Poster prepared by H. Kiara, Paul Lumu, Harry Oyas, Martin Barasa, Emily Ouma, Karl Rich for the Virtual Annual Planning Meeting ILRI/BMZ Program, Boosting Uganda’s Investment for Livestock Development (BUILD), 10–12 June 2020
Healthy animals for healthy lives in low- and middle-income countriesILRI
Presented by Hung Nguyen, Vish Nene, Delia Grace Randolph, Silvia Alonso, Charity Kinyua, Nicholas Svitek, Elise Schieck, Bernard Bett, Fred Unger, Hussein Abkallo, Kristina Roesel and Sinh Dang-Xuan at the Tropentag 2021―Towards shifting paradigms in agriculture for a healthy and sustainable future, 15-17 September 2021
Margaret Karembu
COUNTRY WORKSHOP
The Knowledge Lab on Climate Resilient Food Systems: An analytical support facility to achieve the SDGs
Co-Organized by IFPRI and AGRA
FEB 7, 2019 - 08:30 AM TO 05:55 PM EAT
Presentation at the 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture.
Title: Speedtalk - Uncovering the global potential of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA): insights from 5+ years of CSA Profiles
Speaker: Andreea Nowak
This document discusses how improved access to climate and weather information can help farmers adapt to climate change. It provides an example of a World Bank project that developed agroweather decision support systems in Kenya and Ethiopia. The project uses ICT tools like SMS, smartphones, and radio to disseminate seasonal forecasts, advisories, and early warnings to farmers. It aims to increase farmers' adaptive capacity by helping them make more informed management decisions about planting, fertilizing, and choosing crops. The document also outlines challenges to accessing weather data and how ICT can help address issues of data availability, usability, and timeliness to provide localized information for farmers' micro-environments.
BGRI Global Rust Monitoring: Challenges and Opportunities for Stripe RustICARDA
This document summarizes the challenges and opportunities for monitoring stripe rust, an important wheat disease. It discusses:
1. The importance of wheat as a global crop and the need for effective rust monitoring after the emergence of the Ug99 stem rust strain in Africa.
2. Progress made in establishing monitoring systems and networks for stem rust, but challenges remain in monitoring stripe rust due to its widespread and unpredictable nature.
3. Opportunities to build on lessons from stem rust monitoring to improve detection, reporting, and promotion of resistant varieties for stripe rust, which requires strengthening surveillance networks, pathotyping capacity, and international collaboration.
Towards the development of optimal vaccination strategies for Rift Valley fev...ILRI
This document outlines studies being conducted to develop optimal Rift Valley fever (RVF) vaccination strategies in East Africa. A longitudinal study will examine the longevity of vaccine protection in livestock and collect socioeconomic data. Regional workshops brought together stakeholders to design vaccination strategies, including routine, pre-outbreak, and intermittent vaccination. Modelling will evaluate the impacts of different vaccination coverage levels and frequencies on outbreaks. The project will work to quantify vaccine needs under different strategies to guide coordination of vaccination campaigns based on risk maps and livestock population data.
Modelling to support rinderpest outbreaks preparednessExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/rinderpest/home.html
http://www-data.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/event_200116.html
Presentation made during the international meeting titled “Maintaining global freedom from rinderpest” held in FAO-HQ from 20 to 22 January 2016.
Poster prepared by H. Kiara, Paul Lumu, Harry Oyas, Martin Barasa, Emily Ouma, Karl Rich for the Virtual Annual Planning Meeting ILRI/BMZ Program, Boosting Uganda’s Investment for Livestock Development (BUILD), 10–12 June 2020
Healthy animals for healthy lives in low- and middle-income countriesILRI
Presented by Hung Nguyen, Vish Nene, Delia Grace Randolph, Silvia Alonso, Charity Kinyua, Nicholas Svitek, Elise Schieck, Bernard Bett, Fred Unger, Hussein Abkallo, Kristina Roesel and Sinh Dang-Xuan at the Tropentag 2021―Towards shifting paradigms in agriculture for a healthy and sustainable future, 15-17 September 2021
Margaret Karembu
COUNTRY WORKSHOP
The Knowledge Lab on Climate Resilient Food Systems: An analytical support facility to achieve the SDGs
Co-Organized by IFPRI and AGRA
FEB 7, 2019 - 08:30 AM TO 05:55 PM EAT
Presentation at the 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture.
