Phuong Hong Nguyen
POLICY SEMINAR
Food System Transformations: National Actions in a Globalized World
Co-Organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and IFPRI
NOV 14, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EST
The critical crossroads of animal, human, and environmental health: Scaling u...ILRI
Presented by Mark Mitchell, Kristina Roesel, Bernard Bett, Lasha Avaliani, Bedasa Eba and Christine Jost at a Livestock and Livelihoods Webinar series, 21 September 2021
The Infection and Treatment Method in control of East Coast Fever in Kenya: d...IFPRI-PIM
This poster was given by Jumba Humphrey (ILRI), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
This document discusses using artificial intelligence to understand patients' cultural and personal experiences with healthcare. It notes that 80% of health outcomes are driven by non-clinical factors like culture and situation. As the US population becomes more racially diverse and technology allows more unsolicited patient discussions online, AI can help analyze these discussions to better understand barriers to care and map patient journeys. This can provide insights to improve care, clinical trials, and health policies to address the specific needs of different cultural groups.
IPMS experiences on research for dairy development: Approaches and lessons ILRI
Presentation by Dirk Hoekstra, Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin and Tesfaye Lemma at the National dairy forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23-24 November 2010.
Phuong Hong Nguyen
POLICY SEMINAR
Food System Transformations: National Actions in a Globalized World
Co-Organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and IFPRI
NOV 14, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EST
The critical crossroads of animal, human, and environmental health: Scaling u...ILRI
Presented by Mark Mitchell, Kristina Roesel, Bernard Bett, Lasha Avaliani, Bedasa Eba and Christine Jost at a Livestock and Livelihoods Webinar series, 21 September 2021
The Infection and Treatment Method in control of East Coast Fever in Kenya: d...IFPRI-PIM
This poster was given by Jumba Humphrey (ILRI), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
This document discusses using artificial intelligence to understand patients' cultural and personal experiences with healthcare. It notes that 80% of health outcomes are driven by non-clinical factors like culture and situation. As the US population becomes more racially diverse and technology allows more unsolicited patient discussions online, AI can help analyze these discussions to better understand barriers to care and map patient journeys. This can provide insights to improve care, clinical trials, and health policies to address the specific needs of different cultural groups.
IPMS experiences on research for dairy development: Approaches and lessons ILRI
Presentation by Dirk Hoekstra, Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin and Tesfaye Lemma at the National dairy forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23-24 November 2010.
Gender in Climate Change Agriculture and Food SecurityIFPRI-PIM
This poster was presented by Sophia Huyer (CCAFS / CIAT) for the pre-Annual Scientific Conference meeting organized for the CGIAR research program gender research coordinators on 4 December.
The annual scientific conference of the CGIAR collaborative platform for gender research took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
Applying a Gender-Transformative Approach within a Fish Harvesting Technology...INGENAES
This document describes a research project that aims to understand the effects of combining gender transformative strategies with the dissemination of a woman-targeted fish harvesting technology. The project provided women in Bangladesh with gill nets designed to catch nutrient-rich small fish. It also implemented gender awareness exercises at both the household and community level. Preliminary findings suggest the interventions have helped address social attitudes about women's roles and prompted greater independent involvement by women. Data indicates some positive changes in decision making, attitudes, and self-efficacy, as well as increased fish consumption among those using the nets.
Jef Leroy, Kaleab Baye
WEBINAR
Thought-Provoking Perspectives on Stunting
Co-Organized by the National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN), the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and IFPRI
NOV 18, 2020 - 03:30 PM TO 05:00 PM EAT
The Medical Concierge Group (TMCG) was formed in 2013 to promote health in Uganda and Kenya through increasing access to healthcare professionals and information via social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Skype and WhatsApp. TMCG employs doctors and pharmacists available 24/7 via these channels. After one year of operation, TMCG saw 100,000 monthly users, with 60% needing emergency care referrals and 70% contacting doctors for primary healthcare consultation. The study found that social media can help address the lack of healthcare professionals in Africa by allowing remote access to care, but that call costs and unreliable internet limited its effectiveness.
