Tags: nutrition

ILRI News on nutrition

07 Jun 2022

ILRI/livestock science leader named to EAT-Lancet 2.0 Commission

Namukolo Covic , a Zambian agricultural nutritionist and the director general’s representative to Ethiopia at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), has been appointed one of 23 EAT-Lancet 2.0 Commissioners. These distinguished scientific experts come from 19 countries and represent...

Susan MacMillanILRI Emeritus Fellow

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

11 Feb 2022

Experts call for equitable food system transformation to tackle global health challenges of the 21st century

Transformation of food systems is key to addressing malnutrition, non-communicable diseases, climate change and other global health challenges of the 21st century, a new research study says. The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Jan 2022), presents a synthesis of the...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on nutrition

Report

Published2022

Performance analysis of existing catfish and tilapia value chains and market systems in Nigeria: A post-farmgate value chain scoping study

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

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

Journal Article

Published2022

Women’s and men’s perceptions of gendered responsibilities in relation to maternal and child nutrition in Rwanda

Presentation

Published2021

Food systems, diet diversity, food safety and pandemic threats

Journal Article

Published2022

Pathways for livestock keeping for improved nutrition: Lessons learned in East Africa

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ILRI Projects on nutrition

Aug 2020Aug 2025

Feed the Future Animal Health Innovation Lab

The Feed the Future Animal Health Innovation Lab will develop local capacity in Kenya to carry out laboratory-based animal health research to improve East Coast fever vaccines and diagnostics and conduct social and economic evaluations of the effects of animal health interventions on human...

Agriculture to nutrition Ethiopia project

Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Agriculture to Nutrition (ATONU) project seeks to help the African continent broaden its agricultural focus from ‘eating for hunger’ to ‘eating for health’. It focuses on how agriculture can deliver positive nutrition outcomes for smallholder...