Presentation by Delia Grace at the third Global Official Development Assistance Forum for Sustainable Agricultural Development, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 13–15 May 2019.
Call For Action: Eradicate peste des petits ruminants and improve the livelih...ILRI
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) infects millions of sheep and goats each year, robbing families who depend on small ruminants of their livelihoods. PPR causes global annual losses estimated at up to $2.1 billion. Vaccination is a viable solution to eradicate PPR by 2030 according to the FAO global strategy. Eradicating PPR through effective and inexpensive vaccines that provide lifetime immunity would contribute to food security, poverty reduction, and achieving sustainable development goals for millions of poor farmers.
Wherefore livestock? Does animal agriculture have a role in future food systems?ILRI
The document discusses the role of animal agriculture in future global food systems. It notes that demand for animal source foods is rising rapidly and livestock production has high economic value but also environmental and health impacts. However, unpacking the data reveals opportunities for livestock to contribute to sustainable economic growth, livelihoods, nutrition, and ecosystems, especially through smallholder systems. Improving productivity and feeding practices of smallholder livestock could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while meeting rising demand for animal proteins.
Shining a brighter light: Data-driven evidence on adoption and diffusion of a...Francois Stepman
Karen Macours, Chaired Paris School of Economics Professor, Research Director INRAE; Chair, SPIA (Standing Panel on Impact Assessment). WEBINAR: 21 January 2021. Shining a Brighter Light: Comprehensive Evidence on Adoption and Diffusion of CGIAR-Related Innovations in Ethiopia
The role of livestock in food and nutrition securityILRI
Presented by Jimmy Smith at the University of Florida Global Nutrition Symposium on ‘Nurturing development: Improving Human Nutrition with Animal-Source Foods’, 29–30 March 2017
Cattle in sustainable, healthy food systems: Perspectives from AfricaILRI
Cattle play an important economic and cultural role in Africa. Africa is home to 360 million cattle, with Ethiopia and Kenya having the largest populations. Cattle are raised on small farms and vast rangelands, with about one third of African rangelands used for livestock production. While cattle provide meat, they also have multiple functions for livelihoods across Africa. However, changes are needed to sustainably meet the growing demand for beef, contribute to development, and mitigate environmental and social harms. Interventions to improve genetics, health, feeding, markets, and input delivery could significantly boost cattle productivity across Africa.
Call For Action: Eradicate peste des petits ruminants and improve the livelih...ILRI
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) infects millions of sheep and goats each year, robbing families who depend on small ruminants of their livelihoods. PPR causes global annual losses estimated at up to $2.1 billion. Vaccination is a viable solution to eradicate PPR by 2030 according to the FAO global strategy. Eradicating PPR through effective and inexpensive vaccines that provide lifetime immunity would contribute to food security, poverty reduction, and achieving sustainable development goals for millions of poor farmers.
Wherefore livestock? Does animal agriculture have a role in future food systems?ILRI
The document discusses the role of animal agriculture in future global food systems. It notes that demand for animal source foods is rising rapidly and livestock production has high economic value but also environmental and health impacts. However, unpacking the data reveals opportunities for livestock to contribute to sustainable economic growth, livelihoods, nutrition, and ecosystems, especially through smallholder systems. Improving productivity and feeding practices of smallholder livestock could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while meeting rising demand for animal proteins.
Shining a brighter light: Data-driven evidence on adoption and diffusion of a...Francois Stepman
Karen Macours, Chaired Paris School of Economics Professor, Research Director INRAE; Chair, SPIA (Standing Panel on Impact Assessment). WEBINAR: 21 January 2021. Shining a Brighter Light: Comprehensive Evidence on Adoption and Diffusion of CGIAR-Related Innovations in Ethiopia
The role of livestock in food and nutrition securityILRI
Presented by Jimmy Smith at the University of Florida Global Nutrition Symposium on ‘Nurturing development: Improving Human Nutrition with Animal-Source Foods’, 29–30 March 2017
Cattle in sustainable, healthy food systems: Perspectives from AfricaILRI
Cattle play an important economic and cultural role in Africa. Africa is home to 360 million cattle, with Ethiopia and Kenya having the largest populations. Cattle are raised on small farms and vast rangelands, with about one third of African rangelands used for livestock production. While cattle provide meat, they also have multiple functions for livelihoods across Africa. However, changes are needed to sustainably meet the growing demand for beef, contribute to development, and mitigate environmental and social harms. Interventions to improve genetics, health, feeding, markets, and input delivery could significantly boost cattle productivity across Africa.