Skills and Gaps: A Capacity Needs Assessment of Peri-urban Dairy Chains aroun...ILRI
Presentation by Jan van der Lee, Abebe Tessama, Mengistu Nigussie and Mekdes Asfaw at the National dairy forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23-24 November 2010.
Integrating Gender in Extension in BangladeshINGENAES
Agricultural extension services to farmers
Training: Farmers, extension workers, other stakeholders
Technology Transfer: New technologies to farmers
Issues DAE
Reviewed Documents No. 100
Relevant to gender and extension 50
4/10/2017
50
Gender & Extension
Others
50
DAE
4/10/2017
22
Organizational Commitment DAE
Issues DAE
Achievements
- Reached to farmers at grassroots level
- Introduced new technologies
- Organized farmers into groups
- Conducted training
- Published leaflets, booklets
Gaps
- Lack of gender sensitive approach
- Women participation is
Mainstreaming human nutrition in livestock interventions: Lessons learned fro...ILRI
Presented by Domitille Kauffmann and Paula Dominguez-Salas at a webinar on “The importance of products of animal origin in human nutrition” organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Livestock Technical Network, 24 April 2015.
Enhancing the Nutrition Sensitivity of Agriculture and Food Systems: What Has Been Done, and What
Needs to be Done?
Stuart Gillespie, Senior Research Fellow, PHND, IFPRI, United Kingdom
Gender in Agriculture for Nutrition and HealthIFPRI-PIM
This poster was presented by Hazel Malapit (A4NH / IFPRI) for the pre-Annual Scientific Conference meeting organized for the CGIAR research program gender research coordinators on 4 December.
The annual scientific conference of the CGIAR collaborative platform for gender research took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
This document discusses gender research challenges and opportunities in food security. It outlines the gender gap in agriculture, with women comprising 40% of farmers but facing inequalities in assets, labor, services, and decision-making. Ignoring gender risks inappropriate technologies and women opposing innovations. However, improving women's autonomy through interventions addressing land rights, groups, loans, and training can boost productivity and empowerment. The document also reviews lessons from mainstreaming gender in CGIAR research programs, including the need for clear gender strategies, budgets, accountability, and capacity building.
Food Systems Review: Fruits & Vegetables in South Dakota Chris Zdorovtsov
Insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption contributes to rising health issues in South Dakota. Surveys of producers, grocers, and consumers in the state found that while the production, sales, and consumption of fruits and vegetables have increased in recent years, opportunities remain to further increase consumption. Key findings included conflicting preferences between grocers and consumers on marketing strategies, and that a lack of time and knowledge in preparing produce presents a barrier to consumers eating more fruits and vegetables. The data is being used to support programming to boost local fruit and vegetable production and intake in South Dakota.
Poster prepared by Annet Abenakyo Mulema, Mariama Fofanah, Zelalem Lema, Biruk Alemu Gemeda and Barbara Wieland at the Africa RISING Ethiopia Review and Planning Meeting, ILRI, 10-11 February 2016
Impact of food transfers in zomba abermanIFPRIMaSSP
This study is the first component of a multi-pronged research study on breaking the cycle of food insecurity in Malawi. Results from other components are to follow, including promoting nutritious value chains and understanding the drivers of food security and resilience. This study examines the impact of a food-based social transfers (MVAC) on household food security, diets, and nutrition status of young children during the lean season in Malawi. This was a quasi-experimental prospective study based on two rounds of a mixed methods surveys study in Zomba district in southern Malawi. Study outcomes include household expenditures and food consumption (7-day recall), child level dietary diversity (24-hour recall) and nutritional status (anthropometric measurements). We follow a mixed methods approach and undertake child and household surveys and assessments as well as in-depth interviews with household members. We estimate program impact by combining propensity score matching (PSM) and difference-in-difference (DID) methods. Qualitative data provides insights into community norms on targeting and sharing that may impact the effectiveness of the transfers.
