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IRRI scientist honored with Borlaug Field Award for her work on farmer engagement and empowerment
20.09.23-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES (September 19, 2023) – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI…
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Smart investments in agricultural innovation can propel Africa towards food security
07.09.23Photo: suheyp / Adobe Stock By: Lindiwe Agnes Kalibata, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda Transforming food sys…
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Climate-Smart Food Systems are Essential in A Burning World
07.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By Mr. Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director CWANA. Climate scientists …
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Joint Statement from CGIAR System Board and ICRISAT Board Chairs
30.08.23Following the April 2023 resolution by the Governing Board of the International Crops Research Insti…
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Buffalo dairy value chain in Nepal showing symptoms of change
17.08.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On 20 July 2023, a team from the CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity (SAPLING)…
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Inclusive Agribusiness: Transforming the Landscape for Women and Youth in Agriculture
17.08.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In Africa, women's contributions to agriculture are immense, as they form the largest share of…
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ILRI and Norwegian Veterinary Institute to collaborate in One Health research in Africa
01.07.21-
Health
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) h…
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Winning, ‘climate-smart’, ways to feed India’s dairy cows—Jimmy Smith, of ILRI
09.06.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
(The post was written by Kennady Vijayalakshmy, research and communications officer with ILRI in Sou…
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New report from UN Nutrition untangles risks and benefits of food from livestock for sustainable healthy diets, focusing on challenges linked to both abundance and scarcity
08.06.21-
Health
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Nutrition
A more balanced, sustainable approach to consuming food from livestock—one that meets nutrition ne…
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ILRI's Jimmy Smith on the livestock controversies holding back greater use of milk, meat and eggs to nourish the undernourished
08.06.21Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), today gave …
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Marking World Food Safety Day 2021 with a focus on ILRI’s food safety research
07.06.21-
Health
World Food Safety Day is celebrated annually on 7 June to raise awareness on the…
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New report examines the impacts of COVID-19 control measures on food safety in East Africa
04.06.21-
Health
Following the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), measures to contain its spread …
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Informal food markets: what it takes to make them safer
04.06.21-
Health
Research has shown that improving the safety of food sold in informal markets can be…
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Putting One Health into practice: A call to action for animal health
14.05.21-
Health
Action for Animal Health is a new coalition that aims to secure greater support for…
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Scientists in Africa explore use of surrogate sires to improve small ruminant breeds
11.05.21-
Food security
In Pullman, Washington, the director and reproductive biologist at the Center for Reproductive Biolo…
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ILRI and partners call for greater investment in global animal health in the fight against pandemics
01.05.21-
Health
To mark World Veterinary Day 2021, the International Livestock Research Institute joined a number of…
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New review provides framework for studying food systems to address food safety and nutrition
20.04.21-
Health
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Nutrition
There is a need for better understanding of how food systems operate in order to…
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Experts call for increased investment in One Health to reduce the burden of neglected zoonoses
14.04.21-
Health
One Health is a concept that recognizes that the health of people is linked to…
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New brief series details aspects of One Health
10.04.21-
Health
A new series of briefs from the International Livestock Research Institute aims to improve understan…
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From waste to wealth: The innovation turning cassava peels into a growing new industry
05.04.21-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
To make garri, cassava roots have to be peeled. Traditionally, the peels have been dumped…
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International Livestock Research Institute scientists support Kenyan government to identify SARS-CoV-2 variants
31.03.21-
Health
In the Nairobi laboratories of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the organizati…
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Nairobi is rapidly losing its green spaces: this could open the door to more diseases
30.03.21-
Health
A research study led by the International Livestock Research Institute explored the impact of a…
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Peter Hotez at ILRI on vaccines and misinformation
29.03.21-
Gender equality
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Health
Peter Jay Hotez, an American pediatrician and leading international vaccine advocate, spoke out agai…
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ILRI scientist Hung Nguyen-Viet discusses his experiences with the WHO team investigating COVID-19 origins
19.03.21-
Health
Hung Nguyen-Viet, co-leader of the Animal and Human Health program at the International Livestock Re…
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