The document discusses mainstreaming climate-smart approaches into rice science communication. It summarizes the International Rice Research Institute's strategic and coordinated stakeholder engagement approach. It then highlights some climate-smart rice technologies being developed, such as flood-tolerant and drought-tolerant rice varieties, that can help address challenges from climate change, resource scarcity, and growing global rice demand. The document asserts that these climate-smart technologies have the potential to benefit poor farmers cultivating marginal lands the most.
UNFSS 2021: Deep Dives into the Nexus of Food Systems, Climate Change and Nut...Francois Stepman
28 July 2021. Deep Dives into the Nexus of Food Systems, Climate Change and Nutrition in Malawi, Ethiopia and Nigeria
• UNFSS 2021 Pre-Summit Affiliated Session
• This session explained how we can influence consumption patterns through policy interventions that will lead to better environmental and nutritional outcomes in three countries—Malawi, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.
• Included as speaker: Willem Olthof, Deputy Head of Unit, DEVCO C1 - Rural Development, Food Security, Nutrition, European Commission
Chandrashekhar Biradar (ICARDA) • UNFSS Independent Dialogue in Egypt: “The R...Lina Abdelfattah
This dialogue discussed the importance of water security for all aspects of Egypt’s food systems, with a focus on equity, inclusion, capacity, innovation, and sustainability, including insights on how food systems need to change to improve water security (SDG 6), help eliminate hunger (SGD2), support energy security (SDG 7) and improve climate adaptation and mitigation action (SDG 13). As Egypt and the MENA region map out the road to UNFSS 2021, the dialogue discussed key messages that need to be heard at UNFSS 2021.
Transforming livestock farming: Key elements for medium scale enterprisesILRI
Presented by Jimmy Smith, at the 9th International conference on appropriate technology Workshop: appropriate technology for medium-scale farmers, Virtual, 23 November 2020
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) conducts agricultural research for development across Africa. [1] Over 70% of IITA's work has positively impacted the food security and livelihoods of over 500 million people. [2] IITA works to address challenges like low agricultural productivity and incomes, food insecurity, and malnutrition through research programs on staple and tree crops, integrated pest management, and more. [3] IITA partners with countries across Africa to develop improved varieties, management practices, and technologies to boost crop quality, yields, and farmer profits in a sustainable manner.
1. The global food system is facing challenges from rapid urbanization, changing diets, and environmental degradation while malnutrition persists.
2. Conflict is a key driver of hunger for 74 million people and famine risk is rising.
3. Rapid urbanization and growth of the middle class is changing diets and increasing pressure on food systems while the food industry expands globally.
Jimmy Smith, Director General of ILRI, outlines the importance of livestock to developing economies and proposes ways to double livestock production through better feeds. Livestock represents five of the six most valuable global commodities and production is increasing faster in developing countries. Livestock plays a key role in livelihoods, nutrition, health and ecosystems. The CGIAR could harness new science on feeds, genetics, and management to boost productivity and sustainability, improving food security and reducing poverty and emissions.
The document discusses technologies to improve livestock productivity in drylands. It describes challenges such as climate change, land degradation, and competition for resources. It then outlines several interventions including improved feeding systems using crop residues and balanced diets, alternative feed resources like cactus and fodder shrubs, and technologies for milking, yogurt processing, and cheese processing. Case studies from various countries demonstrate the benefits and adoption rates of these technologies.
The role of informal food markets—Towards professionalizing, not criminalizingILRI
The document summarizes a training, certification, and branding scheme piloted in Kenya to professionalize informal food markets and improve food safety. The scheme provided hygiene training and certification to informal milk traders, giving them branded containers and uniforms. Over 15% of traders registered by 2009, changing hygienic practices. The scheme had economic and policy impacts, though follow-up is still needed. A theory of change explains how such interventions could improve diets and food safety through safer animal products sold by certified informal traders.
Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) and the UN FSSILRI
- The document discusses the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock's (GASL) involvement in the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). It provides an overview of the structure and process of the UNFSS.
- GASL participated in the UNFSS through an independent dialogue, submissions from the Sustainable Livestock Coalition, and involvement in Action Tracks and Action Areas related to livestock.
- Key messages from GASL's dialogue emphasized embracing change, further engagement beyond the livestock sector, recognizing diversity, and taking action to tackle challenges and harness opportunities for sustainable livestock.