Food transfers appear to have a protective effect on food security, diets and nutrition status of young children. There was suggestion of a positive effect on micronutrient availability in diets, particularly for iron. At child level, highly significant positive effects were found on dietary diversity and food variety scores, corresponding to increases of 15% and 12% respectively, as well as a positive effect on stunting. But targeting did not appear to be progressive or aligned to MVAC criteria. Furthermore, the coverage of food transfers is extremely low compared to extent of food insecurity. Community norms about targeting and sharing may explain the targeting errors and also may be seen as a response to low coverage.
Production and delivery of thermotolerant vaccine against peste des petits ru...ILRI
Presentation by Michel Dione, Cheick Sidibe, Oumar Kantao, Iddo Dror and Abdou Fall at the Lessons in Working Towards Global Eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)
USAID Webinar, 2 December 2020.
Simon Yam and Bethwyn Hodge from the WA AIDS Council discuss the impact of HIV on migrant and mobile populations in Western Australia, and the health promotion programs that have been developed to address the issues.
This presentation was given at the AFAO National HIV Forum in Sydney, 17 October 2014.
People, livestock, trade and animal disease: How can we improve the managemen...marketsblog
Presentation by Dr Jonathan Rushton of the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, at the Enhancing Safe Inter-regional Livestock Trade held at Dubai, UAE, 13-16 June 2011.
What do we know about the economic impact of foot and mouth disease in smallh...ILRI
Presented by Jonathan Rushton and Theo Knight-Jones at the open session of the standing technical and research committees of the European Commission for the control of foot and mouth disease, Cavtat, Croatia, 29-31 October 2014.
Gender in Climate Change Agriculture and Food SecurityIFPRI-PIM
This poster was presented by Sophia Huyer (CCAFS / CIAT) for the pre-Annual Scientific Conference meeting organized for the CGIAR research program gender research coordinators on 4 December.
The annual scientific conference of the CGIAR collaborative platform for gender research took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
Applying a Gender-Transformative Approach within a Fish Harvesting Technology...INGENAES
This document describes a research project that aims to understand the effects of combining gender transformative strategies with the dissemination of a woman-targeted fish harvesting technology. The project provided women in Bangladesh with gill nets designed to catch nutrient-rich small fish. It also implemented gender awareness exercises at both the household and community level. Preliminary findings suggest the interventions have helped address social attitudes about women's roles and prompted greater independent involvement by women. Data indicates some positive changes in decision making, attitudes, and self-efficacy, as well as increased fish consumption among those using the nets.
Jef Leroy, Kaleab Baye
WEBINAR
Thought-Provoking Perspectives on Stunting
Co-Organized by the National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN), the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and IFPRI
NOV 18, 2020 - 03:30 PM TO 05:00 PM EAT
The Medical Concierge Group (TMCG) was formed in 2013 to promote health in Uganda and Kenya through increasing access to healthcare professionals and information via social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Skype and WhatsApp. TMCG employs doctors and pharmacists available 24/7 via these channels. After one year of operation, TMCG saw 100,000 monthly users, with 60% needing emergency care referrals and 70% contacting doctors for primary healthcare consultation. The study found that social media can help address the lack of healthcare professionals in Africa by allowing remote access to care, but that call costs and unreliable internet limited its effectiveness.
Skills and Gaps: A Capacity Needs Assessment of Peri-urban Dairy Chains aroun...ILRI
Presentation by Jan van der Lee, Abebe Tessama, Mengistu Nigussie and Mekdes Asfaw at the National dairy forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23-24 November 2010.