Title: Speedtalk - Uncovering the global potential of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA): insights from 5+ years of CSA Profiles
Speaker: Andreea Nowak
This document discusses how improved access to climate and weather information can help farmers adapt to climate change. It provides an example of a World Bank project that developed agroweather decision support systems in Kenya and Ethiopia. The project uses ICT tools like SMS, smartphones, and radio to disseminate seasonal forecasts, advisories, and early warnings to farmers. It aims to increase farmers' adaptive capacity by helping them make more informed management decisions about planting, fertilizing, and choosing crops. The document also outlines challenges to accessing weather data and how ICT can help address issues of data availability, usability, and timeliness to provide localized information for farmers' micro-environments.
BGRI Global Rust Monitoring: Challenges and Opportunities for Stripe RustICARDA
This document summarizes the challenges and opportunities for monitoring stripe rust, an important wheat disease. It discusses:
1. The importance of wheat as a global crop and the need for effective rust monitoring after the emergence of the Ug99 stem rust strain in Africa.
2. Progress made in establishing monitoring systems and networks for stem rust, but challenges remain in monitoring stripe rust due to its widespread and unpredictable nature.
3. Opportunities to build on lessons from stem rust monitoring to improve detection, reporting, and promotion of resistant varieties for stripe rust, which requires strengthening surveillance networks, pathotyping capacity, and international collaboration.
Towards the development of optimal vaccination strategies for Rift Valley fev...ILRI
This document outlines studies being conducted to develop optimal Rift Valley fever (RVF) vaccination strategies in East Africa. A longitudinal study will examine the longevity of vaccine protection in livestock and collect socioeconomic data. Regional workshops brought together stakeholders to design vaccination strategies, including routine, pre-outbreak, and intermittent vaccination. Modelling will evaluate the impacts of different vaccination coverage levels and frequencies on outbreaks. The project will work to quantify vaccine needs under different strategies to guide coordination of vaccination campaigns based on risk maps and livestock population data.
Modelling to support rinderpest outbreaks preparednessExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/rinderpest/home.html
http://www-data.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/event_200116.html
Presentation made during the international meeting titled “Maintaining global freedom from rinderpest” held in FAO-HQ from 20 to 22 January 2016.
Biosciences Nairobi – Spread of tetracycline resistance gene tetM via TN916-l...ILRI
Poster prepared by Anne Liljander, Anne Fischer, Heike Kaspar, Cecilia Muriuki, Hans-Henrik Fuxelius, Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, Etienne P. de Villiers, Charlotte A. Huber, Joachim Frey, Claudia Daubenberger, Richard Bishop, Mario Younan and Joerg Jores for the ILRI APM 2013, Addis Ababa, 15-17 May 2013
Leveraging instructional design and learning theories to improve productivit...ILRI
The document summarizes ILRI's efforts to improve training on their Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) for smallholder farmers in Africa. ILRI developed FEAST to help assess local feed resources and optimize animal production, but found users struggled with applying it after traditional in-person training. ILRI's new learning development initiative aims to more effectively train partner staff through: 1) Redesigned classroom materials and online tutorials, 2) A focus on building research, computer, reporting, and project management skills, and 3) Evaluating the training's effectiveness in improving access to livestock feed. The goal is to measurably boost smallholder farmer productivity and incomes through better training.
