Presented by Jimmy Smith, Director General, ILRI at the Veterinary Council of Nigeria & Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association Colloquium, Abuja, Nigeria, 12 November 2013
Opportunities for public-private investment in animal health in developing co...ILRI
This document discusses opportunities for public-private investment in animal health in developing countries. It finds that demand for livestock products is growing significantly in developing countries, where smallholder producers will continue to supply the majority of production. Animal health constraints remain a major problem, but as smallholder systems commercialize, their need and demand for animal health inputs will increase. There are opportunities for synergistic public-private investments in animal health that can benefit both smallholder producers and the private sector.
Livestock headwinds:Help or hindrance to sustainable development?ILRI
Livestock production is growing rapidly globally to meet rising demand for meat, milk and eggs in lower income countries. Livestock contributes to all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals through pathways of food/nutrition, livelihoods/economics, health and climate/resources. Livestock research can help maximize these contributions by improving productivity, efficiency and development outcomes in a sustainable manner.
The opportunities and challenges for livestock and aquaculture research for d...GCARD Conferences
This document discusses trends and opportunities in the livestock and fish sectors in Asia. It notes that demand for meat, milk, and fish is rapidly rising in Asia and will more than double by 2050. Smallholders currently dominate production but face issues like low productivity. Aquaculture is key to meeting rising fish demand but smallholders face constraints around access to resources and markets. The document argues that investment in agricultural research should reflect the growing importance of livestock and fish and proposes partnerships between national and international researchers to address challenges in animal health, genetics, feeding, and developing sustainable agri-food systems.
Global health and sustainable food security: Why the livestock sectors of dev...Susan MacMillan
Slide presentation:
Global health and sustainable food security: Why the livestock sectors of developing countries matter
By Jimmy Smith
For the Global Animal Health Conference: Developing global animal health products to support food security and sustainability
17-18 October 2013
Arlington, Virginia
This document summarizes information from ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) about the role and importance of livestock globally. It makes three key points:
1. Livestock and animal source foods represent some of the most valuable global commodities, with an average annual value of $830 billion from 2007-2016. Demand for livestock products is projected to grow substantially in developing regions by 2030.
2. Livestock play a critical role in economies, livelihoods, and food security around the world. They contribute significantly to agricultural GDP and provide jobs and incomes. Over 70% of the world's rural poor rely on livestock.
3. While livestock bring opportunities, there are also challenges to be addressed
Livestock research contributions to the Sustainable Development GoalsILRI
This document summarizes how livestock research from ILRI and CGIAR contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It discusses four pathways through which livestock help meet all the SDGs: economic growth, equitable livelihoods, nutrition and health, and sustainable ecosystems. It provides examples of how livestock build economies, provide livelihoods especially for women and the poor, deliver essential nutrients, and can be produced sustainably. The document emphasizes that livestock research with the end goals in mind can significantly help achieve the SDGs in Southeast Asia and globally through improved productivity, management practices, and partnerships.
Opportunities for public-private investment in animal health in developing co...ILRI
This document discusses opportunities for public-private investment in animal health in developing countries. It finds that demand for livestock products is growing significantly in developing countries, where smallholder producers will continue to supply the majority of production. Animal health constraints remain a major problem, but as smallholder systems commercialize, their need and demand for animal health inputs will increase. There are opportunities for synergistic public-private investments in animal health that can benefit both smallholder producers and the private sector.
Livestock headwinds:Help or hindrance to sustainable development?ILRI
Livestock production is growing rapidly globally to meet rising demand for meat, milk and eggs in lower income countries. Livestock contributes to all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals through pathways of food/nutrition, livelihoods/economics, health and climate/resources. Livestock research can help maximize these contributions by improving productivity, efficiency and development outcomes in a sustainable manner.
The opportunities and challenges for livestock and aquaculture research for d...GCARD Conferences
This document discusses trends and opportunities in the livestock and fish sectors in Asia. It notes that demand for meat, milk, and fish is rapidly rising in Asia and will more than double by 2050. Smallholders currently dominate production but face issues like low productivity. Aquaculture is key to meeting rising fish demand but smallholders face constraints around access to resources and markets. The document argues that investment in agricultural research should reflect the growing importance of livestock and fish and proposes partnerships between national and international researchers to address challenges in animal health, genetics, feeding, and developing sustainable agri-food systems.
