Vietnamese partners further deliberate on setting up a One Health research centre for better policy impacts
A4NH / EcoHealth / ILRI / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

Vietnamese partners further deliberate on setting up a One Health research centre for better policy impacts

A recent meeting of Vietnamese One Health experts further deliberated on the modalities of establishing a national One Health centre that will bring together human and animal health sector experts in the country and advance the translation of One Health research into policy. Continue reading

Research for safer pork products in Vietnam
AHH / Disease Control / Food Safety / LIVESTOCKCRP / Pigs / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

Research for safer pork products in Vietnam

A two-day workshop, 7–8 September 2017, on the topic ‘Improving food safety along the pork value chain—lessons learned and ways forward’, kicked off at the Hanoi Hotel on Thursday morning to find ways to make sure that pig production, processing and sale of pork is safer. Continue reading

Tata Trusts team visit to ILRI Vietnam opens door for cooperation in pig production
ILRI / India / Pigs / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

Tata Trusts team visit to ILRI Vietnam opens door for cooperation in pig production

The study tour of the Tata Trusts delegation from 24-30 July 2017 aimed to share experiences of pig raising at grassroots level and of the pig value chain in Vietnam. The exchange provided a unique opportunity for the Tata Trusts team to interact with their counterparts to strengthen pig production in the two countries. Continue reading

CGIAR Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Program expands collaboration with Vietnam National Institute of Nutrition
A4NH / Agri-Health / ILRI / MoU / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

CGIAR Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Program expands collaboration with Vietnam National Institute of Nutrition

The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), which is led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the Vietnam National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen their collaboration in food safety research. Continue reading

Feed-based intensification training to improve dairy animal performance in Karnataka
Dairying / Feeds / ILRI / India / South Asia

Feed-based intensification training to improve dairy animal performance in Karnataka

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has trained more than 30 field veterinarians and district heads of the Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, of the government of Karnataka, India, on various feed-based technologies and practices that could improve dairy animal performance and reduce yield gap. Continue reading

Vietnam Institute of Animal Science and ILRI to enhance collaboration in livestock research
ILRI / Partnerships / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

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

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

Exploring ways of uplifting pig farmers’ livelihoods in northwest Vietnam
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