- GASL's action plan is aligned with implementing the outcomes of the UNFSS to achieve evidence
Livestock in Ethiopia: Tailwinds and Headwinds to 2050ILRI
This document summarizes a presentation on trends and projections for Ethiopia's livestock sector between 2010 and 2050. It finds that while growing demand for livestock products creates opportunities for producers, climate change and other challenges threaten supply. Quantitative models project that under a "business as usual" scenario, meat and milk supply will exceed demand by 2030 but climate impacts introduce uncertainty. Timely actions are needed to improve productivity, develop markets, and manage resources to ensure the sector's resilience and growth.
An affordable, accessible and profitable approach to cattle fattening in Moza...ILRI
1) The document discusses a proposed cattle fattening business opportunity in Mozambique. It aims to enhance livestock production and quality through a profitable cattle fattening model.
2) The model incorporates primary elements for success - organized producer groups, access to low-cost feed, training and technical support, market access, and financial partnerships. It is presented as an affordable approach to improve meat supply and quality.
3) Initial progress includes selecting 3 pilot groups, developing feedlot infrastructure, and engaging financial institutions to finalize agreements and begin operations in the coming months. The goal is for groups to access funding, implement cattle fattening, and profitably supply the domestic beef market.
Transforming the global food systems: Challenges and opportunitiesILRI
This document summarizes a presentation given by Jimmy Smith, Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute, on challenges and opportunities in transforming global food systems. It discusses four key areas: food and nutrition security, livelihoods and economic growth, human health, and environmental health. For each area, it outlines challenges such as malnutrition, lack of access to nutritious animal-source foods, threats from zoonotic diseases, and greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. It also proposes opportunities through livestock research, such as increasing productivity to boost food and income, improving food safety, controlling diseases at the animal source to prevent pandemics, and making livestock production more environmentally sustainable.
Smart Food: Diversifying diets and driving commercialization of traditional g...ICRISAT
This document summarizes a case study about the Smart Food initiative in Kenya led by ICRISAT. The initiative aimed to improve nutrition and health awareness in Kenya through three pathways: increasing production for own consumption, boosting agricultural income, and empowering women. Key activities included educating locals on dietary diversity, encouraging production for household use, and training over 10,000 people. Over 12,000 women were trained in nutrition and new recipes. More than 100,000 households received nutrition messages through various channels. The initiative successfully increased dietary diversity scores for women and children within one year and more than doubled sales of nutrient-rich crops. Plans are in place to scale the program within and outside Kenya.
The document discusses the triple threat posed by aflatoxins in Africa - impacts on public health, food/nutrition security, and trade/economy. Key points include:
- Aflatoxins contribute to 30% of liver cancer cases in Africa and are prevalent in staple crops and diets.
- Studies found over allowable limits in 25-61% of groundnuts/37-59% of maize across countries. Africa loses up to $670M annually from rejected exports.
- Exposure is linked to reduced growth in children, anemia in pregnant women, and liver cancer. National action plans aim to strengthen knowledge and implement mitigation.
- Technologies like Aflasafe
The future of food safety in Africa: Research perspectiveILRI
Keynote presentation by Delia Grace, Silvia Alonso, Kebede Amenu, Elizabeth Cook, Michel Dione, Theo Knight-Jones, Johanna Lindahl, Florence Mutua, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Kristina Roesel and Lian Thomas at the virtual Food Safety Conference for Africa, 10–11 November 2021.
Presented by Delia Grace, Erastus Kang'ethe, Bassirou Bonfoh, Kristina Roesel and Kohei Makita at the 4th annual Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH) conference, London, UK, 3-4 June 2014.
The document discusses mainstreaming climate-smart approaches into rice science communication. It summarizes the International Rice Research Institute's strategic and coordinated stakeholder engagement approach. It then highlights some climate-smart rice technologies being developed, such as flood-tolerant and drought-tolerant rice varieties, that can help address challenges from climate change, resource scarcity, and growing global rice demand. The document asserts that these climate-smart technologies have the potential to benefit poor farmers cultivating marginal lands the most.
UNFSS 2021: Deep Dives into the Nexus of Food Systems, Climate Change and Nut...Francois Stepman
28 July 2021. Deep Dives into the Nexus of Food Systems, Climate Change and Nutrition in Malawi, Ethiopia and Nigeria
• UNFSS 2021 Pre-Summit Affiliated Session
• This session explained how we can influence consumption patterns through policy interventions that will lead to better environmental and nutritional outcomes in three countries—Malawi, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.