Global health and sustainable food security: Why the livestock sectors of dev...Susan MacMillan
Slide presentation:
Global health and sustainable food security: Why the livestock sectors of developing countries matter
By Jimmy Smith
For the Global Animal Health Conference: Developing global animal health products to support food security and sustainability
17-18 October 2013
Arlington, Virginia
This document summarizes information from ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) about the role and importance of livestock globally. It makes three key points:
1. Livestock and animal source foods represent some of the most valuable global commodities, with an average annual value of $830 billion from 2007-2016. Demand for livestock products is projected to grow substantially in developing regions by 2030.
2. Livestock play a critical role in economies, livelihoods, and food security around the world. They contribute significantly to agricultural GDP and provide jobs and incomes. Over 70% of the world's rural poor rely on livestock.
3. While livestock bring opportunities, there are also challenges to be addressed
Livestock research contributions to the Sustainable Development GoalsILRI
This document summarizes how livestock research from ILRI and CGIAR contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It discusses four pathways through which livestock help meet all the SDGs: economic growth, equitable livelihoods, nutrition and health, and sustainable ecosystems. It provides examples of how livestock build economies, provide livelihoods especially for women and the poor, deliver essential nutrients, and can be produced sustainably. The document emphasizes that livestock research with the end goals in mind can significantly help achieve the SDGs in Southeast Asia and globally through improved productivity, management practices, and partnerships.
Healthy people, animals and ecosystems: The role of CGIAR researchILRI
Keynote presentation by Bernard Bett and Jimmy Smith at the Regional Conference on Zoonotic Diseases in Eastern Africa, Naivasha, Kenya, 9–12 March 2015.
Livestock and food security: An ILRI perspectiveILRI
A series of presentations by ILRI scientists (Thomas Randolph, Hikuepi Katjiuongua, Timothy Robinson, Isabelle Baltenweck, Alessandra Galie, Alan Duncan, Nils Teufel, Mats Lannerstad, Bernard Bett, Johanna Lindahl, Eric Fèvre, Silvia Alonso and Delia Grace) at a seminar on "Sustainable Agricultural Development for Food Security and Nutrition, including the role of Livestock" for the Committee on World Food Security High Level Panel of Experts on food security and nutrition (HLPE), Nairobi, Kenya, 8 May 2015.
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.
Presented by Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, FARA, at the ILRI@40 Side event at the All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya, 28 October 2014
The global livestock sector: Trends, drivers and implications for society, he...ILRI
Presented by Timothy Robinson, William Wint, Giulia Conchedda, Giuseppina Cinardi, Thomas Van Boeckel, Michael Macleod, Bernard Bett, Delia Grace and Marius Gilbert at the annual conference of the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS), Chester, UK, 14-15 April 2015.
ILRI is a member of the CGIAR consortium that works to improve food security and reduce poverty through research on the efficient, safe, and sustainable use of livestock. ILRI has over 700 staff members working across its main campuses in Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as well as 16 other country offices. The organization's research focuses on developing science-based practices to achieve better lives through livestock while addressing challenges related to food production, economic development, health, and environmental sustainability.
Livestock advocacy and communications: Tanzania sceneILRI
Presented by Amos Omore (ILRI) and Henry Njakoi (Heifer International) at the Livestock Advocacy and Communications Convening Workshop, Addis Ababa, 10-12 November 2015
Livestock: Opportunities for addressing global development challengesILRI
Livestock play an important role in addressing global development challenges through inclusive economic growth, equitable livelihoods, improved nutrition and health, and sustainable ecosystems. Livestock contribute significantly to GDP and provide livelihoods for many smallholder farmers and landless people. However, meeting increased demand for livestock products in a sustainable way will require transforming smallholder systems through improved productivity and market access while supporting rural development and livelihoods.
Food safety and informal markets: Animal products in sub-Saharan AfricaILRI
This document summarizes a presentation about food safety and informal markets for animal products in sub-Saharan Africa. It notes that a large number of deaths per year are associated with agriculture, many occurring in developing countries, and that zoonoses and foodborne diseases cost $84 billion annually. It then discusses how informal markets play a major role in food security and safety in sub-Saharan Africa, handling most animal source foods, but that food safety management there focuses more on hazards than actual risks. It stresses that efforts to improve food safety in these markets must be pro-poor, risk-based, involve all actors, and consider gender, cultural and economic factors.
Livestock play an important role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals through supporting inclusive economic growth, equitable livelihoods, nutrition and health, and sustainable ecosystems. However, livestock are conspicuously absent from the SDG indicators. Failing to consider the livestock sector could significantly impact efforts to attain the SDGs, as livestock are central to developing economies and the lives of many poor families. Transforming smallholder livestock systems in a sustainable way is key to meeting the growing demand for animal proteins in developing countries.
