Poster prepared by Michel Dione, Emily Ouma, Lawrence Mayega, Brian Kawuma and Ben Lukuyu for the 7th Africa Agriculture Science Week, Kigali, Rwanda, 13-16 June 2016
Animal health research to improve small ruminant productivity in Ethiopia ILRI
This document summarizes research being conducted by the International Livestock Research Institute to improve small ruminant productivity in Ethiopia. The research uses participatory methods to understand farmers' perspectives on disease constraints. It also conducts sero-surveys and literature reviews to identify key diseases and address knowledge gaps. The goal is to develop control programs, vaccines, diagnostic tools and business models to improve animal health services and tackle diseases such as contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, peste des petits ruminants, brucellosis and parasites affecting small ruminants.
This document summarizes Tanzania's dairy value chain development efforts. It notes the rapid rise in milk demand, large productivity gaps, and opportunities for intensification that could benefit farmers through increased income and nutrition. Partnerships have been established between research institutions and NGOs to conduct analyses, innovation platforms, and pilot market hub interventions to link smallholder farmers to urban markets. The goal is to promote a more inclusive dairy sector and help marginalized groups participate successfully through targeted research and capacity building. Current projects focus on improving feeds, increasing milk production, and strengthening health, nutrition and data.
Transforming smallholder pig value chains in VietnamILRI
This document outlines a vision and interventions to transform smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam in a sustainable way. It aims for a thriving pig sector that is environmentally friendly and benefits consumers. Key interventions include assessing pig disease burdens and developing feeding strategies using local resources to improve animal health and nutrition. Breeding programs and food safety assessments aim to upgrade systems while sustaining smallholder participation. Partnerships will develop capacity and technologies to increase productivity and income while reducing risks and meeting standards. The outcomes envision wider adoption of innovations, responsive market actors, expanded opportunities, and improved gender equity in the pig sector.
Uganda smallholder pig value chain developmentILRI
This document summarizes the goals and focus of a project to improve smallholder pig production in Uganda. The project aims to increase productivity, reduce risks, and improve market access for smallholder pig producers, especially women. It notes that pig farming provides an important source of livelihoods and risk mitigation for many households. However, the majority of pigs are currently produced and sold through an inefficient informal system with limited access to services and technology. The project will conduct an in-depth analysis of the pig value chain, test best interventions, and build partner capacity to strengthen smallholder participation in pig markets.
Ethiopia small ruminant value chain developmentILRI
This document outlines a plan to develop small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia. It identifies key stakeholders involved, including government ministries and agencies, NGOs, and research institutions. The plan's vision is for poor Ethiopians to enjoy increased production, income, and nutrition from sustainable small ruminant value chains by 2020. Major activities include identifying intervention areas, reviewing the small ruminant sector, developing value chain analysis tools, conducting rapid assessments, and prioritizing potential interventions.
Presented by Samuel Mulat at the HEARD Project Stakeholder Workshop−PPP Models for Veterinary Service Delivery ILRI, Addis Ababa, 20 June 2019. Addis Ababa: LVC, Ministry of Agriculture.
Strengths of the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance HubILRI
The CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub has the following strengths:
1) It is supported by 15 CGIAR research centers with local presences in 108 countries and over 50 years of agricultural research experience and partnerships.
2) The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is one of the research centers supporting the hub, with the goal of improving lives through livestock research.
3) The hub aims to mitigate risks of antimicrobial resistance associated with agricultural sectors through surveillance, reducing antimicrobial use, improving biosecurity, and building capacity.
Animal health research to improve small ruminant productivity in Ethiopia ILRI
This document summarizes research being conducted by the International Livestock Research Institute to improve small ruminant productivity in Ethiopia. The research uses participatory methods to understand farmers' perspectives on disease constraints. It also conducts sero-surveys and literature reviews to identify key diseases and address knowledge gaps. The goal is to develop control programs, vaccines, diagnostic tools and business models to improve animal health services and tackle diseases such as contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, peste des petits ruminants, brucellosis and parasites affecting small ruminants.
This document summarizes Tanzania's dairy value chain development efforts. It notes the rapid rise in milk demand, large productivity gaps, and opportunities for intensification that could benefit farmers through increased income and nutrition. Partnerships have been established between research institutions and NGOs to conduct analyses, innovation platforms, and pilot market hub interventions to link smallholder farmers to urban markets. The goal is to promote a more inclusive dairy sector and help marginalized groups participate successfully through targeted research and capacity building. Current projects focus on improving feeds, increasing milk production, and strengthening health, nutrition and data.