Marketing patterns of rainfed and irrigated systems: Are there differences?ILRI
This document summarizes a presentation on differences in marketing patterns between rainfed and irrigated agricultural systems in Ethiopia. The presentation addresses research questions on how market orientation and participation vary based on factors like access to irrigation, markets, and assets. It finds that market orientation and participation are higher for irrigated systems and determined by household characteristics, assets, access to services, and distance to markets. The presentation also examines differences in crop types, outlet choices, and determinants of outlet choice between the two systems. It concludes that infrastructure development, irrigation expansion, and strengthening cooperatives and market information could help promote market-oriented agriculture.
From gender analysis to transforming gender norms: Using empowerment pathways...ILRI
Presented by Alessandra Galiè (ILRI), Paula Kantor (World Fish) and Jemimah Njuki (IDRC) at the International Food Security Dialogue 2014: Enhancing Food Production, Gender Equality and Nutritional Security in a Changing World, Canada, 30 April-2 May 2014
Application of an adapted Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) in ...ILRI
Poster prepared by Mutua, E., Brooks, R., Korir, L. and Waithanji, E. for the Livestock and Fish Gender Working Group Workshop and Planning Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14-18 October 2013
Research for a food secure Africa: Biosciences eastern and central Africa-Int...ILRI
This document outlines research projects being conducted by the Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub across 16 countries in Africa. The projects focus on improving food security through developing disease-resistant crops and livestock, identifying new sources of nutrition, controlling diseases like PPR and ASF, and adapting agriculture to climate change. Key areas of research include developing diagnostic tools for critical diseases, exploring wild mushroom domestication, selecting plants to attract pest aphids, and improving cavy and goat production. The research is funded by organizations from Australia, Sweden, the UK, and other countries.
Presented by Christine Atherstone, Kristina Roesel and Delia Grace at the First African Regional Conference of the International Association on Ecology and Health (Africa 2013 Ecohealth), Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, 1-5 October 2013.
Mahider: Open digital repository of ILRI outputsILRI
Mahider is ILRI's open digital repository that uses open access, open standards, and open licenses to enhance the uptake of ILRI's research outputs. It harvests outputs from Google, FAO, CABI, CGIAR, and national agricultural research systems to provide complete, permanent, and open access to publications, digital media, and other outputs deposited by ILRI staff and partners through email and RSS subscription alerts.
Strategic implementation plan for enabling innovations for Tanzania value cha...ILRI
This document outlines a strategic implementation plan to transform and scale up the Tanzania dairy value chain. The objective is to ensure research from the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish benefits smallholder dairy farmers and consumers in Tanzania. The plan includes three activity clusters: piloting and validating interventions, implementing innovations at scale, and monitoring transformation impacts. It will focus on developing dairy market hubs, innovation platforms and partnerships, and research to enable value chain transformation. The main task for today is to draft common sections between research flagships and the value chain.
This document provides an overview and plans for 2015 for Maziwa Zaidi, a Tanzania smallholder dairy value chain program. It summarizes:
1) Challenges facing the dairy value chain including low productivity, poor access to inputs/services, and effects like poverty and food insecurity.
2) Maziwa Zaidi's vision, goals, and impact pathways to support an inclusive and sustainable dairy value chain development through interventions along the chain from inputs to consumption.
3) Recent activities and assessments in 2014, and plans for 2015 including surveys, meetings, and developing a theory of change. It also outlines resource mobilization, staffing needs, and testing partner budgets.
Agricultural futures in the humid tropics: A multi-scale approach ILRI
Presented by Randall Ritzema (on behalf of Tim Robinson) at the international conference on Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, 3-6 March 2015.
Logrando una balance entre las perdidas económicas en producción y nuestra re...ILRI
Presentation by Jonathan Rushton, Theo Knight-Jones and Nick Lyons at the 17th Chilean Congress of Veterinary Medicine, Santiago, Chile, 1-3 December 2014.
