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ILRI News on pigs

22 Feb 2021

New study investigates the governance structure of the Nairobi pork value chain and its impact on food safety

A new study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (February 2021) has documented the governance structure of the Nairobi pork value chain and the challenges faced by traders and how these impact on food safety. The pork food system in Nairobi is a growing livestock sub-sector which serves as...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

ILRI Asia blog

25 Jan 2021

BMZ-funded project to share recommendations for enhancing pork safety and adoption of local pigs in rural Vietnam

In late 2020, animal and human health experts gathered in Hoa Binh Province, in northwest Vietnam, to discuss ways of disseminating the findings and recommendations of the now concluded two-year ‘ Safer indigenous pork and healthier ethnic minorities in Vietnam through better management of...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

08 Dec 2020

Addressing Uganda’s pig value chain constraints, the PigSmart way

Improved pigs on a farm in Hoima district (photo: ILRI/Karen Marshall). The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is implementing a Uganda priority country project to address specific constraints in the pig value chain. The ‘Improving pig productivity and incomes through an...

Judy KimaniCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

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Publications on pigs

Extension Material

Published2020

Helping Farmers to Manage and Reduce Heat Stress in Pigs: A Training Manual for Extension Workers and Technical Staff in Uganda

Policy briefing event on actions to reduce climate-induced heat stress in pigs in Uganda: Communication and media report

Journal Article

Published2021

The Nairobi pork value chain: Mapping and assessment of governance, challenges, and food safety issues

Extension Material

Published2020

Okuhabura abatungi b’empunu om’Uganda aha bika byazo

Extension Material

Published2020

Abaayi be’mbidhi mu Ugandaebifa kukuzaaza embidhi

Extension Material

Published2020

Ebyetaagisa okumanyibwa abalunzi b’embizzi ku kukyusa n’okulongosa endyo z’embizzi mu Uganda

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ILRI Projects on pigs

Oct 2017Apr 2022

Market-based approaches to improving the safety of pork in Vietnam (SafePORK)

In Vietnam, pork is the most widely consumed meat and nearly all is sold in traditional (wet) markets. These markets supply nutritious and delicious food to millions of people. Yet, food hazards are pervasive, food scares common, trust in food low and enforcement capacity weak. Unsurprisingly,...

Jul 2017Jul 2020

Improving pig genetics in Uganda

Research conducted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners has identified poor genetics as a key factor in hampering pig production in Uganda. This issue has been also repeatedly raised by a number of stakeholders—including smallholder pig keepers and other value chain...