• Included as speaker: Willem Olthof, Deputy Head of Unit, DEVCO C1 - Rural Development, Food Security, Nutrition, European Commission
Chandrashekhar Biradar (ICARDA) • UNFSS Independent Dialogue in Egypt: “The R...Lina Abdelfattah
This dialogue discussed the importance of water security for all aspects of Egypt’s food systems, with a focus on equity, inclusion, capacity, innovation, and sustainability, including insights on how food systems need to change to improve water security (SDG 6), help eliminate hunger (SGD2), support energy security (SDG 7) and improve climate adaptation and mitigation action (SDG 13). As Egypt and the MENA region map out the road to UNFSS 2021, the dialogue discussed key messages that need to be heard at UNFSS 2021.
Transforming livestock farming: Key elements for medium scale enterprisesILRI
Presented by Jimmy Smith, at the 9th International conference on appropriate technology Workshop: appropriate technology for medium-scale farmers, Virtual, 23 November 2020
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) conducts agricultural research for development across Africa. [1] Over 70% of IITA's work has positively impacted the food security and livelihoods of over 500 million people. [2] IITA works to address challenges like low agricultural productivity and incomes, food insecurity, and malnutrition through research programs on staple and tree crops, integrated pest management, and more. [3] IITA partners with countries across Africa to develop improved varieties, management practices, and technologies to boost crop quality, yields, and farmer profits in a sustainable manner.
1. The global food system is facing challenges from rapid urbanization, changing diets, and environmental degradation while malnutrition persists.
2. Conflict is a key driver of hunger for 74 million people and famine risk is rising.
3. Rapid urbanization and growth of the middle class is changing diets and increasing pressure on food systems while the food industry expands globally.
Jimmy Smith, Director General of ILRI, outlines the importance of livestock to developing economies and proposes ways to double livestock production through better feeds. Livestock represents five of the six most valuable global commodities and production is increasing faster in developing countries. Livestock plays a key role in livelihoods, nutrition, health and ecosystems. The CGIAR could harness new science on feeds, genetics, and management to boost productivity and sustainability, improving food security and reducing poverty and emissions.
The document discusses technologies to improve livestock productivity in drylands. It describes challenges such as climate change, land degradation, and competition for resources. It then outlines several interventions including improved feeding systems using crop residues and balanced diets, alternative feed resources like cactus and fodder shrubs, and technologies for milking, yogurt processing, and cheese processing. Case studies from various countries demonstrate the benefits and adoption rates of these technologies.
The role of informal food markets—Towards professionalizing, not criminalizingILRI
The document summarizes a training, certification, and branding scheme piloted in Kenya to professionalize informal food markets and improve food safety. The scheme provided hygiene training and certification to informal milk traders, giving them branded containers and uniforms. Over 15% of traders registered by 2009, changing hygienic practices. The scheme had economic and policy impacts, though follow-up is still needed. A theory of change explains how such interventions could improve diets and food safety through safer animal products sold by certified informal traders.
Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) and the UN FSSILRI
- The document discusses the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock's (GASL) involvement in the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). It provides an overview of the structure and process of the UNFSS.
- GASL participated in the UNFSS through an independent dialogue, submissions from the Sustainable Livestock Coalition, and involvement in Action Tracks and Action Areas related to livestock.
- Key messages from GASL's dialogue emphasized embracing change, further engagement beyond the livestock sector, recognizing diversity, and taking action to tackle challenges and harness opportunities for sustainable livestock.
- GASL's action plan is aligned with implementing the outcomes of the UNFSS to achieve evidence
Livestock in Ethiopia: Tailwinds and Headwinds to 2050ILRI
This document summarizes a presentation on trends and projections for Ethiopia's livestock sector between 2010 and 2050. It finds that while growing demand for livestock products creates opportunities for producers, climate change and other challenges threaten supply. Quantitative models project that under a "business as usual" scenario, meat and milk supply will exceed demand by 2030 but climate impacts introduce uncertainty. Timely actions are needed to improve productivity, develop markets, and manage resources to ensure the sector's resilience and growth.
An affordable, accessible and profitable approach to cattle fattening in Moza...ILRI
1) The document discusses a proposed cattle fattening business opportunity in Mozambique. It aims to enhance livestock production and quality through a profitable cattle fattening model.