Determinants of migration and environmental spillovers of IBLIILRI
This document summarizes research on the environmental impacts of Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) in pastoral areas. The research uses GPS collars and surveys to track how pastoralists' livestock movement patterns change in the presence of IBLI. Preliminary findings show that IBLI leads to increased herd sizes and more concentrated, intensive livestock grazing near water points. However, larger studies are still needed to fully understand the environmental effects as IBLI programs scale up.
MVI's mission is to accelerate malaria vaccine development and ensure availability in developing countries. Its goal is an 80% effective vaccine lasting 4+ years by 2025. Malaria infects 250 million people annually and kills 900,000, mostly children in Africa. Vaccine development faces challenges due to the parasite's complexity and limited commercial markets. MVI partners with organizations to systematically develop promising approaches through clinical trials. Its current strategy focuses on pre-erythrocytic, transmission-blocking, and P. vivax vaccines. With a phase 3 trial underway, MVI's public-private model brings malaria vaccines closer to reality.
The Infectious Diseases of East Africa Livestock (IDEAL) ILRI
The IDEAL project was a 3-year study of 500 calves in western Kenya that monitored the calves for multiple infectious diseases from birth to one year. Over 60 pathogens were identified with calves typically co-infected with an average of 6 pathogens. The project found that co-infections can reduce growth rates by interacting to increase or decrease disease impacts. Mortality from infectious diseases was 13% with three diseases (ECF, haemonchosis and heartwater) accounting for two-thirds of deaths. The project trained students, provided technical skills to staff, and shared findings with the local community to build capacity in the region.
Biosciences Nairobi – Spread of tetracycline resistance gene tetM via TN916-l...ILRI
Poster prepared by Anne Liljander, Anne Fischer, Heike Kaspar, Cecilia Muriuki, Hans-Henrik Fuxelius, Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, Etienne P. de Villiers, Charlotte A. Huber, Joachim Frey, Claudia Daubenberger, Richard Bishop, Mario Younan and Joerg Jores for the ILRI APM 2013, Addis Ababa, 15-17 May 2013
Leveraging instructional design and learning theories to improve productivit...ILRI
The document summarizes ILRI's efforts to improve training on their Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) for smallholder farmers in Africa. ILRI developed FEAST to help assess local feed resources and optimize animal production, but found users struggled with applying it after traditional in-person training. ILRI's new learning development initiative aims to more effectively train partner staff through: 1) Redesigned classroom materials and online tutorials, 2) A focus on building research, computer, reporting, and project management skills, and 3) Evaluating the training's effectiveness in improving access to livestock feed. The goal is to measurably boost smallholder farmer productivity and incomes through better training.
Marketing patterns of rainfed and irrigated systems: Are there differences?ILRI
This document summarizes a presentation on differences in marketing patterns between rainfed and irrigated agricultural systems in Ethiopia. The presentation addresses research questions on how market orientation and participation vary based on factors like access to irrigation, markets, and assets. It finds that market orientation and participation are higher for irrigated systems and determined by household characteristics, assets, access to services, and distance to markets. The presentation also examines differences in crop types, outlet choices, and determinants of outlet choice between the two systems. It concludes that infrastructure development, irrigation expansion, and strengthening cooperatives and market information could help promote market-oriented agriculture.
From gender analysis to transforming gender norms: Using empowerment pathways...ILRI
Presented by Alessandra Galiè (ILRI), Paula Kantor (World Fish) and Jemimah Njuki (IDRC) at the International Food Security Dialogue 2014: Enhancing Food Production, Gender Equality and Nutritional Security in a Changing World, Canada, 30 April-2 May 2014
Application of an adapted Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) in ...ILRI
Poster prepared by Mutua, E., Brooks, R., Korir, L. and Waithanji, E. for the Livestock and Fish Gender Working Group Workshop and Planning Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14-18 October 2013
Research for a food secure Africa: Biosciences eastern and central Africa-Int...ILRI
This document outlines research projects being conducted by the Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub across 16 countries in Africa. The projects focus on improving food security through developing disease-resistant crops and livestock, identifying new sources of nutrition, controlling diseases like PPR and ASF, and adapting agriculture to climate change. Key areas of research include developing diagnostic tools for critical diseases, exploring wild mushroom domestication, selecting plants to attract pest aphids, and improving cavy and goat production. The research is funded by organizations from Australia, Sweden, the UK, and other countries.