Integrating Gender in Extension in BangladeshINGENAES
Agricultural extension services to farmers
Training: Farmers, extension workers, other stakeholders
Technology Transfer: New technologies to farmers
Issues DAE
Reviewed Documents No. 100
Relevant to gender and extension 50
4/10/2017
50
Gender & Extension
Others
50
DAE
4/10/2017
22
Organizational Commitment DAE
Issues DAE
Achievements
- Reached to farmers at grassroots level
- Introduced new technologies
- Organized farmers into groups
- Conducted training
- Published leaflets, booklets
Gaps
- Lack of gender sensitive approach
- Women participation is
Mainstreaming human nutrition in livestock interventions: Lessons learned fro...ILRI
Presented by Domitille Kauffmann and Paula Dominguez-Salas at a webinar on “The importance of products of animal origin in human nutrition” organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Livestock Technical Network, 24 April 2015.
Enhancing the Nutrition Sensitivity of Agriculture and Food Systems: What Has Been Done, and What
Needs to be Done?
Stuart Gillespie, Senior Research Fellow, PHND, IFPRI, United Kingdom
Gender in Agriculture for Nutrition and HealthIFPRI-PIM
This poster was presented by Hazel Malapit (A4NH / IFPRI) for the pre-Annual Scientific Conference meeting organized for the CGIAR research program gender research coordinators on 4 December.
The annual scientific conference of the CGIAR collaborative platform for gender research took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
This document discusses gender research challenges and opportunities in food security. It outlines the gender gap in agriculture, with women comprising 40% of farmers but facing inequalities in assets, labor, services, and decision-making. Ignoring gender risks inappropriate technologies and women opposing innovations. However, improving women's autonomy through interventions addressing land rights, groups, loans, and training can boost productivity and empowerment. The document also reviews lessons from mainstreaming gender in CGIAR research programs, including the need for clear gender strategies, budgets, accountability, and capacity building.
Food Systems Review: Fruits & Vegetables in South Dakota Chris Zdorovtsov
Insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption contributes to rising health issues in South Dakota. Surveys of producers, grocers, and consumers in the state found that while the production, sales, and consumption of fruits and vegetables have increased in recent years, opportunities remain to further increase consumption. Key findings included conflicting preferences between grocers and consumers on marketing strategies, and that a lack of time and knowledge in preparing produce presents a barrier to consumers eating more fruits and vegetables. The data is being used to support programming to boost local fruit and vegetable production and intake in South Dakota.
Poster prepared by Annet Abenakyo Mulema, Mariama Fofanah, Zelalem Lema, Biruk Alemu Gemeda and Barbara Wieland at the Africa RISING Ethiopia Review and Planning Meeting, ILRI, 10-11 February 2016
Impact of food transfers in zomba abermanIFPRIMaSSP
This study is the first component of a multi-pronged research study on breaking the cycle of food insecurity in Malawi. Results from other components are to follow, including promoting nutritious value chains and understanding the drivers of food security and resilience. This study examines the impact of a food-based social transfers (MVAC) on household food security, diets, and nutrition status of young children during the lean season in Malawi. This was a quasi-experimental prospective study based on two rounds of a mixed methods surveys study in Zomba district in southern Malawi. Study outcomes include household expenditures and food consumption (7-day recall), child level dietary diversity (24-hour recall) and nutritional status (anthropometric measurements). We follow a mixed methods approach and undertake child and household surveys and assessments as well as in-depth interviews with household members. We estimate program impact by combining propensity score matching (PSM) and difference-in-difference (DID) methods. Qualitative data provides insights into community norms on targeting and sharing that may impact the effectiveness of the transfers.
Food transfers appear to have a protective effect on food security, diets and nutrition status of young children. There was suggestion of a positive effect on micronutrient availability in diets, particularly for iron. At child level, highly significant positive effects were found on dietary diversity and food variety scores, corresponding to increases of 15% and 12% respectively, as well as a positive effect on stunting. But targeting did not appear to be progressive or aligned to MVAC criteria. Furthermore, the coverage of food transfers is extremely low compared to extent of food insecurity. Community norms about targeting and sharing may explain the targeting errors and also may be seen as a response to low coverage.