Transforming smallholder pig value chains in VietnamILRI
This document outlines a vision and interventions to transform smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam in a sustainable way. It aims for a thriving pig sector that is environmentally friendly and benefits consumers. Key interventions include assessing pig disease burdens and developing feeding strategies using local resources to improve animal health and nutrition. Breeding programs and food safety assessments aim to upgrade systems while sustaining smallholder participation. Partnerships will develop capacity and technologies to increase productivity and income while reducing risks and meeting standards. The outcomes envision wider adoption of innovations, responsive market actors, expanded opportunities, and improved gender equity in the pig sector.
Uganda smallholder pig value chain developmentILRI
This document summarizes the goals and focus of a project to improve smallholder pig production in Uganda. The project aims to increase productivity, reduce risks, and improve market access for smallholder pig producers, especially women. It notes that pig farming provides an important source of livelihoods and risk mitigation for many households. However, the majority of pigs are currently produced and sold through an inefficient informal system with limited access to services and technology. The project will conduct an in-depth analysis of the pig value chain, test best interventions, and build partner capacity to strengthen smallholder participation in pig markets.
Ethiopia small ruminant value chain developmentILRI
This document outlines a plan to develop small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia. It identifies key stakeholders involved, including government ministries and agencies, NGOs, and research institutions. The plan's vision is for poor Ethiopians to enjoy increased production, income, and nutrition from sustainable small ruminant value chains by 2020. Major activities include identifying intervention areas, reviewing the small ruminant sector, developing value chain analysis tools, conducting rapid assessments, and prioritizing potential interventions.
Presented by Samuel Mulat at the HEARD Project Stakeholder Workshop−PPP Models for Veterinary Service Delivery ILRI, Addis Ababa, 20 June 2019. Addis Ababa: LVC, Ministry of Agriculture.
Strengths of the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance HubILRI
The CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub has the following strengths:
1) It is supported by 15 CGIAR research centers with local presences in 108 countries and over 50 years of agricultural research experience and partnerships.
2) The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is one of the research centers supporting the hub, with the goal of improving lives through livestock research.
3) The hub aims to mitigate risks of antimicrobial resistance associated with agricultural sectors through surveillance, reducing antimicrobial use, improving biosecurity, and building capacity.
Nicaragua smallholder dual-purpose cattle value chain—The basicsILRI
This document summarizes research and development efforts related to the dual-purpose cattle value chain in Nicaragua. It outlines several current and potential projects focused on improving productivity, quality, genetics, value addition, supply stability, food safety standards, and collaboration with industry. The overall goal is to improve competitiveness and income of small cattle farmers through more sustainable dairy and beef value chains to increase access to quality products for consumers and diversify products for markets.
India smallholder dairy value chain developmentILRI
This document summarizes research and development efforts related to improving the smallholder dairy value chain in India. It outlines key outputs such as methods for identifying opportunities to benefit smallholders through value chain upgrading. It also lists partners involved from public, private, and civil society organizations, with a focus on scaling approaches through innovation platforms. Milestones include identifying crop cultivars with superior residue quality and establishing feed and nutrition training modules. The overall goal is strengthening links between value chain actors to improve smallholder productivity, market access, and capacity development in the Indian dairy sector.
The document outlines ILRI's research programs within several CGIAR Research Programs led by various organizations. ILRI conducts research on livestock and fish systems productivity, dryland systems, policies and markets related to livestock, agriculture diseases prevention, livestock and water interactions, climate change adaptation in livestock systems, and sustainable intensification of crop-livestock systems. ILRI also supports a forage genebank in Ethiopia through the Managing and Sustaining Crop Collections program led by the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
The CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub was launched in February 2019 to implement the CGIAR strategy on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The strategy prioritizes generating evidence on links between agriculture and public health, and developing locally relevant solutions. The hub coordinates AMR research across several CGIAR programs and facilitates partnerships to establish centers of excellence. It focuses on antimicrobial use and resistance in agriculture and their health implications using a One Health approach across five areas: use and value chains; prevalence and transmission; interventions; policy; and capacity building. The hub aims to support efforts in low and middle-income countries globally.
Food safety research for development in sub-Saharan Africa: Tapping the exper...ILRI
Poster by Kristina Roesel, Kohei Makita and Delia Grace presented at the international symposium of the German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany, 30 November 2017.
Presentation by Kebede Amenu, Coen van Wagenberg, Claudia Ganser, James Noah Ssemanda, Arie Havelaar, Kristine Roesel, Biruk Alemu Gemeda, Lina Mego, Donya Madjdian, Theo Knight-Jones at a stakeholder update workshop on Ethiopia food safety research projects, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 20 May 2021.
Small ruminant value chain development in Horro, EthiopiaILRI
This document outlines a vision and strategies to improve the small ruminant value chain in Horro, Ethiopia by 2020. It identifies challenges such as limited controlled mating and herd recording, high disease incidence, seasonal feed shortages, information gaps, and limited skills in areas like husbandry, disease prevention, and market orientation. The strategies proposed to address these challenges include improving access to sustainable feed supply and animal health services, establishing community breeding programs, improving market information access and collective action, and building capacity in production, extension agents, feeding, sheep fattening, disease awareness and food safety.
