an important role in the economy, livelihoods and nutritional security of Vietnamese people. Regular consumption of pork makes it an integral part of Vietnam’s diverse and rich culinary tradition. Typically eaten daily with steamed rice and vegetables, pork is an affordable as well as…
A4NH / Food Safety / Laos / LIVESTOCKCRP / Southeast Asia
ILRI researchers carry out initial survey of pork-borne diseases in southern Laos
A survey of pig populations in southern Laos was carried out in March 2018 as part of ongoing efforts to enhance collaboration between the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners toward strengthening food safety in the country.
Vietnam begins carrying out new measures in managing risks to food safety
The Government of Vietnam has started strengthening coordination among ministries, engaging the private sector and social organizations, improving risk communications to raise awareness of the public, and developing the capacity of laboratory networks to better manage food safety risks. Continue reading
A4NH / Agri-Health / AHH / Food Safety / ILRI / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam
ILRI policy brief on food safety in the smallholder pig value chain in Vietnam
This brief seeks to help national and provincial policymakers in better managing food safety along the smallholder pig value chain in Vietnam. It proposes costeffective, practical interventions based on the evidence of the research project ‘Improving food safety in the smallholder pig value chain in Vietnam’, known as PigRISK. Continue reading
A4NH / Food Safety / Southeast Asia / Vietnam
Markets in Vietnam: A snapshot of transforming food systems
The 2018 Program Management Committee meeting for the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (http://a4nh.cgiar.org/) was held in Hanoi from March 20-23.
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New project to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam’s pig sector
A two-year project that will assess veterinary health management and veterinary drug use in Vietnamese pig farms has been launched. The project will be implemented from February 2018 to January 2020 in Bac Ninh Province. Continue reading
A4NH / AHH / Cambodia / Capacity Strengthening / Food Safety / Gender / ILRI / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam
Bridging the gender gap in livestock projects in Vietnam and Cambodia
Thirty researchers from the ‘Safe Food, Fair Food for Cambodia’ and the ‘Market-based approaches to improving the safety of pork in Vietnam’, or SafePork, projects learned how to ensure gender is integrated into livestock value chains to improve farmers livelihoods.
A4NH / AHH / Cambodia / EcoHealth / Food Safety / ILRI / Southeast Asia
Collaboration between government and researchers to improve food safety in Cambodia
Expanding a ministerial-level food safety working group to influence food safety policy and enhancing collaboration between government and food safety researchers will help strengthen food safety in Cambodia. These were the views of animal health and food safety experts who gathered on 14 December 2017 in Phnom Penh to explore ways of developing the capacity … Continue reading
The nexus between One Health, nutrition and food safety
One Health is a useful paradigm for framing complex public health issues. Applying its approaches contributes to improvements in animal and human health, addressing new global and public health challenges collaboratively and improving veterinary and human health education and training. Continue reading
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