food systems

ILRI News on food systems

18 May 2022

Choosing the right food outlet to eat better: a communication campaign for Burkina Faso

A communication campaign for chicken consumers by the ‘ Urban Food Markets in Africa – incentivizing food safety using a pull-push approach ’ research project—led by the International livestock Research Institute (ILRI)—was launched in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso one of the project countries, on 24...

Beamlak TesfayeKnowledge management and communications expert

AgHealth blog

04 May 2022

ILRI scientist Delia Grace wins 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award for research innovation

We congratulate Delia Grace , professor of food safety systems at the Natural Resources Institute and joint appointed scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ), on winning the 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award in the research innovation category. Delia Grace is a...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

AgHealth blog

02 May 2022

Risk-based and One Health approaches for improved food safety in Africa

The rapid evolution of global food safety systems in response to population growth, urbanization, climate change and other socio-economic factors poses many food safety challenges. Globally, unsafe food causes an estimated 600 million illnesses and 420,000 deaths annually, with Africa...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on food systems

Journal Article

Published2022

Animal board invited review: Animal source foods in healthy, sustainable, and ethical diets - An argument against drastic limitation of livestock in the food system

News Item

Published2021

ILRI Projects on food systems

Jan 2020Sep 2025

Agroecology and Safe Food System Transitions in Southeast Asia (ASSET)

The Agroecology and Safe food System Transitions (ASSET) project is a regional project funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Union (EU), and the Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial (FFEM) over five years from 2020 to 2025 in four targeted countries: Cambodia,...

food systems

ILRI News on food systems

Choosing the right food outlet to eat better: a communication campaign for Burkina Faso

ILRI scientist Delia Grace wins 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award for research innovation

Risk-based and One Health approaches for improved food safety in Africa

Publications on food systems

Animal board invited review: Animal source foods in healthy, sustainable, and ethical diets - An argument against drastic limitation of livestock in the food system

Why informal markets deserve more credit in a nutritious global food system

Criticism of animal farming in the west risks health of world’s poorest

Putting accountability at the centre of the UN Food Systems Summit

Food systems, diet diversity, food safety and pandemic threats

Resilient food supply chains: Exposing and addressing gaps

ILRI Projects on food systems

Agroecology and Safe Food System Transitions in Southeast Asia (ASSET)