The document discusses how CGIAR is applying a One Health approach to address COVID-19 and prevent future pandemics through agricultural research. CGIAR is conducting research to understand disease drivers, improve diagnostics and surveillance, strengthen biosecurity, and promote cross-sector collaboration. This includes ILRI repurposing its lab to process COVID-19 tests in Kenya and advising Ethiopia on testing strategies. A One Health approach that considers the interactions between human, animal and environmental health could help reduce disease emergence and save billions by limiting future pandemics according to economic analyses.
Dr. Chase Crawford - Actions and Recommendations on Antibiotics from the Univ...John Blue
Actions and Recommendations on Antibiotics from the Universities (APLU) and Colleges of Veterinary Medicine (AAVMC) - Dr. Chase Crawford, Director, Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative, Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges; Association of Public & Land-grant Universities, from the 2015 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium - Stewardship: From Metrics to Management, November 3-5, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
More presentations at http://swinecast.com/2015-niaa-symposium-antibiotics-stewardship-from-metrics-to-management
Delivery of animal health services in extensive livestock production systems ...ILRI
This document discusses animal health service delivery in extensive livestock production systems in Kenya. It notes that while successes have been achieved with motorcycles, the nomadic nature of pastoral systems makes regular service delivery challenging due to low population densities, poor infrastructure, and a weak cash economy. The government provides some services through county-level offices and intermittent programs, but coverage is sporadic. Private providers fill some gaps but may provide low-quality or illegal drugs. Community-based approaches are controversial, and more regulation of veterinary medicines is needed. Field days and internship programs help improve veterinary-farmer contact and education.
Livestock in ASEAN countries: Animal and human health and value chainsILRI
Presentation by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Fred Unger and Delia Grace at a webinar on 'The future of farming: Opportunities for Irish agritech in Southeast Asia', 27 May 2021.
ILRI program outline: Sustainable Livestock SystemsILRI
The ILRI program outline aims to contribute to productive and sustainable livestock systems through three main research themes: 1) Managing interactions between environmental change and livestock, 2) Proving intensification can be sustainable, and 3) Developing resilient livestock systems. The program strategy involves characterizing risks/benefits to livestock keepers, developing strategies to overcome constraints, and catalyzing adoption of solutions. Key activities include research on emissions/adaptation, sustainable intensification approaches, and building an enabling environment for wider uptake of strategies. The intended impacts are productive livestock despite future uncertainties, positive environmental benefits, and help for poor people to manage risks.
The document provides guidance from FAO and OECD to help enterprises conduct responsible practices along agricultural supply chains. It outlines a 5-step framework for risk-based due diligence involving identifying, assessing, and addressing potential adverse impacts. This includes adopting a policy, identifying supply chain risks, developing mitigation strategies, auditing due diligence, and reporting. It also provides a model policy and examples of addressing risks like land tenure rights. The guidance is meant to help enterprises observe standards for responsible business conduct in their supply chains.
Zoonoses and food safety related activities in APHCA member statesILRI
Presented by Jeff Gilbert at the joint Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA) - World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regional workshop on zoonoses, food-borne diseases and antimicrobial resistance, Thimphu, Bhutan, 24-25 September 2013.
The Veterinary Feed Directive: Past and PresentJohn Blue
The Veterinary Feed Directive: Past and Present - Dr. Heather Fowler, National Pork Board, from the 2019 Iowa Pork Congress, January 23 - 24, 2019, Des Moines, IA, USA.
More presentations at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEFNbfee_Rq3AfAFTRpuCrQ
Nicaragua smallholder dual-purpose cattle value chain—The basicsILRI
This document summarizes research and development efforts related to the dual-purpose cattle value chain in Nicaragua. It outlines several current and potential projects focused on improving productivity, quality, genetics, value addition, supply stability, food safety standards, and collaboration with industry. The overall goal is to improve competitiveness and income of small cattle farmers through more sustainable dairy and beef value chains to increase access to quality products for consumers and diversify products for markets.
India smallholder dairy value chain developmentILRI
This document summarizes research and development efforts related to improving the smallholder dairy value chain in India. It outlines key outputs such as methods for identifying opportunities to benefit smallholders through value chain upgrading. It also lists partners involved from public, private, and civil society organizations, with a focus on scaling approaches through innovation platforms. Milestones include identifying crop cultivars with superior residue quality and establishing feed and nutrition training modules. The overall goal is strengthening links between value chain actors to improve smallholder productivity, market access, and capacity development in the Indian dairy sector.
