41 research outputs found
A new CGIAR initiative explores opportunities for improving the smallholder pig value chain in Uganda
Managing the health risks associated with agriculture: An overview of research by the International Livestock Research Institute
Over 60 per cent of the newly identified infectious diseases that have affected people
over the past few decades have been caused by pathogens originating from animals
or animal products. In agricultural areas that use more water, people face increased
risk of infectious diseases, especially through zoonotic diseases (diseases transmissible
from animals to people) as well as water-borne and vector-borne diseases.
The CGIAR research program on agriculture for nutrition and health (A4NH) carries
out research to maximize the nutritional and health benefits of agricultural
development. The program has four research themes: value chains, biofortification,
control of agriculture-associated diseases, and integrated programs and policies.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) leads the research theme on the
prevention and control of agriculture-associated diseases. Key areas of focus of this
theme are:
â—Ź food safety: participatory risk assessment in milk and meat value chains in
informal markets as well as risk and economic assessment of aflatoxins
â—Ź neglected zoonoses: epidemiology, ecology and socio-economics of disease
emergence in urban areas
â—Ź emerging infectious diseases: mapping the risk of vector-borne diseases;
determining the drivers of disease emergence and transmission; and modelling
of disease transmission to improve decision-making towards preventing and
controlling diseases
The research outputs will be used by value chain actors, policymakers, development
program implementers and governments to improve animal-source food value chains
and prevent and control infectious diseases. Ultimately, this will lead to improved
nutrition and health, especially among women and children
Using social media to communicate research: Experiences of the International Livestock Research Institute
CGIAR Initiative on One Health annual planning meeting, 24–25 April 2023
On 24–25 April 2023, the CGIAR Initiative on One Health held its annual planning meeting at the Addis Ababa campus of the International Livestock Research Institute, with some participants joining online via Microsoft Teams. The goal of the meeting was to bring together the work package leaders and core team to review the initiative’s achievements of 2022 and plan the research activities and deliverables for 2023. The specific objectives of the meeting were to: (1) review achievements of 2022 and discuss activities and deliverables planned for 2023 by each work package; (2) coordinate cross–work package activities including study locations, joint projects and collaboration with other initiatives; (3) discuss and reflect on communication, monitoring and evaluation, gender, scaling, staffing and budget; and (4) build the team and engage with partners in Ethiopia and the region at large
Using social media to enhance research discoverability: Experiences of the International Livestock Research Institute
<p>Presented at a workshop on discoverability of African scholarship online</p
Food safety in informal markets in developing countries: Lessons from research by the International Livestock Research Institute
CGIAR Initiative on One Health: Ethiopia stakeholder workshop, 26 April 2023
On 26 April 2023, the CGIAR Initiative on One Health held a stakeholder workshop at the Addis Ababa campus of the International Livestock Research Institute, with some participants joining online via Microsoft Teams. The objective of the workshop was to review the progress of the initiative’s research in the target countries, with a focus on the work in Ethiopia, and explore how the initiative can better support One Health activities in Ethiopia and the region at large