Presented by Christine Atherstone, Kristina Roesel and Delia Grace at the First African Regional Conference of the International Association on Ecology and Health (Africa 2013 Ecohealth), Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, 1-5 October 2013.
Mahider: Open digital repository of ILRI outputsILRI
Mahider is ILRI's open digital repository that uses open access, open standards, and open licenses to enhance the uptake of ILRI's research outputs. It harvests outputs from Google, FAO, CABI, CGIAR, and national agricultural research systems to provide complete, permanent, and open access to publications, digital media, and other outputs deposited by ILRI staff and partners through email and RSS subscription alerts.
Strategic implementation plan for enabling innovations for Tanzania value cha...ILRI
This document outlines a strategic implementation plan to transform and scale up the Tanzania dairy value chain. The objective is to ensure research from the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish benefits smallholder dairy farmers and consumers in Tanzania. The plan includes three activity clusters: piloting and validating interventions, implementing innovations at scale, and monitoring transformation impacts. It will focus on developing dairy market hubs, innovation platforms and partnerships, and research to enable value chain transformation. The main task for today is to draft common sections between research flagships and the value chain.
This document provides an overview and plans for 2015 for Maziwa Zaidi, a Tanzania smallholder dairy value chain program. It summarizes:
1) Challenges facing the dairy value chain including low productivity, poor access to inputs/services, and effects like poverty and food insecurity.
2) Maziwa Zaidi's vision, goals, and impact pathways to support an inclusive and sustainable dairy value chain development through interventions along the chain from inputs to consumption.
3) Recent activities and assessments in 2014, and plans for 2015 including surveys, meetings, and developing a theory of change. It also outlines resource mobilization, staffing needs, and testing partner budgets.
Agricultural futures in the humid tropics: A multi-scale approach ILRI
Presented by Randall Ritzema (on behalf of Tim Robinson) at the international conference on Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, 3-6 March 2015.
Logrando una balance entre las perdidas económicas en producción y nuestra re...ILRI
Presentation by Jonathan Rushton, Theo Knight-Jones and Nick Lyons at the 17th Chilean Congress of Veterinary Medicine, Santiago, Chile, 1-3 December 2014.
Determinants of migration and environmental spillovers of IBLIILRI
This document summarizes research on the environmental impacts of Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) in pastoral areas. The research uses GPS collars and surveys to track how pastoralists' livestock movement patterns change in the presence of IBLI. Preliminary findings show that IBLI leads to increased herd sizes and more concentrated, intensive livestock grazing near water points. However, larger studies are still needed to fully understand the environmental effects as IBLI programs scale up.
MVI's mission is to accelerate malaria vaccine development and ensure availability in developing countries. Its goal is an 80% effective vaccine lasting 4+ years by 2025. Malaria infects 250 million people annually and kills 900,000, mostly children in Africa. Vaccine development faces challenges due to the parasite's complexity and limited commercial markets. MVI partners with organizations to systematically develop promising approaches through clinical trials. Its current strategy focuses on pre-erythrocytic, transmission-blocking, and P. vivax vaccines. With a phase 3 trial underway, MVI's public-private model brings malaria vaccines closer to reality.
The Infectious Diseases of East Africa Livestock (IDEAL) ILRI
The IDEAL project was a 3-year study of 500 calves in western Kenya that monitored the calves for multiple infectious diseases from birth to one year. Over 60 pathogens were identified with calves typically co-infected with an average of 6 pathogens. The project found that co-infections can reduce growth rates by interacting to increase or decrease disease impacts. Mortality from infectious diseases was 13% with three diseases (ECF, haemonchosis and heartwater) accounting for two-thirds of deaths. The project trained students, provided technical skills to staff, and shared findings with the local community to build capacity in the region.
