Urgent action needed to close the ‘livestock data gap’ to address poverty and food insecurity
Data / Knowledge and Information / Livestock / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

Urgent action needed to close the ‘livestock data gap’ to address poverty and food insecurity

From 28-30 November 2018, the meeting of the Livestock Data for Decisions (LD4D) Community of Practice brings together key people from academia, NGOs, donor agencies and industry to address the challenge of missing or poor data, and develop innovative approaches to inform policies and investments in the livestock sector. Continue reading

New project to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam’s pig sector
A4NH / AHH / EcoHealth / Food Safety / ILRI / Launch / Livestock / Pigs / Project / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

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

ILRI and Myanmar officials discuss collaboration opportunities in livestock development
Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Myanmar / Partnerships / Southeast Asia

ILRI and Myanmar officials discuss collaboration opportunities in livestock development

A meeting between Ye Tun Win, director general for livestock at MOALI and Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), was held 17 November 2017 at the ILRI Hanoi office to identify how ILRI can support livestock development in Myanmar. Continue reading

Contributions of Southeast Asia’s livestock sector to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
ILRI / Livestock / Partnerships / SDG / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

Contributions of Southeast Asia’s livestock sector to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

A Science and Partnership Workshop 2017: The Role of Livestock in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia being held 16 November 2017 in Hanoi brought together 60 leading livestock experts and policymakers from 8 Asian countries. The experts discussed ways to strengthen the many current and potential contributions of the region’s livestock sector to sustainable livelihoods and to the prosperity of 100 million people in the region. Continue reading

Policy dialogue to enhance inclusive policies in Vietnam’s smallholder pig sector
AHH / Disease Control / Food Safety / ILRI / Livestock / Pigs / policy / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam

Policy dialogue to enhance inclusive policies in Vietnam’s smallholder pig sector

Held on 4 August 2017 in Nghe An Province, the discussion explored ways in which appropriate policies, strategies and institutional arrangements can spur smallholder pig production and food safety in the country. The meeting was funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and co-organized by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) and the Hanoi University of Public Health (HUPH). Continue reading

Exploring collaboration opportunities in visit to India foot-and-mouth disease research facility
Animal Diseases / Disease Control / ILRI / India / Livestock / Partnerships / Research / South Asia

Exploring collaboration opportunities in visit to India foot-and-mouth disease research facility

On 20 June 2017, Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) along with Habibar Rahman, ILRI’s regional representative for South Asia, visited the International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease (ICFMD), a state-of-the-art high containment BSL3Ag laboratory facility in Bhubaneswar, India. Continue reading

Workshop identifies challenges, strategies for improving food safety
A4NH / Animal Diseases / Food Safety / ILRI / Livestock / Zoonotic Diseases

Workshop identifies challenges, strategies for improving food safety

The workshop “Better Targeting Food Safety Investments in Low and Middle Income Countries,” hosted by the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), brought together policymakers, researchers, donors, and others to delve into the challenges impeding poor people’s access to safe foods throughout the world. Continue reading