The document outlines ILRI's research programs within several CGIAR Research Programs led by various organizations. ILRI conducts research on livestock and fish systems productivity, dryland systems, policies and markets related to livestock, agriculture diseases prevention, livestock and water interactions, climate change adaptation in livestock systems, and sustainable intensification of crop-livestock systems. ILRI also supports a forage genebank in Ethiopia through the Managing and Sustaining Crop Collections program led by the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
The CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub was launched in February 2019 to implement the CGIAR strategy on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The strategy prioritizes generating evidence on links between agriculture and public health, and developing locally relevant solutions. The hub coordinates AMR research across several CGIAR programs and facilitates partnerships to establish centers of excellence. It focuses on antimicrobial use and resistance in agriculture and their health implications using a One Health approach across five areas: use and value chains; prevalence and transmission; interventions; policy; and capacity building. The hub aims to support efforts in low and middle-income countries globally.
Food safety research for development in sub-Saharan Africa: Tapping the exper...ILRI
Poster by Kristina Roesel, Kohei Makita and Delia Grace presented at the international symposium of the German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany, 30 November 2017.
Presentation by Kebede Amenu, Coen van Wagenberg, Claudia Ganser, James Noah Ssemanda, Arie Havelaar, Kristine Roesel, Biruk Alemu Gemeda, Lina Mego, Donya Madjdian, Theo Knight-Jones at a stakeholder update workshop on Ethiopia food safety research projects, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 20 May 2021.
Small ruminant value chain development in Horro, EthiopiaILRI
This document outlines a vision and strategies to improve the small ruminant value chain in Horro, Ethiopia by 2020. It identifies challenges such as limited controlled mating and herd recording, high disease incidence, seasonal feed shortages, information gaps, and limited skills in areas like husbandry, disease prevention, and market orientation. The strategies proposed to address these challenges include improving access to sustainable feed supply and animal health services, establishing community breeding programs, improving market information access and collective action, and building capacity in production, extension agents, feeding, sheep fattening, disease awareness and food safety.
The document discusses how CGIAR is applying a One Health approach to address COVID-19 and prevent future pandemics through agricultural research. CGIAR is conducting research to understand disease drivers, improve diagnostics and surveillance, strengthen biosecurity, and promote cross-sector collaboration. This includes ILRI repurposing its lab to process COVID-19 tests in Kenya and advising Ethiopia on testing strategies. A One Health approach that considers the interactions between human, animal and environmental health could help reduce disease emergence and save billions by limiting future pandemics according to economic analyses.
Dr. Chase Crawford - Actions and Recommendations on Antibiotics from the Univ...John Blue
Actions and Recommendations on Antibiotics from the Universities (APLU) and Colleges of Veterinary Medicine (AAVMC) - Dr. Chase Crawford, Director, Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative, Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges; Association of Public & Land-grant Universities, from the 2015 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium - Stewardship: From Metrics to Management, November 3-5, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
More presentations at http://swinecast.com/2015-niaa-symposium-antibiotics-stewardship-from-metrics-to-management
Delivery of animal health services in extensive livestock production systems ...ILRI
This document discusses animal health service delivery in extensive livestock production systems in Kenya. It notes that while successes have been achieved with motorcycles, the nomadic nature of pastoral systems makes regular service delivery challenging due to low population densities, poor infrastructure, and a weak cash economy. The government provides some services through county-level offices and intermittent programs, but coverage is sporadic. Private providers fill some gaps but may provide low-quality or illegal drugs. Community-based approaches are controversial, and more regulation of veterinary medicines is needed. Field days and internship programs help improve veterinary-farmer contact and education.
Livestock in ASEAN countries: Animal and human health and value chainsILRI
Presentation by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Fred Unger and Delia Grace at a webinar on 'The future of farming: Opportunities for Irish agritech in Southeast Asia', 27 May 2021.
ILRI program outline: Sustainable Livestock SystemsILRI
The ILRI program outline aims to contribute to productive and sustainable livestock systems through three main research themes: 1) Managing interactions between environmental change and livestock, 2) Proving intensification can be sustainable, and 3) Developing resilient livestock systems. The program strategy involves characterizing risks/benefits to livestock keepers, developing strategies to overcome constraints, and catalyzing adoption of solutions. Key activities include research on emissions/adaptation, sustainable intensification approaches, and building an enabling environment for wider uptake of strategies. The intended impacts are productive livestock despite future uncertainties, positive environmental benefits, and help for poor people to manage risks.
The document provides guidance from FAO and OECD to help enterprises conduct responsible practices along agricultural supply chains. It outlines a 5-step framework for risk-based due diligence involving identifying, assessing, and addressing potential adverse impacts. This includes adopting a policy, identifying supply chain risks, developing mitigation strategies, auditing due diligence, and reporting. It also provides a model policy and examples of addressing risks like land tenure rights. The guidance is meant to help enterprises observe standards for responsible business conduct in their supply chains.