Masiga - Enhanced Utilization of Biotechnology Research and Development Innov...CIALCA
Presentation delivered at the CIALCA international conference 'Challenges and Opportunities to the agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa'. Kigali, Rwanda, October 24-27 2011.
This document describes a mobile app called "Virus Info" that provides information about viruses to those who have difficulty understanding them. The app aims to support the UN Sustainable Development Goal of good health and well-being. Related studies discussed changes in gut microbiota caused by HIV infection and its impact on immune function. The target audience includes people concerned about HIV/AIDS. The app aims to provide easy to understand information to help people avoid viruses and features online information. Wireframes were created using Canva and an activity diagram shows the logical design.
Stop TB Partnership - Working Group for New Drugs - Berlin 12Nov2010martinpan
GSK is committed to developing medicines for diseases that primarily impact developing countries. They have opened an "open laboratory" in Tres Cantos, Spain called the Tres Cantos Open Lab to collaborate with external scientists on neglected disease drug discovery. The goal is for the lab to become a leading location for translating ideas into medicines for diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, and other neglected tropical diseases. GSK has also released data on over 13,500 malaria drug candidates and made their compound library available through open data sharing to help stimulate more research in this area through open collaboration and innovation. Success will be bringing transformational new medicines to people in need.
The IRMA project aimed to develop insect-resistant maize varieties using transgenic technology to improve food security in Africa. Given the controversy around transgenic technologies, the project implemented a careful communication and public awareness strategy. This included annual stakeholder meetings, media outreach through articles and broadcasts, newsletters, websites and videos. The project also trained extension agents and stakeholders. This review finds that the IRMA project's public awareness efforts effectively engaged stakeholders and fostered understanding and acceptance of the transgenic technology.
Ecosystem approaches to the better management of zoonotic emerging infectious...ILRI
Poster prepared by Jeffrey Gilbert, Fred Unger, Lucy Lapar, Rainer Asse, Korapin Tohtubtiang and Delia Grace for the ILRI APM 2013, Addis Ababa, 15-17 May 2013
Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter for the United Nations Development Programme’s South-South Cooperation Unit (www.southerninnovator.org). It has been published every month since 2006.
Stories by David South
Design and Layout: UNDP South-South Cooperation Unit
The Role and Contribution of Plant Breeding and Plant Biotechnology to Sustai...Francois Stepman
Dr. Denis T. Kyetere
Executive Director
AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION (AATF)
30 - 31 August 2018. Gent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium. IPBO conference 2018: “Scientific innovation for a sustainable development of African agriculture”
Research Dive has recently added a new report on Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Market Size Share which provides a succinct analysis of the market size, revenue forecast, and the regional landscape of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Market Size Share
Cervical cancer is a major public health problem in India. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes nearly all cervical cancer cases, with HPV types 16 and 18 causing 70% of cancers worldwide. While screening can help reduce cervical cancer rates, coverage in India is low at only 2.6% of women. The HPV vaccine provides primary prevention against HPV infection and can significantly reduce cervical cancer burden when combined with screening programs. Both vaccination and continued screening are recommended for optimal cervical cancer prevention.
Renub Research has recently published a report named "Asia Cervical Cancer Screening Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity, and Forecast 2022-2028," providing a detailed industry analysis that consists of market share insights. Furthermore, the report encompasses a study of competitors and regions and the recent growth in the Asia Cervical Cancer Screening Market.
Small ruminants - Thermostable vaccine for control of Peste des petits ruminantsHillary Hanson
Science and Technical Partnership in Africa: Technologies, Platforms and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
This document discusses risk factors for breast cancer. It notes that family history of breast cancer, personal history of breast cancer, genetic alterations like mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, early age of first menstruation, late age of first childbirth or fewer children, hormone replacement therapy, obesity after menopause, and alcohol consumption can increase a woman's risk. It also provides details on BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes which normally help repair DNA damage but mutations can increase cancer risk.
