
Chi Nguyen has 15 years of experience with nonprofit and communications sectors, specializing in the fields of rural development, environment, education, and children’s health and nutrition. Prior to joining ILRI, Chi worked as a Communications and Documentation Specialist for FHI360 in Vietnam (2013-2015) and Communications Officer for Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (2010-2012). Having solid background in journalism and communication, she has developed a number of strategic communication framework and products for these organizations. Chi holds a Bachelor of Culture and Linguistics from the National University of Hanoi.
My Projects
My Blog Posts
Enhancing food safety research in pork value chains: Strengthening skills through veterinary officer training in Vietnam
ILRI News
Unlocking livestock development potential: Stakeholder meeting fuels progress for Vietnam's ethnic minorities

ILRI News
Investing in upgraded pork offers opportunity to improve food safety and incomes in Vietnam

ILRI research on zoonosis, food safety and antimicrobial resistance highlighted at the 2022 Global ODA Forum

Media clippings: Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture – CGIAR forum on research and innovation for low emission agriculture and climate change adaptation and mitigation

ILRI News
SAPLING initiative’s stakeholder consultation proposes priority activities for northwest Vietnam

ILRI’s Jimmy Smith and Hung Nguyen recognized for their contributions to Vietnam’s agricultural and rural development

Tọa đàm báo chí: hỗ trợ nâng cao năng lực giúp giới truyền thông đưa tin về an toàn thực phẩm tại Việt Nam một cách chính xác hơn

Nghiên cứu mới cho thấy khả năng kháng kháng sinh của vi khuẩn Salmonella trong các mẫu thịt lợn tại các cửa hàng bán lẻ và cơ sở giết mổ ở Việt Nam

ILRI PhD Graduate Fellowship: Assessing wildlife value chain and interspecies transmission risk of zoonotic diseases using a One Health approach in Vietnam(Closing date: 26 May 2022)

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

Press release: New livestock-based initiative launched for better livelihoods, nutrition and gender inclusion in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam

Thông cáo báo chí: Khởi động sáng kiến mới dựa vào chăn nuôi giúp cải thiện sinh kế, dinh dưỡng và hòa nhập giới ở vùng cao Tây Bắc

Thông cáo báo chí: Câu chuyện về cuộc đời và sự nghiệp của bác sĩ Alexandre Yersin qua thước phim tài liệu truyền cảm hứng cho những người trẻ tuổi làm việc nhằm nâng cao sức khỏe cộng đồng

Press release: The story of the remarkable life of Alexandre Yersin is told in a new short video report meant to inspire young people to address public health

CGIAR strengthens partnerships and research with the Ministry of Agriculture for sustainable agricultural development in Vietnam

CGIAR strengthens partnerships and research with the Ministry of Agriculture for sustainable agricultural development in Vietnam

What is next after CGIAR A4NH in Vietnam: Promoting healthy diets through systematic food system transformation

New CGIAR initiative in Vietnam must bring sectors together and make One Health applicable at grassroots levels

Synergies in food systems transformation: CGIAR leads a dialogue with cross-sector stakeholders in Vietnam

BMZ-funded project to share recommendations for enhancing pork safety and adoption of local pigs in rural Vietnam

Community engagement a key to success in livestock systems transformation project in Northwest Vietnam

Vietnamese One Health partners commit to strengthening their collaboration during visit to research site

Food safety evidences and interventions from Cambodia’s Safe Food, Fair Food to reduce risks from animal-source foods

Are COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases a message from Mother Nature? —Leading Vietnamese media outlet interviews two of Vietnam’s Ecohealth experts

Vacancy: Research Assistant – CGIAR Research Program on Livestock, Vietnam country project (closing date: 31 January 2020)

SafePORK project offers lessons on improving food safety in developing country for University of Sydney students

Enhancing food safety messaging: Media workshop bridges the gap between food safety research and communication in Vietnam

National taskforce of government experts and food safety researchers start work of ensuring safe food for Cambodians

Behaviour change interventions key to preventing and reducing pork-borne illnesses in northern Vietnam

One Health experts in South and Southeast Asia join efforts to tackle antibiotic resistance in people and animals