2) The model incorporates primary elements for success - organized producer groups, access to low-cost feed, training and technical support, market access, and financial partnerships. It is presented as an affordable approach to improve meat supply and quality.
3) Initial progress includes selecting 3 pilot groups, developing feedlot infrastructure, and engaging financial institutions to finalize agreements and begin operations in the coming months. The goal is for groups to access funding, implement cattle fattening, and profitably supply the domestic beef market.
Transforming the global food systems: Challenges and opportunitiesILRI
This document summarizes a presentation given by Jimmy Smith, Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute, on challenges and opportunities in transforming global food systems. It discusses four key areas: food and nutrition security, livelihoods and economic growth, human health, and environmental health. For each area, it outlines challenges such as malnutrition, lack of access to nutritious animal-source foods, threats from zoonotic diseases, and greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. It also proposes opportunities through livestock research, such as increasing productivity to boost food and income, improving food safety, controlling diseases at the animal source to prevent pandemics, and making livestock production more environmentally sustainable.
Smart Food: Diversifying diets and driving commercialization of traditional g...ICRISAT
This document summarizes a case study about the Smart Food initiative in Kenya led by ICRISAT. The initiative aimed to improve nutrition and health awareness in Kenya through three pathways: increasing production for own consumption, boosting agricultural income, and empowering women. Key activities included educating locals on dietary diversity, encouraging production for household use, and training over 10,000 people. Over 12,000 women were trained in nutrition and new recipes. More than 100,000 households received nutrition messages through various channels. The initiative successfully increased dietary diversity scores for women and children within one year and more than doubled sales of nutrient-rich crops. Plans are in place to scale the program within and outside Kenya.
The document discusses the triple threat posed by aflatoxins in Africa - impacts on public health, food/nutrition security, and trade/economy. Key points include:
- Aflatoxins contribute to 30% of liver cancer cases in Africa and are prevalent in staple crops and diets.
- Studies found over allowable limits in 25-61% of groundnuts/37-59% of maize across countries. Africa loses up to $670M annually from rejected exports.
- Exposure is linked to reduced growth in children, anemia in pregnant women, and liver cancer. National action plans aim to strengthen knowledge and implement mitigation.
- Technologies like Aflasafe
The future of food safety in Africa: Research perspectiveILRI
Keynote presentation by Delia Grace, Silvia Alonso, Kebede Amenu, Elizabeth Cook, Michel Dione, Theo Knight-Jones, Johanna Lindahl, Florence Mutua, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Kristina Roesel and Lian Thomas at the virtual Food Safety Conference for Africa, 10–11 November 2021.
Presented by Delia Grace, Erastus Kang'ethe, Bassirou Bonfoh, Kristina Roesel and Kohei Makita at the 4th annual Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH) conference, London, UK, 3-4 June 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
CGIAR research initiatives: One Health and Resilient CitiesILRI
This document summarizes two CGIAR research initiatives on food safety - One Health and Resilient Cities.
The One Health initiative takes a holistic approach to address challenges like antimicrobial resistance and foodborne diseases. It focuses on reducing zoonotic diseases at the wildlife-livestock-human interface, improving food safety along value chains, and curbing antimicrobial resistant pathogens.
The Resilient Cities initiative aims to support sustainable and inclusive urban food systems through innovations like urban agriculture, safe informal markets, circular bioeconomy approaches, improving food environments and consumer behavior. It will work in cities in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Peru and the Philippines through partnerships with municipalities, businesses, researchers and others
Livestock research for Africa’s food security and poverty reductionILRI
Presented by Jimmy Smith, Shirley Tarawali, Iain Wright, Suzanne Bertrand, Polly Ericksen, Delia Grace and Ethel Makila at a side event at the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week, Accra, Ghana, 15-20 July 2013
Less sticks, more carrots: New directions for improving food safety in inform...ILRI
This document provides an overview and recommendations from a report on improving food safety in informal markets in low- and middle-income countries. It discusses the context of fragmented hybrid food systems and food safety deficiencies. Specifically, it describes poor physical environments, hygiene practices, and consumer protection in informal community marketplaces. The document advocates for less regulatory enforcement and more collaborative approaches like training, collective action, and incentives to motivate compliance. It recommends local interventions guided by central standards, and multisector partnerships to address challenges at scale through capacity building and differentiating approaches across contexts.
