We would like to share with partners the list of publications of ILRI East and Southeast Asia publicized from January to June 2017 and we really hope to hear from you. Continue reading
Category Archives: Southeast Asia
Vietnam Institute of Animal Science and ILRI to enhance collaboration in livestock research
The Vietnam National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are enhancing their collaboration to further advance livestock research in the country. Staff from the two organizations recently reviewed the key achievements of their partnership, which started in 2009, and discussed areas for further cooperation. The meeting, on 27 June … Continue reading
Agriculture / Animal Breeding / Animal Feeding / Crop-Livestock / ILRI / Livelihoods / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Pigs / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam
Exploring ways of uplifting pig farmers’ livelihoods in northwest Vietnam
On 30 May 2017, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) co-hosted a stakeholder workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam. At the workshop, participants discussed research findings from a scoping study on improving pig value chains in the region and the objectives of a new research project which will assess how smallholder farmers in northwest Vietnam can add value to pig production by using maize grains as feed. Continue reading
Agri-Health / Animal Health / Food Safety / ILRI / Livestock / Pigs / Project / Research / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam
Vietnam PigRISK project team shares findings on improving food safety in pig value chains
At the workshops, the project team reported key results of PigRISK achieved from June 2012 to May 2017 which focused on assessing food safety issues such as microbiological risk assessment of Salmonella, assessment of heavy metals and antibiotics residue in carcasses and feed, risk factors of contaminations along the value chains; and overall assessment of animal (pig) production and health. Continue reading
Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Collaboration / EcoHealth / Emerging Diseases / Event / ILRI / Livestock / Pigs / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases
New project on health surveillance of novel respiratory viruses kicks off in Vietnam
A training workshop on emerging respiratory virus threats was organized 10-13 April 2017 in Hanoi, Vietnam. A primary objective of the research projects is to examine the ecology of four types of respiratory viruses circulating in the north of Vietnam including influenza A, B, C, and D, adenoviruses, coronaviruses, and enteroviruses. Secondary objectives include infrastructure development through capacity building of diagnostics among Vietnamese professionals in the animal and human sectors within a One Health context. Continue reading
A4NH / Agri-Health / Agriculture / Food Safety / ILRI / Markets / Pigs / policy / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam
A deep dive inside Vietnam’s pork foodshed to determine food safety issues and their practical resolutions
Originally posted on ILRI news:
Selling pork at a traditional ‘wet’ market in Hung Yen province, northern Vietnam (photo credit: ILRI/HUPH/Ngan Tran). Pork meat sold in Vietnam has been found by researchers to commonly carry bacteria that could cause disease—but they also found that the risk of that meat sickening people is largely reduced due…
A4NH / Agri-Health / AHH / Food Safety / Pigs / policy / Southeast Asia / Vietnam
Making livestock foods safe—Lessons from Vietnam on what works—and what doesn’t
Originally posted on ILRI news:
At the Sunday market in Sapa, northern Vietnam, women butcher hogs slaughtered outside of town but still steaming when they start working on them at the market (image via Flickr/Kurt Johnson). From ‘Background’ ‘Food-borne diseases and food poisonings are attracting a lot of attention in Vietnam due to repeated episodes…
Agriculture / Asia / CGIAR / China / HUMIDTROPICS / ILRI / Innovation Systems / Intensification / Laos / PIL / Research / SLS / Southeast Asia / Vietnam
Implementing integrated systems research for sustainable smallholder agriculture in the Central Mekong
This book summarizes the achievements as well as some of the challenges faced while implementing integrated systems research to support the sustainable development of smallholder farming in the uplands of the Mekong region. It describes how CGIAR centers and national and local partners collaborated to test options to increase farm productivity in the Central Highlands … Continue reading
A4NH / Agri-Health / AHH / Asia / CCAFS / CGIAR / Emerging Diseases / ILRI / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases
One Health, many tools for forecasting climate-sensitive diseases in Vietnam
A team of researchers from ILRI and national climate, agricultural and health (human, animal and plant) institutes, is developing forecasting systems in Vietnam for three climate-sensitive zoonotic diseases, Japanese encephalitis, leptospirosis and aflatoxin-associated diseases. Titled, “Pestforecast: Surveillance and early-warning systems for climate-sensitive diseases in Vietnam”, the four-year project which started in 2015, is supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in Southeast Asia. Continue reading
AHH / East and Southeast Asia / EcoHealth / ILRI / Innovation Systems / Livestock-Water / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Water
On better water use and reuse: ‘One Water, One Health’ panel at Singapore International Water Week
The Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), held 10–14 July 2016, brought together several stakeholders in the international water industry to exchange best practices, showcase latest technologies and promote business opportunities. Continue reading
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