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ILRI News on nutrition

11 Sep 2021

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 IannottiAssociate Professor(Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis)
Emma Naluyima MugerwaOwner/Veterinarian(Uganda One-Acre Farm)

AVCD program blog

02 Aug 2021

Syndromic e-surveillance: averting livestock disease outbreaks, improving livelihoods

In early 2019, pastoralists in Turkana County lost 675 camels ( Camelus dromedarius ) with more than 750,000 at risk due to a severe outbreak of the contagious haemorrhagic septicaemia disease. It was not only a costly economic loss, estimated at 33.7 million Kenya shillings (USD337,000) but also a...

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AVCD program blog

27 Jun 2021

Taita Taveta farmers make a fortune from drought-tolerant crops

Christine Nashera inspecting her groundnut crop in Chala Ward, Taveta Though groundnuts are a highly popular and nutritious snack in Taita Taveta County, the residents had always depended on imports from the neighboring Tanzania. Farmers had failed to take advantage of its popularity and high...

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Publications on nutrition

Journal Article

Published2021

Sustainable food systems and nutrition in the 21st century: A report from the 22nd Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium

Brief

Published2021

Multi-purpose drought-tolerant cactus pear can provide livelihood opportunities for farmers and nutrition for people and livestock in dryland areas

Journal Article

Published2021

Animal source food social and behavior change communication intervention among Girinka livestock transfer beneficiaries in Rwanda: A cluster randomized evaluation

Report

Published2020

Integrating food safety and nutrition for improved health and wellbeing: A new lens on food system frameworks

Report

Published2020

Literature review linking food safety and nutrition

Presentation

Published2021

Nutrition and food safety perception

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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...

Oct 2016Sep 2021

MoreMilk: Making the most of milk

The MoreMilk project aims to generate research evidence on how informal milk markets can be leveraged to improve nutrition and health, especially in peri-urban settings. The overall objective of the project is to improve child health and nutrition outcomes through milk consumption. The project will...