Technical and socio-cultural continuum in food safety management in informal ...ILRI
Presentation by Kebede Amenu, Silvia Alonso, Theodore Knight-Jones, Gemma Tacken and Delia Grace at the 2022 annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 31 July–3 August 2022.
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.
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.
Delia Grace
“Food Security and Nutrition in an Urbanizing World”
June 06, 2017
Brussels, Belgium
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), SNV Netherlands Development Organization, and Welthungerhilfe are jointly organizing a one-day event in Brussels on the eve of the European Development Days to explore the challenges and opportunities of urbanization from a variety of perspectives.
This document discusses food safety in the context of One Health and summarizes the key learnings from studying food safety interventions. It finds that:
1. Foodborne diseases impose a large health and economic burden worldwide, especially in developing countries where most foods are sold in wet markets.
2. Existing interventions have had limited impact because they often focus on regulations, exports, and formal sectors without addressing the incentives and behaviors of actors in informal domestic markets.
3. A more effective approach incorporates technology, training, incentives, and nudges to change behaviors, supported by an enabling policy environment. This "three-legged stool" approach shows promise for improving food safety at scale.
Introducing some ILRI and CGIAR activities in EthiopiaILRI
Presented by Siboniso Moyo, Barbara Wieland, Carlo Fadda (Bioversity International), Simon Langan (IWMI), Andrew Mude and Peter Ballantyne at the SDC visit to the ILRI Ethiopia campus, 16 July 2015
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
Presented by Dieter Schillinger at the Workshop on transforming livelihoods in South Asia through sustainable livestock research and development, Kathmandu, Nepal, 13-14 November 2018
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.
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.
Disclaimer: No one is perfect, so please mind that there might be mistakes and typos.
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Nucleophilic Addition of carbonyl compounds.pptxSSR02
Nucleophilic addition is the most important reaction of carbonyls. Not just aldehydes and ketones, but also carboxylic acid derivatives in general.
Carbonyls undergo addition reactions with a large range of nucleophiles.
Comparing the relative basicity of the nucleophile and the product is extremely helpful in determining how reversible the addition reaction is. Reactions with Grignards and hydrides are irreversible. Reactions with weak bases like halides and carboxylates generally don’t happen.
Electronic effects (inductive effects, electron donation) have a large impact on reactivity.
Large groups adjacent to the carbonyl will slow the rate of reaction.
Neutral nucleophiles can also add to carbonyls, although their additions are generally slower and more reversible. Acid catalysis is sometimes employed to increase the rate of addition.
ANAMOLOUS SECONDARY GROWTH IN DICOT ROOTS.pptxRASHMI M G
Abnormal or anomalous secondary growth in plants. It defines secondary growth as an increase in plant girth due to vascular cambium or cork cambium. Anomalous secondary growth does not follow the normal pattern of a single vascular cambium producing xylem internally and phloem externally.
This presentation explores a brief idea about the structural and functional attributes of nucleotides, the structure and function of genetic materials along with the impact of UV rays and pH upon them.
What is greenhouse gasses and how many gasses are there to affect the Earth.moosaasad1975
What are greenhouse gasses how they affect the earth and its environment what is the future of the environment and earth how the weather and the climate effects.
EWOCS-I: The catalog of X-ray sources in Westerlund 1 from the Extended Weste...Sérgio Sacani
Context. With a mass exceeding several 104 M⊙ and a rich and dense population of massive stars, supermassive young star clusters
represent the most massive star-forming environment that is dominated by the feedback from massive stars and gravitational interactions
among stars.
Aims. In this paper we present the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open Clusters Survey (EWOCS) project, which aims to investigate
the influence of the starburst environment on the formation of stars and planets, and on the evolution of both low and high mass stars.
The primary targets of this project are Westerlund 1 and 2, the closest supermassive star clusters to the Sun.
Methods. The project is based primarily on recent observations conducted with the Chandra and JWST observatories. Specifically,
the Chandra survey of Westerlund 1 consists of 36 new ACIS-I observations, nearly co-pointed, for a total exposure time of 1 Msec.
Additionally, we included 8 archival Chandra/ACIS-S observations. This paper presents the resulting catalog of X-ray sources within
and around Westerlund 1. Sources were detected by combining various existing methods, and photon extraction and source validation
were carried out using the ACIS-Extract software.
