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Cambodia taskforce scales up activities in line with country’s new food safety law

A taskforce of food safety experts from across Cambodia and a research project team led by the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) recently met in Phnom Penh to explore ways to facilitate collaboration between the authorities and researchers in Cambodia for safer food in the country...

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

Livestock is an essential income source for many small-scale farmers in Northwest Vietnam, who may own only a few animals (photo credit: ILRI) In the local Thai dialect in Vietnam’s Northwest Region ‘Chan-henh’ means ‘good and better’. It is also the short name of the CGIAR Initiative on...

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Capacity building is vital for effective One Health programs

One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. With the increasing threat of global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance and emerging infectious diseases, we urgently need to adopt a One Health...

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Vietnam One Health research partnership opens fourth provincial field site

The International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) and partners have launched the 4 th field site of the Vietnam One Health research partnership. Jimmy Smith , director general of ILRI, officially launched the site on 4 August 2022 in Agriculture Services Centre in Phu Binh District, Thai...

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Strengthening the role of chicken genetics for sustainable poultry development in the tropics

The Tropical Chicken Genetics Solutions (TPGS) initiative and their partners held a two-day workshop on 7 – 8 July 2022, at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, to document lessons learned from the program and explore opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of complementary chicken-based...

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

Jimmy Smith , director general of the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ), and Hung Nguyen , co-leader of ILRI’s Animal Human Health program, have been recognized by the Vietnamese government for their contributions to agricultural research and development in the country. They were...

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Two new ‘One Health’ projects are launched to improve human health

A workshop kicked off two new projects—the CGIAR Initiative on Protecting Human Health through a One Health Approach and the ICT4Health project funded by the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs—on 3 August in Hanoi, Vietnam. The two projects will help improve human health by...

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Issue 12 of ILRI East and Southeast Asia newsletter out now

The 12th 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 2022 as well as the upcoming activities in the second half of 2022. Click here to read ILRI East and...

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Publications update from ILRI East and Southeast Asia, January-June 2022

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 2022. Thank you. Articles in international peer-reviewed journals Hung Nguyen-Viet , Lam, S., Huong Nguyen-Mai, Dao Thu Trang, Vu Thi Phuong, Nguyen Do Anh...

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Nine new CGIAR initiatives to drive innovation and investment in sustainable agriculture in Vietnam

A portfolio of nine new initiatives under CGIAR’s 2030 Agenda towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been unveiled in Vietnam. They were launched at a high-profile event, on 15 June 2022 in Hanoi, which brought together 60 key stakeholders including ministry leaders and...

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From national to local level: Leveraging SafePORK impacts on food safety in Vietnam

Since 2017, the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI )-led ‘Market-based approaches to improving the safety of pork in Vietnam’ or SafePORK project has been developing and evaluating market-based ways of improving the safety of food to reduce the burden of food-borne diseases in the...

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Genetic gains research to transform smallholder chicken farming in Southeast Asia

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led Asian Chicken Genetic Gains , or AsCGG, project is improving smallholder chicken production by increasing access to locally acceptable, adapted and highly productive chickens in Southeast Asia. Launched in May 2021, AsCGG is funded by the...