Category Archives: Value Chains

Cùng nhìn lại hành trình hợp tác ILRI–NIAS: Hướng tới ngành chăn nuôi bền vững hơn tại Việt Nam
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Cùng nhìn lại hành trình hợp tác ILRI–NIAS: Hướng tới ngành chăn nuôi bền vững hơn tại Việt Nam

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Năm 2025 đánh dấu gần ba thập kỷ hợp tác giữa Viện Chăn nuôi (NIAS) và Viện Nghiên cứu Chăn nuôi Quốc tế (ILRI). Đây là một hành trình gắn bó, hợp tác và sẻ chia, đóng góp một phần vào sự phát triển của ngành chăn nuôi Việt Nam. Continue reading →

Transforming livelihoods through livestock farmer groups in Northwest Vietnam
Agriculture / Cattle / CGIAR / East and Southeast Asia / Gender / Livelihoods / Livestock / Markets / Pigs / PIL / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam

Transforming livelihoods through livestock farmer groups in Northwest Vietnam

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The CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition, and Gender Inclusion (SAPLING) was launched in Vietnam in 2022 and aims to transform the livestock sector in Son La Province by the end of 2024. Known locally as ‘Chăn-hênh,’ the initiative focuses on addressing the challenges faced by ethnic minority communities through five intervention work packages. A significant aspect of Chăn-hênh’s strategy is the formation and support of livestock farmer groups (FGs), which provide forums for capacity development and market access. Continue reading →

Strengthening disease surveillance in Vietnam: Insights from a ‘FarmVetCare’ mobile application training
Agriculture / AHH / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Disease Control / East and Southeast Asia / ILRI / Livestock / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

Strengthening disease surveillance in Vietnam: Insights from a ‘FarmVetCare’ mobile application training

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Technological innovations are at the forefront of reshaping industries across the world today including in the veterinary industry. With support from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners, the ‘FarmVetCare’ mobile application is being tested to prevent and manage animal and zoonotic disease outbreaks in Vietnam. Continue reading →

CGIAR One Health Initiative pilots a ‘rating’ system to improve pork safety in traditional markets in Vietnam
Agri-Health / Agriculture / AHH / CGIAR / East and Southeast Asia / Food Safety / ILRI / Markets / Meat / Pigs / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

CGIAR One Health Initiative pilots a ‘rating’ system to improve pork safety in traditional markets in Vietnam

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Every year on 3 November, International One Health Day serves as a global platform, highlighting the intricate nexus between human, animal, and environmental well-being. This year, under the theme, ‘Connecting Air, Land, and Water,’ the CGIAR One Health Initiative (OHI) underscores the critical need for interdisciplinary collaborations to tackle multi-faceted challenges that transcend national boundaries. The OHI is deeply involved in the One Health research addressing zoonotic diseases, food safety, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).  Continue reading →

Unlocking livestock development potential: stakeholder meeting fuels progress for Vietnam’s ethnic minorities
Animal Health / Cattle / CGIAR / East and Southeast Asia / Feeds / Food Safety / Gender / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / Livelihoods / Livestock / Markets / Meat / Pigs / PIL / Research / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam

Unlocking livestock development potential: stakeholder meeting fuels progress for Vietnam’s ethnic minorities

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Livestock sector experts gathered in Phu Yen District, Son La Province on 21 June 2023, to discuss strategies for transforming the sector and improving the lives of these communities.  Continue reading →

Media workshop on food safety reporting held in Vietnam to commemorate World Food Safety Day
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Media workshop on food safety reporting held in Vietnam to commemorate World Food Safety Day

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To celebrate the 4th World Food Safety Day (7 June 2022), a media workshop targeting over 40 Vietnamese reporters and researchers from different disciplines (public health, animal health, agriculture) was organized this morning in Hanoi. The ‘Deliver food safety messages to the community: an integrating approach between researchers and journalists – the case of animal-sourced food’ workshop discussed ways of better communicating food safety messages to the public. Continue reading →

New One CGIAR initiative to transform livestock productivity, nutrition and gender inclusion in northwest Vietnam
Agriculture / Animal Breeding / Animal Diseases / Animal Feeding / Animal Health / Cattle / East and Southeast Asia / Forages / Gender / ILRI / Launch / Livelihoods / Livestock / Markets / Pigs / policy / Poultry / Research / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam

New One CGIAR initiative to transform livestock productivity, nutrition and gender inclusion in northwest Vietnam

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A two-day workshop, 20-21 April 2022, kicked off the One CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion (SAPLING) in Son La Province, Northwest Vietnam. The workshop brought together 80 key stakeholders from the province including local authorities, farmers, researchers, private sector actors and the SAPLING team to discuss ways to make the livestock sector in Northwest Vietnam more productive, resilient, equitable and sustainable. Continue reading →

Science and technology: a driving force in sustainable agricultural development
Advocacy / East and Southeast Asia / Food Safety / Forages / ILRI / Interview / Livestock / Research / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

Science and technology: a driving force in sustainable agricultural development

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Drastic changes in the agro-forestry-fisheries sector have been seen in recent years because of scientific research, technical advances, and modern agricultural production and processing technologies. With cooperation and support from agricultural research institutes worldwide, a number of research products have been applied in Vietnam, resulting in increased incomes for farmers and sustainable agricultural development. VnEconomy sought the opinions of international partners cooperating in agricultural scientific research in Vietnam about the achievements and challenges as well as the prospects in the future. Continue reading →

Art exhibition showcases artist and farmer view of livestock development in Vietnam
Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Crop-Livestock / East and Southeast Asia / Feeds / Forages / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / Launch / Livelihoods / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Markets / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam

Art exhibition showcases artist and farmer view of livestock development in Vietnam

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About 120 artworks and photos on livestock from the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum and the Livestock-led Interventions towards Equitable Livelihoods and Improved Environment in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam, otherwise known as the Li-chăn project, will be displayed in an exhibition to be launched virtually and physically in Mai Son District, Son La Province in the Northwest of Vietnam on 12 October 2021. Continue reading →

Engaging key stakeholders towards a CGIAR sustainable animal productivity initiative in Vietnam
Agriculture / Animal Health / Cattle / CGIAR / Crop-Livestock / East and Southeast Asia / Feeds / Forages / ILRI / Livelihoods / Livestock / Pigs / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam

Engaging key stakeholders towards a CGIAR sustainable animal productivity initiative in Vietnam

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To implement its 2030 research and innovation strategy, the global research partnership CGIAR is developing a series of initiatives designed to achieve a world with sustainable and resilient food, land, and water systems that deliver more diverse, healthy, safe, sufficient and affordable diets, and ensure improved livelihoods and greater social equality, within planetary and regional … Continue reading →