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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.
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
In our second session, we shall learn all about the main features and fundamentals of UiPath Studio that enable us to use the building blocks for any automation project.
📕 Detailed agenda:
Variables and Datatypes
Workflow Layouts
Arguments
Control Flows and Loops
Conditional Statements
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Variables, Constants, and Arguments in Studio
Control Flow in Studio
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
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Northern Engraving | Nameplate Manufacturing Process - 2024Northern Engraving
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The Microsoft 365 Migration Tutorial For Beginner.pptxoperationspcvita
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1. Unlocking livestock development potential through science, influence and capacity development
ILRI APM, Addis Ababa, 15-17 May 2013
Developing capacity Influencing decisions
BREAD: Basic Mechanisms Underlying Species‐Specific
Trypanosome Resistance
This document is licensed for use under a CreaAve Commons ACribuAon‐Noncommercial‐Share Alike 3.0 Unported Lisence May 2013
Strategic lessons on
Build the capacity of Africa in the
technique of nuclear transfer which is a
powerful tool for superior gene7c traits
preserva7on and improvement.
Provide policy makers with adequate
informa7on in regard of gene7cally
modified ca>le.
Mingyan Yu, Charity Mute0, Moses Ogugo, Stephen Kemp
Gene$cs Group, Biosciences, Interna$onal Livestock Research Ins$tute
Delivering science:
Good communica7on to win public understanding
and government authority support is important.
Synergy with exis7ng technical capacity of other
groups is an important factor to the project
success.
Main message
We propose a new strategy for crea7ng resistance in ca>le to
African trypanosomiasis, a major disease that affects
agricultural produc7on in broad regions of Africa.
The long‐term aim is to generate gene7cally modified ca>le,
which carry a gene that imparts resistance to African
trypanosomes. The gene, APOL1, encodes the key trypanoly7c
component of Baboon’s protec7ve Trypanosome Ly7c Factor
(TLF) against both ca>le and human‐infec7ve trypanosomes.
TLFs are only found in humans, gorillas, sooty mangabys,
mandrills and baboons and govern resistance to different
African trypanosome species. Baboons are remarkably
resistant to all African trypanosomes due to baboon TLF,
specifically baboon apoL‐I.
Approach
Using the technique of soma7c cell nuclear transfer (cloning),
to establish a transgenic ca>le model with resistance to
African Trypanosomiasis on the background of the Kenyan
indigenous breed – Kenyan Boran.
Achievement
Eleven (6 female & 5 male) bovine embryonic fibroblasts
(BEFs) were established and shipped to the partner for gene
modifica7on.
Nuclear transfer (cloning) plaYorm was established and
tested.
Two cloned calves (male) were born.
One cloned calf survives up to date (8‐month old) and is in
good condi7on.
Partners
Jayne Raper Hunter College, City University of New York
Alan Archibald Roslin Ins7tute, University of Edinburgh
Jose Cibelli Michigan State University
Expected impacts on farmers
Trypanosome resistant caCle will survive in the tsetse belt
of Africa (10 million square miles) and reduce the
transmission of human infec7ve trypanosomes causing
human sleeping sickness.
Increased crop producAon: the farmers, especially the
women who 7ll the land by hand (90% of sub‐Saharan
Africa) can use ca>le for haulage, trac7on and soil fer7lity.
More food and nutriAon: less vulnerable to cri7cal harvest
7me imposed by plants.
More income: have a store of wealth for future
investments
BEFs
(DNA donor)
Oocyte
(Egg recipient)
Remove nucleus
(Enuclea7on)
Transfer the cell
Reconstructed Embryo
Embryo Transfer
278 Days
Cloned Calves born
ID Tatu ID Tumaini (CL001)
apoL‐I
Tryps lysed
Tryps
Survived 3 days
8‐month