Around 130 leaders, researchers, investors, government, and private sector representatives in Vietnam gathered in Hanoi and join virtually to identify solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing the food systems of the country. The feedback from the national partners will be reported to the first-ever UN Food Systems Summit in September to strategize the actions for positive change in agri-food systems to realize the Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regions
ILRI launches livestock research for development programs in Nepal
Bimal Kumar Nirmal, acting secretary in Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD), officially launched ILRI’s livestock research programs in the country on 23 April 2021 at an inception meeting hosted by ILRI and MoALD in Kathmandu. Continue reading
Vietnam launches second phase of One Health partnership for zoonoses control
To strengthen ongoing work in the control of zoonotic diseases, or diseases transmitted from animals to humans, in Vietnam, the second phase of the framework for One Health Partnership for Zoonoses (OHP), was officially launched in Hanoi on 23 March 2021. This initiative by the Vietnamese government will run from 2021 to 2025. Continue reading
ILRI fellowship offers emerging researchers hands-on learning in using the One Health approach
A fellowship program by the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is giving young Southeast Asian researchers hands-on experience in using the One Health approach to tackle zoonotic diseases in developing-country contexts. Continue reading
ILRI releases training manuals on best practices for strengthening livestock value chains in Assam, India
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has released a set of training manuals on best practices for improving the quality and safety of informal dairy and pork value chains in Assam, India. Continue reading
Available now: Issue 6 of ILRI South Asia Newsletter
The sixth issue of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) South Asia newsletter is now available. It provides an overview of the activities of this region from July to December 2020. Continue reading
Issue 9 of ILRI East and Southeast Asia newsletter out now
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
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
BMZ-funded project to share recommendations for enhancing pork safety and adoption of local pigs in rural Vietnam
In late 2020, animal and human health experts gathered in Hoa Binh Province, in northwest Vietnam, to discuss ways of disseminating the findings and recommendations of the now concluded two-year ‘Safer indigenous pork and healthier ethnic minorities in Vietnam through better management of parasitic pig-borne diseases’ project. Continue reading
Press release: Livestock research institute opens new office in Nepal
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) announced the opening of a new office in Kathmandu, Nepal on 18 January 2021. Continue reading