Presented by Barbara Wieland at the First Joint International Conference of the Association of Institutions for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (AITVM) and the Society of Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Berlin, 4-8 September 2016
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.
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
Global health and sustainable food security: Why the livestock sectors of dev...ILRI
Presented by Jimmy Smith at the Global Animal Health Conference on Developing Global Animal Health Products to Support Food Security and Sustainability, Arlington, Virginia, 17−18 October 2013
Livestock, livelihoods and the future of India’s smallholder farmersILRI
Smallholder farmers in India produce much of the country's livestock and dairy, contributing significantly to agricultural GDP and livelihoods. Rising global and domestic demand for livestock products presents opportunities but also risks. If met through imports or industrialization, it could harm the Indian economy, environment, and many livelihoods. However, transforming smallholder livestock systems sustainably could help millions improve production and livelihoods, maintaining India's economic growth. The conference aimed to discuss actions supporting smallholders to meet future demand for animal-source foods in an equitable and sustainable manner.
One Health approaches to different problems: Work at the International Livest...ILRI
The document discusses One Health approaches used by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). ILRI takes a One Health approach to address problems at the human-animal-environment interface. It works on projects related to zoonotic diseases, food safety issues like aflatoxins, and increasing sustainable livestock production to meet the growing global demand for animal proteins. ILRI aims to find solutions that improve food security and public health while minimizing environmental impacts.
Vijay Teng, Executive Vice President, Intas Animal HealthKisaco Research
This document provides an overview of opportunities in the animal health sector in India. It discusses India's large and diverse animal agriculture industry, which includes the largest bovine, goat, and buffalo populations in the world. The animal health market in India is growing at 11% annually and is led by cattle products. The government is increasingly supporting the sector through initiatives, funding, and policies. Challenges include managing disease outbreaks and improving animal welfare and productivity. Overall, the thriving livestock industry and supportive regulatory environment create promising opportunities for partnerships in India's animal health market.
The document discusses plant diseases and methods for controlling them. It identifies four characteristics of bacterial disease: vascular wilt, necrosis, soft rot, and tumors. Infection can occur through wounds, weather, nectar glands, humans, machinery, insects, or leaf scars. Control methods include seed treatment, crop rotation, using resistant varieties, protective sprays, biofungicides, removing weeds and tools, and avoiding overcrowding, damage, foreign soil, and working in moist soil. Controlling diseases can be difficult.
Healthy people, animals and ecosystems: The role of CGIAR researchILRI
Keynote presentation by Bernard Bett and Jimmy Smith at the Regional Conference on Zoonotic Diseases in Eastern Africa, Naivasha, Kenya, 9–12 March 2015.
Livestock and food security: An ILRI perspectiveILRI
A series of presentations by ILRI scientists (Thomas Randolph, Hikuepi Katjiuongua, Timothy Robinson, Isabelle Baltenweck, Alessandra Galie, Alan Duncan, Nils Teufel, Mats Lannerstad, Bernard Bett, Johanna Lindahl, Eric Fèvre, Silvia Alonso and Delia Grace) at a seminar on "Sustainable Agricultural Development for Food Security and Nutrition, including the role of Livestock" for the Committee on World Food Security High Level Panel of Experts on food security and nutrition (HLPE), Nairobi, Kenya, 8 May 2015.
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.
Presented by Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, FARA, at the ILRI@40 Side event at the All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya, 28 October 2014
The global livestock sector: Trends, drivers and implications for society, he...ILRI
Presented by Timothy Robinson, William Wint, Giulia Conchedda, Giuseppina Cinardi, Thomas Van Boeckel, Michael Macleod, Bernard Bett, Delia Grace and Marius Gilbert at the annual conference of the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS), Chester, UK, 14-15 April 2015.
ILRI is a member of the CGIAR consortium that works to improve food security and reduce poverty through research on the efficient, safe, and sustainable use of livestock. ILRI has over 700 staff members working across its main campuses in Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as well as 16 other country offices. The organization's research focuses on developing science-based practices to achieve better lives through livestock while addressing challenges related to food production, economic development, health, and environmental sustainability.
