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ILRI and India’s Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying discuss priority areas for livestock sector development

(The post was written by Kennady Vijayalakshmy, research and communications officer with ILRI in South Asia, with additional editing by Chi Nguyen and Paul Karaimu, communications officer, ILRI). In late August this year, Habibar Rahman , the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI )...

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Guardian op-ed makes case that criticism of animal farming risks health of world's poorest

The Guardian newspaper published on 10 September 2021 an op-ed written jointly by Emma Naluyima Mugerwa and Lora Iannotti under the title ' Criticism of animal farming in the west risks health of world’s poorest '. The first portion follows; to read the rest, follow the link. The pandemic has...

  • Lora Iannotti
    Associate Professor(Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis)
  • Emma Naluyima Mugerwa
    Owner/Veterinarian(Uganda One-Acre Farm)
AgHealth blog

Experts call for G20 health ministers to invest in animal health for stronger global health systems

Action for Animal Health is a coalition of multilateral organizations, non-governmental organizations and research institutes with expertise in animal, human and environmental health. The coalition advocates for increased investment in strong and resilient animal health systems that protect people...

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Putting accountability at the centre of the UN Food Systems Summit

A thoughtful paper has just been published by the editors of the scientific journal Global Food Security on the need to establish ways to ensure that the United Nations Food Summit delivers on the commitments it will make this September. All hat and no cattle: Accountability following the UN food...

  • Steve Staal
    Emeritus Fellow(International Livestock Research Institute)
ILRI Asia blog

‘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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'Futures thinking' workshop envisions pathways for a sustainable and climate-smart livestock sector in Kenya

The Programme for Climate-Smart Livestock (PCSL) hosted a Futures Thinking workshop for livestock sector stakeholders in Kenya. The virtual workshop brought together 35 participants representing stakeholders in the country from the government, private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs),...

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ILRI's Jimmy Smith on the livestock controversies holding back greater use of milk, meat and eggs to nourish the undernourished

Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), today gave the keynote speech at a launch of a seminal report from UN Nutrition on Livestock-derived foods and sustainable healthy diets . What follows is an expanded draft that Smith prepared for the brief talk...

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Winning, ‘climate-smart’, ways to feed India’s dairy cows—Jimmy Smith, of ILRI

(The post was written by Kennady Vijayalakshmy, research and communications officer with ILRI in South Asia, with additional editing by Susan MacMillan, ILRI emeritus fellow) Jimmy Smith , director general of the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ), spoke this week (27 May 2021) at...

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Fauci, Doudna and Doherty offer 'pandemic science guide' at the Nobel Prize Summit last week

The first Nobel Prize Summit , held virtually on 26–28 Apr 2021, brought together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists, policymakers and business and youth leaders to explore what could be achieved in this decade to put the world on a path to a more sustainable, more prosperous future for all of...

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COVID-19: 'A terrible thing to waste'—One Health policy seminar

Five scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) participated last week in rich conversations about COVID-19 and use of One Health approaches to prevent such pandemics in future. The ILRI researchers (and many others—please check the seminar webpage for a full list of...