Production and delivery of thermotolerant vaccine against peste des petits ru...ILRI
Presentation by Michel Dione, Cheick Sidibe, Oumar Kantao, Iddo Dror and Abdou Fall at the Lessons in Working Towards Global Eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)
USAID Webinar, 2 December 2020.
Simon Yam and Bethwyn Hodge from the WA AIDS Council discuss the impact of HIV on migrant and mobile populations in Western Australia, and the health promotion programs that have been developed to address the issues.
This presentation was given at the AFAO National HIV Forum in Sydney, 17 October 2014.
People, livestock, trade and animal disease: How can we improve the managemen...marketsblog
Presentation by Dr Jonathan Rushton of the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, at the Enhancing Safe Inter-regional Livestock Trade held at Dubai, UAE, 13-16 June 2011.
What do we know about the economic impact of foot and mouth disease in smallh...ILRI
Presented by Jonathan Rushton and Theo Knight-Jones at the open session of the standing technical and research committees of the European Commission for the control of foot and mouth disease, Cavtat, Croatia, 29-31 October 2014.
Why smallholder pig value chain actors are not willing to report disease outb...ILRI
Presented by M.M. Dione, C.W. Amia, E. Ouma and B. Wieland at the 15th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 12-16 November 2018
No food security without food safety: Lessons from low- and middle-income cou...ILRI
ILRI is an international agricultural research organization that works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI has over 630 staff from over 30 countries working on projects related to animal and human health, sustainable livestock systems, policies and livelihoods, livestock genetics, and feed and forage development. ILRI conducts research at large campuses in Kenya and Ethiopia as well as regional and country offices in 14 countries. The presentation discusses the large health burden of foodborne diseases in developing countries and how they impact development, nutrition, livelihoods, and market access. It also examines where food and foodborne diseases originate from in developing countries and challenges with managing food
Presented by Nguyen Viet Hung, Fred Unger, Dang Xuan Sinh, Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh, Delia Grace at the Vietnam Agricultural Outlook Conference 2016, Hanoi 27 May 2016
Food safety in low- and middle-income countries: What works, what doesn't and...ILRI
Presentation by Delia Grace, Fred Unger, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Johanna Lindahl, Kohei Makita, Kristina Roesel, Michael Taylor, Ram Deka, Sinh Dang Xuan, Steve Jaffee and Silvia Alonso at the 15th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 13 November 2018.
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.
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.
This document discusses poultry rearing practices and opportunities in the coastal region of Barisal, Bangladesh. It notes that most households currently engage in scavenging or semi-scavenging of local breeds, and identifies introducing improved breeds and closed rearing practices as opportunities. The objectives are to increase homestead-based poultry production and farmers' incomes. Planned activities include linking farmers to vaccination, feed, and market services through demonstrations and trainings. The goal is for each farmer to earn an additional Tk. 2,000 annually by rearing 10-15 higher quality birds with reduced mortality.
Behavioural obstacles to vaccinations in livestock – Examples from sub-Sahara...ILRI
Michel Dione presented on behavioral obstacles to vaccinations in livestock in sub-Saharan Africa. Small-scale livestock farmers in places like Mali have poor access to veterinary services and technologies due to poverty and inadequate distribution systems. Factors that influence vaccine adoption include awareness of benefits, cost, quality, and perceptions of vaccine side effects. Gender also plays a role, as women often manage small livestock but have less decision-making power. Farmers may not report livestock numbers due to taxation concerns or feel vaccines should cost less. Distrust of veterinarians and lack of policy enforcement can also reduce vaccination rates. Changing perceptions of disease risk and prioritizing farmers' concerns are important to increasing vaccine adoption.
This document discusses food safety issues in informal markets in developing countries. It notes that most poor consumers purchase food from these markets, where regulations are lacking. Key food safety problems discussed include aflatoxins contaminating staple crops like maize in Africa, resulting in many illnesses and deaths annually. Studies also found unacceptably high levels of foodborne bacteria in meat, dairy and fish products across different settings and value chains. However, effective and low-cost interventions to improve food safety and hygiene practices among vendors have been shown to significantly reduce contamination and save economies millions of dollars in health costs.
