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

Media contact: Communications Department, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, ngocvnfam@gmail.com Chi Nguyen, communications officer, ILRI, c.nguyen@cgiar.org , +84 (0)936 066 152 About 120 artworks and photos on livestock from the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum and the Livestock-led...

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Vietnam joins UN call to transform global food systems as UN Food Systems Summit kicks off

Transforming the food systems can help Vietnam attain many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (photo credit: CGIAR/Chris deBode). President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to transforming food systems in a transparent, responsible, and sustainable manner in the ‘new...

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Art competition showcases public view of livestock development in Vietnam

A competition has been launched within the framework of the exhibition ‘ Livestock Development in Vietnam from Artists’ and Farmers’ Perspectives ,’ to raise public awareness on the important role of livestock in the livelihoods, health and culture of Vietnamese people. This event is especially...

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

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,...

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

Though pig is one of the poor’s most important assets, there exist concerns about the safety of pork along the pork value chain in Vietnam (photo credit: ILRI/Chi Nguyen). The world’s largest publicly-funded agricultural research partnership, CGIAR , is currently developing a series of initiatives...

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Issue 10 of ILRI East and Southeast Asia newsletter out now

The tenth issue of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) East and Southeast Asia newsletter is now available. It provides an overview of the activities from January to June 2021 as well as the upcoming activities in the second half of 2021. Click here to read ILRI East and Southeast...

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Publications update from ILRI East and Southeast Asia, January-June 2021

We would like to share with our donors and partners the list of publications of ILRI East and Southeast Asia publicized from January to June 2021. Thank you. Articles in international peer-reviewed journals Hu Suk Lee , Vuong Nghia Bui, Duy Tung Dao, Ngoc Anh Bui, Thanh Duy Le, Minh Anh Kieu, Quang...

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‘Safe Food, Fair Food for Cambodia’—Future directions for scaling up the project’s interventions

For two days last month (21–22 Jun 2021), food safety experts from across Cambodia and a research project team led by the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) gathered to discuss ways to disseminate findings and scale up interventions of a ‘ Safe Food, Fair Food (SFFF) for Cambodia...

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

Transforming food systems can help attain many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a community of experts who are joining forces to confront challenges in the current food systems in Vietnam. A CGIAR -led food systems dialogue was held 1 July 2021 in Hanoi to address existing...

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Vietnam holds first national dialogue in the lead-up to the UN Food Systems Summit 2021

Around 130 leaders, researchers, investors, government, and private sector representatives in Vietnam gathered in Hanoi and joined 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...

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New chicken genetic gains project to transform smallholder chicken farming in Southeast Asia

A new International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI )-led initiative to improve smallholder chicken production in Southeast Asia has been launched. The Asian Chicken Genetic Gains , or AsCGG, project will increase access to locally acceptable, adapted and highly productive chickens and avail...

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Improving food safety risk management for a healthy Vietnam

More than 350 actors in Vietnam’s smallholder pig value chain have been trained in managing risks in the value chain and risk communication by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led ‘Market-based approach to improving the safety of pork in Vietnam’ or SafePORK project in the past...