ILRI vacancy: Research Officer – Livestock CRP country project, Vietnam (closing date: 03 September 2019)

ILRI research on food safety and One Health featured at the third Global ODA Forum for Sustainable Agricultural Development

Using System Effects modelling to identify challenges, impacts and strategies for improving food safety in Cambodia and Vietnam

More research on African swine fever is urgently needed: No cure, no vaccine and no treatment yet exists for this lethal pig disease

Expanding livestock production in Asia and Africa key to environmental as well as human welfare gains—New study

Press clippings: Regional symposium on research into smallholder pig production, health, and pork safety

ILRI and German partners conduct hands-on meat inspection training to improve pork safety in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

Call for abstracts: Regional symposium on research into smallholder pig production, health, and pork safety

Senior Myanmar livestock official visits ILRI’s Nairobi headquarter to discuss possible research partnerships

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

ILRI research on animal health and food safety featured at 15th symposium of veterinary epidemiology and economics

CGIAR agriculture for nutrition and health program supports capacity development for food safety in Bangladesh

One Health: Antibiotic resistance, zoonotic diseases and food security in focus for SIGHT Award 2018

Call to improve food safety in low- and middle-income countries—From hazards to risks and from farm to fork

IFPRI, ILRI leaders: Sustainable small-scale livestock farming is essential to meeting the 21st-century’s protein needs

ILRI supports capacity development in addressing emerging infectious diseases in South and Southeast Asia

ILRI and India’s Assam Agricultural University strengthen their long-term partnership to enhance Assam’s livestock sector

Thai’s Prince Mahidol Award Conference addresses emerging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance

Press clippings – science and partnership 2017: The role of livestock in the 2030 agenda for sustainable development in Southeast Asia

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

University of Melbourne students learn use of One Health approaches in livestock research from ILRI researchers in Vietnam
My Publications

Insights in improving food safety in smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam
- Chi Nguyen
- Pham Van Hung
- Nguyen Thi Duong Nga
- Duong Nam Ha
- Phuc Pham-Duc
- Le Thi Thanh Huyen
- Toribio, J.-A.
- Sinh Dang-Xuan
- Le Thi Huyen Trang
- Hung Nguyen-Viet
- Grace, Delia
- Jones, Elizabeth
- Unger, Fred

Consultation meeting on assessing and prioritizing wildlife value chains and transmission risk of zoonotic diseases in Vietnam
- Ha Nguyen
- Lindahl, Johanna F.
- Hu Suk Lee
- Hung Nguyen-Viet
- Sinh Dang-Xuan
- Thang Nguyen
- Tung Dao
- Chi Nguyen
- Thanh Nguyen
- Unger, Fred

Report on the kick-off workshop of the CGIAR Initiative on One Health and Improving human health through sustainable value chains in human-animal-environmental interactions using information communication technology in Vietnam (ICT4Health) project
- Hung Nguyen-Viet
- Unger, Fred
- Sinh Dang-Xuan
- Chi Nguyen

Animal welfare along the smallholder pig value chain in Vietnam: Current status, legal perspectives and way forward
- Smith, A.
- Bidesi, S.
- Wijerathna, Y.
- Doyle, R.
- Shonara, L.
- Jordan, D.
- Toribio, J.-A.
- Purdie, A.
- Sinh Dang-Xuan
- Luong Nguyen Thanh
- Trang Le Thi Huyen
- Hung Nguyen-Viet
- Phuc Pham-Duc
- Hai Ngo Hoang Tuan
- Chi Nguyen
- Unger, Fred

Pork and poultry safety in traditional markets in Cambodia: Understanding complexities and scaling up good interventions
- Hung Nguyen-Viet
- Grace, Delia
- Unger, Fred
- Lindahl, Johanna F.
- Tum, S.
- Sinh Dang-Xuan
- Chea, Rortana
- Chhay, T.
- Srey, T.
- Young, M.
- Duong, C.
- Brown, M.
- Heng, T.
- Alonso, Silvia
- Roesel, Kristina
- Lam, S.
- Lore, Tezira A.
- Chi Nguyen