Zoonoses and food safety related activities in APHCA member statesILRI
Presented by Jeff Gilbert at the joint Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA) - World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regional workshop on zoonoses, food-borne diseases and antimicrobial resistance, Thimphu, Bhutan, 24-25 September 2013.
The Veterinary Feed Directive: Past and PresentJohn Blue
The Veterinary Feed Directive: Past and Present - Dr. Heather Fowler, National Pork Board, from the 2019 Iowa Pork Congress, January 23 - 24, 2019, Des Moines, IA, USA.
More presentations at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEFNbfee_Rq3AfAFTRpuCrQ
Market based approaches to improving the safety of pork in Vietnam—SafePORKILRI
Poster by F. Unger, Hung Nguyen-Viet, P.V. Hung, P.D. Phuc, T.L.T. Huyen, R. Alders, J. Toribio and D. Grace presented at the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) Vietnam partner day on sharing progress and planning ahead for collaborative research, Hanoi, Vietnam, 23 March 2018.
Food safety along informal pork market chains in Vietnam: Experience from an ...ILRI
Presented by Fred Unger, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Lucy Lapar, Karen Marshall and Delia Grace at the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Asia 2016 conference, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 14–15 January 2016.
Presented by Siboniso Moyo (ILRI) at a Consultative Meeting on Strengthening CGIAR - EARS partnerships for effective agricultural transformation in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 4–5 December 2014
Participatory training and mobile phone assisted approaches for strengthening...ILRI
Poster prepared by Michel Dione, Edwin Kangethe, Iddo Dror, Nicholas Ndiwa, Jane Poole, Emily Ouma and Barbara Wieland for the Virtual Livestock CRP Planning Meeting, 8-17 June 2020
The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) is hosting a brownbag discussion series on our program to participants from our lead center, IFPRI.
The series will cover commonly-asked-questions about our research portfolio, how we engage with partners, and areas for scaling up research.
This presentation outlines collaborations between A4NH and the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division at IFPRI.
Ecosystem approaches to the better management of zoonotic emerging infectious...ILRI
This document summarizes the EcoZD project, which aims to build capacity for managing zoonotic diseases in Southeast Asia using an ecosystems approach. It describes the project's inception focusing on capacity building and risk assessment. Over time, the project adapted to emphasize a learning-by-doing approach through country-specific research on priority zoonoses. It also established EcoHealth Resource Centers at universities in Thailand and Indonesia to provide training, research, knowledge sharing and advocacy for an ecosystems approach to health.
P. Compston - Identifying and addressing the barriers to effective FMD vaccin...EuFMD
Session VI
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in Kenya, with frequent outbreaks. Understanding socioeconomic drivers affecting disease control within Kenya’s livestock systems, and the cost-effectiveness of control options, are important components of designing an FMD control programme. This study aimed to integrate quantitative economic analysis with qualitative data to provide recommendations for disease control.
Intentional stakeholder outreach using Outcome Mapping: Ecosystem approaches ...ILRI
Presented by Korapin Tohtubtiang, Rainer Assé, Fred Unger, Jeffrey Gilbert and Delia Grace at the 2014 EcoHealth conference, Montreal, Canada, 11-15 August 2014.
ILRI's strategy focuses on using livestock research to improve food security and reduce poverty in Africa. It has three strategic objectives: 1) develop and promote sustainable, scalable practices that improve lives through livestock; 2) provide scientific evidence to persuade decision-makers to invest more in livestock; and 3) increase stakeholders' capacity to make better use of livestock science and investments. Key research areas include addressing the biomass crisis in intensifying smallholder systems, managing vulnerability and risk in drylands, improving food safety and addressing aflatoxins, advancing vaccine biosciences, and mobilizing biosciences to achieve food security in Africa. ILRI aims to prove livestock's potential, influence investment, and ensure sufficient capacity to effectively use
This document summarizes discussions from the National Pork Board Update meeting. It addresses several topics:
- PEDv is impacting farms of all sizes and needs to be prevented through biosecurity but is not a human health issue. Research priorities include diagnostics, understanding virus transmission and survivability. Over $3 million has been invested in PEDv research.
- Other disease threats need to be prepared for and response plans developed jointly between government, industry and producers. Borders need to be strengthened to prevent disease entry.
- Effective communication with consumers and customers about antibiotic use, food safety, and sustainability is important. The Pork Quality Assurance Plus program could influence purchase decisions when explained properly.
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More pork and less parasites: A farm to fork approach for assessment and mana...ILRI
This document provides context and outlines the objectives of Kristina Roesel's PhD thesis on assessing the parasitic burden in the smallholder pig value chain in Uganda. The thesis aims to 1) understand if parasites are perceived as a production constraint by farmers, 2) estimate parasitic burden in pigs at farm, slaughter, and retail levels, 3) identify risk factors for parasitic infections, and 4) assess risks to public health from pork consumption. Preliminary results from farm surveys found worms and mange to be top health issues. The thesis is funded by the Safe Food, Fair Food project and aims to improve pig value chains and reduce health risks from pork-borne parasites in Uganda.
