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ILRI News on pigs

06 Jun 2020

Can COVID-19 spur transformations in food safety in traditional Vietnamese pork value chains?

A package of interventions focusing on improving hygiene conditions in the light of COVID-19 can help enhance the safety of food in traditional pork value chains of Vietnam. The current COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the importance of a One Health approach in better tackling foodborne and...

ILRI Asia blog

12 Nov 2019

Behaviour change interventions key to preventing and reducing pork-borne illnesses in northern Vietnam

New research shows that incidences of pork-borne parasitic diseases in northern Vietnam may be lower than previously thought but behaviour change is needed to strengthen pork safety and reduce incidences of pork-borne illnesses in communities. A survey in late 2018 by an International Livestock...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

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Publications on pigs

Poster

Published2020

Food safety interventions for traditional pork chains in Vietnam and Cambodia: Success and challenges

Report

Published2020

Strengthening capacity of Ugandan veterinarians: Report from a training for “Pig Herd Health Champions” at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2-13 March 2020

Brief

Published2020

Safe food, fair food for Cambodia project: Summary of achievements and intervention plans to improve pork and poultry safety in traditional markets

Video

Published2020

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

Report

Published2020

Safe Food, Fair Food for Cambodia: Intervention design stakeholder workshop

Report

Published2020

Safe Food, Fair Food for Cambodia project: Training of trainers on good hygiene practices for safer pork in traditional markets

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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...

Tags: pigs

ILRI News on pigs

Can COVID-19 spur transformations in food safety in traditional Vietnamese pork value chains?

African swine fever ten years on: the lessons learned and the way forward

Behaviour change interventions key to preventing and reducing pork-borne illnesses in northern Vietnam

Publications on pigs

Food safety interventions for traditional pork chains in Vietnam and Cambodia: Success and challenges

Strengthening capacity of Ugandan veterinarians: Report from a training for “Pig Herd Health Champions” at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2-13 March 2020

Safe food, fair food for Cambodia project: Summary of achievements and intervention plans to improve pork and poultry safety in traditional markets

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

Safe Food, Fair Food for Cambodia: Intervention design stakeholder workshop

Safe Food, Fair Food for Cambodia project: Training of trainers on good hygiene practices for safer pork in traditional markets

ILRI Projects on pigs

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

Improving pig genetics in Uganda