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish: Phase II ideasILRI
Presented by Tom Randolph, John McIntire, Malcolm Beveridge, Michael Peters and Barbara Rischkowsky at the CGIAR Consortium Office, Montpellier, 27 June 2013
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
Livestock and Fish - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - J...CGIAR
This document outlines the Livestock and Fish II CGIAR Research Program. It provides information on the program's theory of change, impact pathways, outcomes, and metrics for measuring progress. The program aims to improve livestock and fish productivity, supply, employment/income, and nutrition through research on value chains in target countries. Key activities include developing improved breeds, feeds, health approaches and market linkages. Intermediate outcomes include adoption of technologies and policies supporting environmental sustainability, food security and reduced poverty. Progress will be measured using metrics like yields, employment, women's income control and consumption filling nutrient gaps.
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.
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Small ruminant keepers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards peste des ...ILRI
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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
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Preventing a post-antibiotic era: a 12-slide primer on antimicrobial resistanceILRI
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Food safety research in low- and middle-income countriesILRI
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Reservoirs of pathogenic Leptospira species in UgandaILRI
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Assessing meat microbiological safety and associated handling practices in bu...ILRI
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Ecological factors associated with abundance and distribution of mosquito vec...ILRI
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Practices and drivers of antibiotic use in Kenyan smallholder dairy farmsILRI
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Improving animal health services to village poultry production systems in Ghana and Tanzania
1. Better lives through livestock
Improving animal health services to village
poultry production systems in Ghana and Tanzania
Dolapo Enahoro, Alessandra Galie, Michel Dione, Christoph Weber and Emily Ouma
Policies, Institutions and Policies program, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Virtual Seminar Series, IWMI-Ghana
20 November 2020
2. 2
Outline
• Project Overview
o Genomics to Improve Poultry
• Background & Focus
o Newcastle disease in village poultry
• Qualitative methods
oValue chain assessments
oSites
• Highlights of Results
oConstraints, management, impacts of NCD
• Observations
• Next steps
3. USAID Feed the
Future (FtF)
Innovation Lab for
Genomics to
Improve Poultry
Objective 4: Conduct poultry
value chain assessment and
develop a business model for
breeding and distribution of
chicken line with enhanced
Newcastle disease (ND) resistance
[ UC-Davis, SUA, UG, ILRI ]
5. 5
Study Background
• Village chicken production a major contributor to
food security, rural (& female) incomes in Africa
• Low productivity a prevailing feature of village
poultry production systems
• Local breeds
• Extensive/free-range husbandry
• Low resource
• Infectious poultry diseases are a key factor driving
low productivity
• Newcastle disease accounts for significant portion
of chicken mortalities in village flocks.
6. 6
Research Questions
• What are the key constraints to poultry health care in village
production systems in Ghana and Tanzania?
• How do disease-related constraints impact on producers and
others in the value chain? How are they currently managed?
• What key policy, market, institutional changes will improve
outcomes for M & W farmers, other value chain actors?
7. 7
Methodology
Value chain assessments (Baltenweck et al. 2019)
• Gender inclusiveness
• Poultry epidemiology
• Value chain performance
Participatory appraisal methodologies/tools
• Key informant interviews
• Focus group discussions (FGDs)
• Interview checklists
• Value chain mapping
• Pair-wise ranking
Study sites
• Ghana (November 2019)
• Tanzania (March 2020)
8. 8
Focus Groups
MEN WOMEN TOTAL
Tanzania 254 241 495
Ghana 267 217 484
Total 521 458 979
Women (10 -12) farmers
Men (10 -12) farmers
Mixed M & W (12 -15) farmers
Mixed gender (18- 22) value chain actors
Counts of FGD participants, by gender
16
Sites
Key Informant Interviews
9. 9
Socio-economic Characteristics of FGD Participants
0
20
40
60
80
100
Ghana Tanzania
Age of participants, years
Youngest
Average
Oldest
0
20
40
60
80
100
Ghana Tanzania
Primary Education, %
Figure 1: Range and average
age of FGD participants in
Ghana and Tanzania.