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Small ruminant keepers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards peste des ...ILRI
Presentation by Guy Ilboudo, Abel Sènabgè Biguezoton, Cheick Abou Kounta Sidibé, Modou Moustapha Lo, Zoë Campbell and Michel Dione at the 6th Peste des Petits Ruminants Global Research and Expertise Networks (PPR-GREN) annual meeting, Bengaluru, India, 28–30 November 2023.
Small ruminant keepers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards peste des ...ILRI
Poster by Guy Ilboudo, Abel Sènabgè Biguezoton, Cheick Abou Kounta Sidibé, Modou Moustapha Lo, Zoë Campbell and Michel Dione presented at the 6th Peste des Petits Ruminants Global Research and Expertise Networks (PPR-GREN) annual meeting, Bengaluru, India, 29 November 2023.
A training, certification and marketing scheme for informal dairy vendors in ...ILRI
Presentation by Silvia Alonso, Jef L. Leroy, Emmanuel Muunda, Moira Donahue Angel, Emily Kilonzi, Giordano Palloni, Gideon Kiarie, Paula Dominguez-Salas and Delia Grace at the Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 16 October 2023.
Milk safety and child nutrition impacts of the MoreMilk training, certificati...ILRI
Poster by Silvia Alonso, Emmanuel Muunda, Moira Donahue Angel, Emily Kilonzi, Giordano Palloni, Gideon Kiarie, Paula Dominguez-Salas, Delia Grace and Jef L. Leroy presented at the Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 16 October 2023.
Preventing the next pandemic: a 12-slide primer on emerging zoonotic diseasesILRI
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
Preventing preventable diseases: a 12-slide primer on foodborne diseaseILRI
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Preventing a post-antibiotic era: a 12-slide primer on antimicrobial resistanceILRI
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help enhance one's emotional well-being and mental clarity.
Food safety research in low- and middle-income countriesILRI
Presentation by Hung Nguyen-Viet at the first technical meeting to launch the Food Safety Working Group under the One Health Partnership framework, Hanoi, Vietnam, 28 September 2023
The Food Safety Working Group (FSWG) in Vietnam was created in 2015 at the request of the Deputy Prime Minister to address food safety issues in the country. It brings together government agencies, ministries, and development partners to facilitate joint policy dialogue and improve food safety. Over eight years of operations led by different organizations, the FSWG has contributed to various initiatives. However, it faces challenges of diminished government participation over time and dependence on active members. Going forward, it will strengthen its operations by integrating under Vietnam's One Health Partnership framework to better engage stakeholders and achieve policy impacts.
Reservoirs of pathogenic Leptospira species in UgandaILRI
Presentation by Lordrick Alinaitwe, Martin Wainaina, Salome Dürr, Clovice Kankya, Velma Kivali, James Bugeza, Martin Richter, Kristina Roesel, Annie Cook and Anne Mayer-Scholl at the University of Bern Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Symposium, Bern, Switzerland, 29 June 2023.
Assessing meat microbiological safety and associated handling practices in bu...ILRI
Presentation by Patricia Koech, Winnie Ogutu, Linnet Ochieng, Delia Grace, George Gitao, Lily Bebora, Max Korir, Florence Mutua and Arshnee Moodley at the 8th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana, 26–29 September 2023.
Ecological factors associated with abundance and distribution of mosquito vec...ILRI
Poster by Max Korir, Joel Lutomiah and Bernard Bett presented the 8th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana, 26–29 September 2023.
Practices and drivers of antibiotic use in Kenyan smallholder dairy farmsILRI
Poster by Lydiah Kisoo, Dishon M. Muloi, Walter Oguta, Daisy Ronoh, Lynn Kirwa, James Akoko, Eric Fèvre, Arshnee Moodley and Lillian Wambua presented at Tropentag 2023, Berlin, Germany, 20–22 September 2023.
Phenomics assisted breeding in crop improvementIshaGoswami9
As the population is increasing and will reach about 9 billion upto 2050. Also due to climate change, it is difficult to meet the food requirement of such a large population. Facing the challenges presented by resource shortages, climate
change, and increasing global population, crop yield and quality need to be improved in a sustainable way over the coming decades. Genetic improvement by breeding is the best way to increase crop productivity. With the rapid progression of functional
genomics, an increasing number of crop genomes have been sequenced and dozens of genes influencing key agronomic traits have been identified. However, current genome sequence information has not been adequately exploited for understanding
the complex characteristics of multiple gene, owing to a lack of crop phenotypic data. Efficient, automatic, and accurate technologies and platforms that can capture phenotypic data that can
be linked to genomics information for crop improvement at all growth stages have become as important as genotyping. Thus,
high-throughput phenotyping has become the major bottleneck restricting crop breeding. Plant phenomics has been defined as the high-throughput, accurate acquisition and analysis of multi-dimensional phenotypes
during crop growing stages at the organism level, including the cell, tissue, organ, individual plant, plot, and field levels. With the rapid development of novel sensors, imaging technology,
and analysis methods, numerous infrastructure platforms have been developed for phenotyping.
