The pig production sector in Rwanda is growing rapidly as a result of rising local and regional demand for pork. To better understand how the sector operates, a new study has analysed the country’s pig and pork value chains to map the various actors involved, the governance and sanitary risks and the potential impacts on food safety. The study, which
Transformation of food systems is key to addressing malnutrition, non-communicable diseases, climate change and other global health challenges of the 21st century, according to a new research study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Jan 2022). The study presents a synthesis of the 22nd Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium held in June 2021 entitled ‘Global Food Systems and
An opinion piece by Klara Saville, head of global animal health at Brooke, and Delia Grace Randolph, professor of food safety systems at the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich and joint-appointed scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute, draws attention to a recent outbreak of avian influenza across multiple continents. Animal disease experts have warned that the
A central focus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)’s One Health work in Africa is the improvement of research infrastructure and capacity. In Kenya, ILRI has worked to achieve this by developing partnerships with local governments and communities while also establishing new field-based laboratories in the country’s project areas. These efforts have helped foster a collaborative and multisectoral One
Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943), a Swiss-French doctor and bacteriologist who made extraordinary contributions to medicine and the people of Vietnam, is honoured in new documentary that features his life’s work. In the documentary, Hung Nguyen-Viet, a Vietnamese national and co-leader of the Animal and Human Health program at the International Livestock Research Institute, speaks about the impact of Dr Yersin’s work
A new case study on the poultry sector in Ethiopia reports on the first use of participatory impact pathway methodology to evaluate public–private partnerships in the veterinary domain. The study, published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (Feb 2022), represents a milestone in building a participatory evaluation framework of public–private partnerships in the veterinary sector. Citation N’Guessan, N.B., Poupaud, M., Dieuzy-Labaye,
Climate change threatens the livelihoods of millions of people in Africa. The rise in global temperatures, changes in rainfall, and the increase of extreme weather conditions all pose a serious risk to the agricultural sector and food and nutrition security. Africa is currently the most uncertain region with regard to global climate predictions. This is due to our limited understanding
Climate change is a global challenge that burdens all humanity, but not equally. The rural poor, particularly women, are more affected by climate-related shocks. Women and men in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa who depend on farming as a primary source of livelihood are considered more vulnerable. Climate shocks such as floods and drought are the main stressors affecting livestock