Results. The EWOCS X-ray catalog comprises 5963 validated sources out of the 9420 initially provided to ACIS-Extract, reaching a
photon flux threshold of approximately 2 × 10−8 photons cm−2
s
−1
. The X-ray sources exhibit a highly concentrated spatial distribution,
with 1075 sources located within the central 1 arcmin. We have successfully detected X-ray emissions from 126 out of the 166 known
massive stars of the cluster, and we have collected over 71 000 photons from the magnetar CXO J164710.20-455217.
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.
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Food safety solutions
1. Food safety solutions
Delia Grace, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
2019 Third Global ODA Forum for Sustainable Agricultural Development – Inclusive Growth and Global Partnerships
Seoul, Korea
13-15 May 2019
4. • Food & nutrition
security
• Poverty
eradication
• Environment &
human health
Policies,
institutions and
livelihoods
Sustainable
livestock
systems
Feed and
forage
resources
development Livestock
genetics
Animal &
human health
Impact at scale BecA-ILRI hub
ILRI programs
5. Urban zoonoses
• Emergence of pathogens in Nairobi
• Mosquito-borne disease in Guwahati and
Ha Noi
• Epidemiology, economics and social
science
• Whole genome sequencing and phlyo-
geography
10. Foodborne disease matters for development
Developing country consumers show high concern over FBD
The huge health burden of FBD is borne mainly by developing
countries
FBD has high economic costs: health, agriculture & economy-wide
FBD limits access of poor farmers to export markets and threatens
access to domestic markets
FBD discriminates: the YOMPI are most at risk
12. Foods implicated in FBD
Painter et al., 2013, Sudershan et al., 2014, Mangan et al., 2014; Tam et al., 2014;
Sang et al., 2014 ; ILRI, 2016
13. Regulations are needed but not enough
100% of milk in Assam doesn’t meet standards
98% of beef in Ibadan, 52% pork in Ha Noi, unacceptable
bacteria counts
92% of Addis milk and 46% of Nairobi milk had aflatoxins over
EU standards
36% of farmed fish from Kafrelsheikh exceed one or more MPL
30% of chicken from commercial broilers in Pretoria
unacceptable for S. aureus
24% of boiled milk in Abidjan unacceptable S. aureus
14. Capacity building won’t work without incentives
Many actors are well intentioned but ill informed
Small scale pilots show short term improvements
But GAP and one-off training has limited effect
– In 4 years VietGAP reached 0.06%
– In Nigeria, food safety was in a wet market was worse 9 years later
– In Thailand GAP farmers have no better
pesticide use than non-GAP
15. Pull
approach
(demand for
safe food)
Push
approach
(supply of
safe food)
ENABLING
ENVIRONM
ENT
Consumers recognize
& demand safer food
VC actors respond to
demand & incentives
Inform, monitor &
legitimize VC actors
Build capacity &
motivation of
regulators
Consumer campaign
for empowered
consumers
Three legged stool
16. Technological interventions coupled
with training of value chain actors
savings on firewood / month
= 900,000 UGX (260 US$) + >100 trees
Reach:
50% of all pork butchers and
their 300,000 customers in Kampala
17. • Branding & certification of milk
vendors in Kenya & Guwahti,
Assam led to improved milk safety.
• It benefited the national economy
by $33 million per year in Kenyan
and $6 million in Assam
• 70% of traders in Assam and 24%
in Kenya are currently registered
• 6 milllion consumers in Kenya and
1.5 million in Assam are benefiting
from safer milk
Towards impact at scale
18. Take home messages
FBD is important for health and development
Huge health burden: most is due to microbes & worms in fresh
foods sold in wet markets
Currently no proven approaches for mass markets in LMIC that
are scalable and sustainable
Training and regulation approaches don’t work but solutions
based on working with the informal sector more promising
19. This presentation is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
better lives through livestock
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ILRI thanks all donors and organizations who globally supported its work through their contributions
to the CGIAR Trust Fund.
Editor's Notes
Two-thirds of human pathogens are zoonotic – many of these transmitted via animal source food (salmonellosis, EHEC, cryptosporidium)
Animal source food single most important cause of food-borne disease
Many food-borne diseases cause few symptoms in animal host (chicken and S. enteritidis, calf and E. coli O157:H7, oysters and V. vulnificus)
Many zoonotic diseases controlled most effectively in animal host/reservoir
Recent studies shown pre- ‘harvest’ stage most important for controlling food-borne pathogens
s/h participation in markets
Risk rather than regulatory