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
The technology uses reclaimed CO₂ as the dyeing medium in a closed loop process. When pressurized, CO₂ becomes supercritical (SC-CO₂). In this state CO₂ has a very high solvent power, allowing the dye to dissolve easily.
Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intellige...University of Maribor
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Aleš Zamuda: Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intelligent Systems.
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Inter-Society Networking Panel GRSS/MTT-S/CIS Panel Session: Promoting Connection and Cooperation
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
Travis Hills' Endeavors in Minnesota: Fostering Environmental and Economic Pr...Travis Hills MN
Travis Hills of Minnesota developed a method to convert waste into high-value dry fertilizer, significantly enriching soil quality. By providing farmers with a valuable resource derived from waste, Travis Hills helps enhance farm profitability while promoting environmental stewardship. Travis Hills' sustainable practices lead to cost savings and increased revenue for farmers by improving resource efficiency and reducing waste.
Immersive Learning That Works: Research Grounding and Paths ForwardLeonel Morgado
We will metaverse into the essence of immersive learning, into its three dimensions and conceptual models. This approach encompasses elements from teaching methodologies to social involvement, through organizational concerns and technologies. Challenging the perception of learning as knowledge transfer, we introduce a 'Uses, Practices & Strategies' model operationalized by the 'Immersive Learning Brain' and ‘Immersion Cube’ frameworks. This approach offers a comprehensive guide through the intricacies of immersive educational experiences and spotlighting research frontiers, along the immersion dimensions of system, narrative, and agency. Our discourse extends to stakeholders beyond the academic sphere, addressing the interests of technologists, instructional designers, and policymakers. We span various contexts, from formal education to organizational transformation to the new horizon of an AI-pervasive society. This keynote aims to unite the iLRN community in a collaborative journey towards a future where immersive learning research and practice coalesce, paving the way for innovative educational research and practice landscapes.
The use of Nauplii and metanauplii artemia in aquaculture (brine shrimp).pptxMAGOTI ERNEST
Although Artemia has been known to man for centuries, its use as a food for the culture of larval organisms apparently began only in the 1930s, when several investigators found that it made an excellent food for newly hatched fish larvae (Litvinenko et al., 2023). As aquaculture developed in the 1960s and ‘70s, the use of Artemia also became more widespread, due both to its convenience and to its nutritional value for larval organisms (Arenas-Pardo et al., 2024). The fact that Artemia dormant cysts can be stored for long periods in cans, and then used as an off-the-shelf food requiring only 24 h of incubation makes them the most convenient, least labor-intensive, live food available for aquaculture (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021). The nutritional value of Artemia, especially for marine organisms, is not constant, but varies both geographically and temporally. During the last decade, however, both the causes of Artemia nutritional variability and methods to improve poorquality Artemia have been identified (Loufi et al., 2024).
Brine shrimp (Artemia spp.) are used in marine aquaculture worldwide. Annually, more than 2,000 metric tons of dry cysts are used for cultivation of fish, crustacean, and shellfish larva. Brine shrimp are important to aquaculture because newly hatched brine shrimp nauplii (larvae) provide a food source for many fish fry (Mozanzadeh et al., 2021). Culture and harvesting of brine shrimp eggs represents another aspect of the aquaculture industry. Nauplii and metanauplii of Artemia, commonly known as brine shrimp, play a crucial role in aquaculture due to their nutritional value and suitability as live feed for many aquatic species, particularly in larval stages (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021).
Unlocking the mysteries of reproduction: Exploring fecundity and gonadosomati...AbdullaAlAsif1
The pygmy halfbeak Dermogenys colletei, is known for its viviparous nature, this presents an intriguing case of relatively low fecundity, raising questions about potential compensatory reproductive strategies employed by this species. Our study delves into the examination of fecundity and the Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) in the Pygmy Halfbeak, D. colletei (Meisner, 2001), an intriguing viviparous fish indigenous to Sarawak, Borneo. We hypothesize that the Pygmy halfbeak, D. colletei, may exhibit unique reproductive adaptations to offset its low fecundity, thus enhancing its survival and fitness. To address this, we conducted a comprehensive study utilizing 28 mature female specimens of D. colletei, carefully measuring fecundity and GSI to shed light on the reproductive adaptations of this species. Our findings reveal that D. colletei indeed exhibits low fecundity, with a mean of 16.76 ± 2.01, and a mean GSI of 12.83 ± 1.27, providing crucial insights into the reproductive mechanisms at play in this species. These results underscore the existence of unique reproductive strategies in D. colletei, enabling its adaptation and persistence in Borneo's diverse aquatic ecosystems, and call for further ecological research to elucidate these mechanisms. This study lends to a better understanding of viviparous fish in Borneo and contributes to the broader field of aquatic ecology, enhancing our knowledge of species adaptations to unique ecological challenges.
