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Iain Wright, deputy director of general research and development–Integrated Sciences at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), has been reappointed to the Steering Committee of the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS). The HLPE-FSN is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to global

For Open Access Week in 2022, we celebrated a major milestone: 100,000 knowledge products published through our joint CGSpace repository of research outputs. In the past 12 months, CGSpace has become well-established and is now our collaborative platform to publish, make available and disseminate the collective work of hundreds of scientists working together on over 35 agri-food research initiatives and

In its continuing efforts to improve food safety, Vietnam has launched a food safety technical working group under the country’s One Health partnership framework. The working group was launched on 28 September 2023 in Hanoi at a meeting attended by more than 100 food safety experts from various government agencies, development partners, research academia, private sector, along with distinguished delegates

Twenty-five scientists from eastern and central Africa have benefitted from training to identify, isolate, conserve and improve poultry genetic resources, which are key measures in protecting and enhancing the value of Africa’s indigenous chickens. The avian reproductive biotechnology training workshop was held on 4–9 September 2023 at the National Animal Genetic Resource Centre and Data Bank in Entebbe, Uganda. The

Early September witnessed a flurry of significant events that underscored the urgency of addressing sustainability challenges within Africa’s food systems. The Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week, alongside the Africa Food Systems Forum, highlighted the crucial need for a sustainable and nature-positive transformation in food production. Africa’s food systems are grappling with interconnected productivity and sustainability challenges. Efforts to make them more efficient

The CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity is testing an integrated herd health package to assess its impact on pig productivity in Uganda. The innovation package comprising herd health, improved genetics and feeding was co-designed with stakeholders during feedback and co-creation workshops held in September 2022. As part of the trials, model farms under the management of pig farmer groups

Researchers in Vietnam have provided evidence of the potential of low-cost interventions in reducing microbial contamination in small-scale pig slaughterhouses and traditional pork shops. In a study published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology, a team led by Ngo Hoang Tuan Hai, co-hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Hanoi University of Public Health, shed light on

On the outskirts of Kenya’s Rift Valley town of Eldoret, many locals make money by selling fresh cow’s milk. Vendor Winnie Cherono (‘Mama Chumba’), who sells an assortment of staples from a small hole-in-the-wall kiosk, says her fresh milk is popular because it tastes better – and is healthier and cheaper – than the ultra-heat-treated (UHT) packaged alternative, which retails