Figure 2: Percentage of
participants with primary
school education.
National median age is 21.1 yrs
in Ghana; 17.7 yrs in Tanzania.
National adult literacy rate is
79% in Ghana; 78% in Tanzania.
10. 10
FGD checklists
(separate) groups of Women and Men farmersGender
•Men and women roles in poultry production
•Gender-based challenges in input and output markets
•Gender-based challenges in disease management, impacts
(mixed gender) groups of farmers
Participatory
Epidemiology
•Priority diseases
•Poultry health constraints and management
•Disease impacts on poultry systems
(mixed gender) groups of farmers, input & services providers,
extension/vet providers, traders, retailersValue Chains
•Value chain mapping, marketing channels and links, volumes, pricing
•Overall constraints of the village poultry value chain
•Disease impacts along the value chain
•Community groups and farmer associations
11. 11
GHANA TANZANIA
Value chains Simple, with mainly local
demand and supply, occasional
sales to big cities
Slightly more sophisticated
(hatcheries, processing) with
more frequent sales to big cities
Production Small flock sizes (2 – 150), local
breeds (chicken, guinea fowl,
turkey/ducks), free range, low
biosecurity
Small to medium (200+) flocks,
local & improved (chicken), free
range to semi-intensive, low
biosecurity in traditional systems
Inputs/services Rely on vet officers for (mainly)
disease preventative measures
Commercial vet centers are main
source of vaccines, vet drugs
Value Chain Mapping
12. 12
Results from the FGDs
Constraints: -
• Diseases causing mortality and morbidity are Newcastle,
fowl pox, worm infestation, infectious coryza, coccidiosis.
• 43% of farmer epidemiology groups reported poor access
to veterinary supplies and services.
• Access was more limited for female farmers in Tanzania
while women farmers in Ghana not even aware of outlets.
• FGD groups cited unavailability, high prices, low quality of
vet inputs, few veterinary officers.
• Low knowledge on appropriate husbandry practices.
• Market-related challenges (credit, capital).
13. 13
Strategies for Managing Disease Constraints
Administer
vet
medicines
without
expert input
INPUTS/SERVICES
Use local
herbal
formulations
and non-vet
medicines
HUSBANDRY
Slaughter /
Sell off birds
MARKET
Administer
vet meds with
expert input
Formal
veterinary
services
(public/private)
Knowledge of
husbandry
1
2
3
4
Most readily accessible
Pose major constraints
Relatively difficult to access
Accessible, with some challenges e.g., for women
14. 14
Results from the FGDs
Impacts: -
• Groups in Tanzania and Ghana identified both farmers and
traders as most severely impacted by ND/bird losses.
[Training and interventions directed to farmers]
• Poultry diseases affected household welfare, business
returns and expansion potential.
• Up to 100% flock mortalities experienced but participants
agreed vaccine adherence could prevent this.
• Poultry incomes seemed more important to women
farmers, but they had fewer options to mitigate losses
• Economic and cultural inhibitions exacerbate negative
outcomes for women.
15. 15
Key observations
• Research could help to identify incentives for different
value chain actors, address inequitable access of men
and women.
• Sector could borrow from successful innovations in
other smallholder settings (e.g., low-cost chilling
technologies in E. Africa dairy)
• Private sector and communities need drive innovations
– no appetite for massive public funding in sector
• ICT offers much in terms of training, communications
and coordination (should consider location contexts).
17. 17
Next Steps
• Paper under review in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
(Veterinary Humanities and Social Sciences Section).
• System Dynamics modeling for value chain upgrading
of the village poultry production system (Ghana),
using Spatial Group Model Building (SGMB) methods.
• Consumer choice experiments to assess preferences
and demand for chicken ecotypes with enhanced ND
resistance (Ghana & Tanzania).