Or: Beyond linear.
Abstract: Equivariant neural networks are neural networks that incorporate symmetries. The nonlinear activation functions in these networks result in interesting nonlinear equivariant maps between simple representations, and motivate the key player of this talk: piecewise linear representation theory.
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The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defectsSérgio Sacani
Assuming spherical symmetry and weak field, it is shown that if one solves the Poisson equation or the Einstein field
equations sourced by a topological defect, i.e. a singularity of a very specific form, the result is a localized gravitational
field capable of driving flat rotation (i.e. Keplerian circular orbits at a constant speed for all radii) of test masses on a thin
spherical shell without any underlying mass. Moreover, a large-scale structure which exploits this solution by assembling
concentrically a number of such topological defects can establish a flat stellar or galactic rotation curve, and can also deflect
light in the same manner as an equipotential (isothermal) sphere. Thus, the need for dark matter or modified gravity theory is
mitigated, at least in part.
The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defects
Engaging with partners in R4D to enhance animal health in smallholder pig value chain in Uganda
1. Engaging with partners in R4D to enhance animal health in the
Uganda smallholder pig value chain
Michel Dione¹, Emily A. Ouma¹, Lawrence Mayega², Brian Kawuma¹ and Ben Lukuyu¹
¹International Livestock Research Institute, Uganda; ²Masaka District Local Government, Uganda
This poster is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (June 2016)
7th Africa Agriculture Science Week, Kigali, Rwanda, 13-16 June 2016
Contact: m.dione@cgiar.org
Identification/selectio
n of best-bet
interventions in
animal health and
food safety
Pilot testing of best
bet interventions in
animal health
Monitoring of best-
bets interventions and
learnings withVC
actors and partners
In-depth value chain
assessment of animal
health constraints
What when well
• Strong enthusiasm and
willingness of partners to
collaborate
• Built trust between the
ILRI researchers and
partners
• Contribution from both
parties to achieve goal
Challenges
• Lack of long-term commitment with
partners due to short projects
timelines and small funding's
• Fatigue of VC actors when too many
researchers work in the same sites
• High expectations of the communities
• Local partners not able to fully take at
scale technologies by themselves
Key lessons
• Local partners are key in connecting the
researchers to the community
• Partnership should be formalized
through an MoU or any other
document in order to clarify roles and
establish trust among both parties
• Project exit strategies should be always
embedded in research proposals to
ensure sustainability
• Research should be aligned with local
priorities
Opportunities for research
• Engagement with local partners on a CRP
linkage fund project with US Veterinarians
Without Borders and University of Georgia to
work on proof of concept for use of mobile
phone for diagnostic of pig diseases
• Effectiveness of the established platforms to
scale out animal health interventions and
advocate for favourable policies
Capacity building
• Trained postgraduate students in pig
disease research
• Worked with Makerere University
and the Ministry of Agriculture
laboratories and built capacities of
technical staff on disease diagnostics
• Refurbished district laboratories and
built capacities of local technicians
• Trained local government staff on
participatory research tools, disease
survey and gender-sensitive training
• Prevalence and risk
factors of 15 pig diseases
• IHH and gender
disaggregated KAP
surveys on biosecurity
with 1500VC actors
Participatory training (PT) of
farmers and other value
chain actors on biosecurity
and best practices in pork
handling
RCTs with 960 farmers
and 45 pork butchers to test
the effectiveness of PT ofVC
actors on disease burden
and biosecurity
• What are the success
stories
• What are the failures
• What do we learn from
the process?
Background
Value chain assessment to identify
animal health and gender related
constraints like;
• High burden of diseases (African
swine fever, parasites)
• Poor access of farmers to quality
drugs and other input services
• Poor biosecurity measures along
the value chain
• No enforcement of disease
control policies
Activities
• Animal health constraints and
opportunities identified and
prioritized
• Pig disease and zoonosis map for
Uganda established
• Disease control and farm
management info-material
(training manuals, leaflets) for
value chain actors developed
• “Best-bet” interventions
identified, pilot tested and refined
together with actors, stakeholders
and partners
• Capacity building of more than
4000 farmers and other value
chain actors.
• Established a Pig Multi-
stakeholder platform for learning
and exchanging experiences
• Future priority research areas in
pig health and zoonosis for
Uganda identified and
documented
Results Outcomes/achievements