Livestock advocacy and communications: Tanzania sceneILRI
Presented by Amos Omore (ILRI) and Henry Njakoi (Heifer International) at the Livestock Advocacy and Communications Convening Workshop, Addis Ababa, 10-12 November 2015
Livestock: Opportunities for addressing global development challengesILRI
Livestock play an important role in addressing global development challenges through inclusive economic growth, equitable livelihoods, improved nutrition and health, and sustainable ecosystems. Livestock contribute significantly to GDP and provide livelihoods for many smallholder farmers and landless people. However, meeting increased demand for livestock products in a sustainable way will require transforming smallholder systems through improved productivity and market access while supporting rural development and livelihoods.
Food safety and informal markets: Animal products in sub-Saharan AfricaILRI
This document summarizes a presentation about food safety and informal markets for animal products in sub-Saharan Africa. It notes that a large number of deaths per year are associated with agriculture, many occurring in developing countries, and that zoonoses and foodborne diseases cost $84 billion annually. It then discusses how informal markets play a major role in food security and safety in sub-Saharan Africa, handling most animal source foods, but that food safety management there focuses more on hazards than actual risks. It stresses that efforts to improve food safety in these markets must be pro-poor, risk-based, involve all actors, and consider gender, cultural and economic factors.
Livestock play an important role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals through supporting inclusive economic growth, equitable livelihoods, nutrition and health, and sustainable ecosystems. However, livestock are conspicuously absent from the SDG indicators. Failing to consider the livestock sector could significantly impact efforts to attain the SDGs, as livestock are central to developing economies and the lives of many poor families. Transforming smallholder livestock systems in a sustainable way is key to meeting the growing demand for animal proteins in developing countries.
Presented by Barbara Wieland at the First Joint International Conference of the Association of Institutions for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (AITVM) and the Society of Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Berlin, 4-8 September 2016
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.
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
Global health and sustainable food security: Why the livestock sectors of dev...ILRI
Presented by Jimmy Smith at the Global Animal Health Conference on Developing Global Animal Health Products to Support Food Security and Sustainability, Arlington, Virginia, 17−18 October 2013
Livestock, livelihoods and the future of India’s smallholder farmersILRI
Smallholder farmers in India produce much of the country's livestock and dairy, contributing significantly to agricultural GDP and livelihoods. Rising global and domestic demand for livestock products presents opportunities but also risks. If met through imports or industrialization, it could harm the Indian economy, environment, and many livelihoods. However, transforming smallholder livestock systems sustainably could help millions improve production and livelihoods, maintaining India's economic growth. The conference aimed to discuss actions supporting smallholders to meet future demand for animal-source foods in an equitable and sustainable manner.
One Health approaches to different problems: Work at the International Livest...ILRI
The document discusses One Health approaches used by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). ILRI takes a One Health approach to address problems at the human-animal-environment interface. It works on projects related to zoonotic diseases, food safety issues like aflatoxins, and increasing sustainable livestock production to meet the growing global demand for animal proteins. ILRI aims to find solutions that improve food security and public health while minimizing environmental impacts.
Vijay Teng, Executive Vice President, Intas Animal HealthKisaco Research
This document provides an overview of opportunities in the animal health sector in India. It discusses India's large and diverse animal agriculture industry, which includes the largest bovine, goat, and buffalo populations in the world. The animal health market in India is growing at 11% annually and is led by cattle products. The government is increasingly supporting the sector through initiatives, funding, and policies. Challenges include managing disease outbreaks and improving animal welfare and productivity. Overall, the thriving livestock industry and supportive regulatory environment create promising opportunities for partnerships in India's animal health market.
The document discusses plant diseases and methods for controlling them. It identifies four characteristics of bacterial disease: vascular wilt, necrosis, soft rot, and tumors. Infection can occur through wounds, weather, nectar glands, humans, machinery, insects, or leaf scars. Control methods include seed treatment, crop rotation, using resistant varieties, protective sprays, biofungicides, removing weeds and tools, and avoiding overcrowding, damage, foreign soil, and working in moist soil. Controlling diseases can be difficult.
The document discusses various strategies for animal disease control including prevention, vaccination, biosecurity measures, surveillance, zoning/compartmentalization, and stamping out. It emphasizes applying the appropriate strategy based on factors like the disease, its impacts, stakeholders involved, and available resources. The overall goal is to reduce disease prevalence and impacts in a cost-effective manner.
This document discusses principles of disease control in agricultural microbiology. It outlines four main principles: 1) Avoidance/Exclusion to prevent import and spread of pathogens, 2) Eradiation to reduce pathogen amounts, 3) Protection to directly protect plants from infection, and 4) Resistant varieties that hinder pathogen development. Specific control methods are described under each principle, including quarantine, sanitation, crop rotation, biological and chemical controls, and genetic engineering to develop resistant varieties.
Prevention and control of infectious diseasesJasmine John
This document discusses various methods for controlling infectious diseases, including controlling the disease reservoir, early diagnosis and notification, epidemiological investigations, isolation of infected individuals, treatment of infected individuals, and quarantine of exposed individuals. It provides details on each method, including definitions, objectives, examples of diseases where each method is particularly effective, and limitations.
Achieving Agenda 2030: Livestock research and the transformation of small-sca...ILRI
1) Global demand for meat, milk, and eggs is rising rapidly in developing countries, where smallholders currently produce much of the supply.
2) Transforming smallholder livestock production into a more productive and resilient system can help achieve several UN Sustainable Development Goals and benefit women and youth.
3) Livestock research plays a key role in this transformation by developing solutions to improve productivity, health, feeding, and management practices for smallholder farmers.
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Pro-poor focus: working with key partners to make a sustainable difference in access to animal health products for poor livestock keepers
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
Policy and practice: Developing countries and livestock drug useILRI
Presented by Delia Grace, Hung Nguyen, Purvi Mehta, Johanna Lindahl and Manish Kakkar at the 3rd international conference on responsible use of antibiotics in animals, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 29 September - 1 October 2014.
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 changing livestock sector in developing countries: The context for animal...ILRI
The document summarizes the changing landscape of livestock production in developing countries. It notes that demand for animal source foods is rapidly increasing in developing countries. Smallholder farms currently dominate livestock production in many developing nation contexts. There are opportunities for agricultural research, including animal genetics, to help enable a sustainable transition and meet rising demand through improving smallholder systems rather than large-scale industrialization. Achieving food security while addressing environmental and health challenges will require productivity gains from improved animal health, genetics, and feeding practices.
Food safety in informal markets in developing countries: An overviewTezira Lore
Grace, D., Roesel, K. and Lore, T. 2014. Food safety in informal markets in developing countries: An overview. ILRI Research Brief 19. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
Healthy people, animals and ecosystems for global food and nutritional security ILRI
Presented by Jimmy Smith (with Delia Grace, Fred Unger, Hung Nguyen, Purvi Mehta, Bernard Bett and Shirley Tarawali) at the 5th biennial conference of the International Association for Ecology and Health, Montreal, Canada, 11−15 August 2014
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
Innovations and incentives in agricultural research for poor countries ILRI
Presented by Delia Grace and Tom Randolph at the third annual conference on Agricultural Research for Development: Innovations and Incentives, Uppsala, Sweden, 26-27 September 2012
Presented by Delia Grace at the Joint CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)/CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC) Workshop on Nutrition, Washington, D.C., 22-23 September 2014.
This document discusses sustainable development in Africa, focusing on health and wellbeing. It provides examples of how smart agribusiness using new technologies can promote more sustainable development in Africa. These include using satellite imaging, drones, sensors on livestock, and mobile phones to improve efficiency, resilience, and smallholder inclusion in agriculture. International organizations like CGIAR and ILRI are supporting efforts to transform smallholder systems through research, insurance programs, and building scientific capacity in Africa. Overall, the document advocates for development in Africa that promotes sustainability, health, and wellbeing through innovative, inclusive approaches tailored to the African context.
Presentation by Dr Sikhalazo Dube from ILRI, at the Regional planning meeting on ‘Scaling-Up Climate-Smart Agricultural Solutions for Cereals and Livestock Farmers in Southern Africa – Building partnership for successful implementation’,13–15 September 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa
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
Safer food for traditional markets from a One health perspectiveILRI
Presentation by Fred Unger, Phuc Pham-Duc, Hung Pham Van, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Huyen Le Thi, Sothyra Tum, Chhay Ty, Jenny-Ann Toribio, Hai Ngo Hoang Tuan, Nga Nguyen-Thi-Duong and Hung Nguyen-Viet at the 23rd Khon Kaen Veterinary Annual International Conference, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 2 September 2022.
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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.
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
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Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
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Key Topics Covered
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- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
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6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
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12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
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Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
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What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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Presented at the CAiSE 2024 Forum, Intelligent Information Systems, June 6th, Limassol, Cyprus.
Synopsis: Cooperative information systems typically involve various entities in a collaborative process within a distributed environment. Blockchain technology offers a mechanism for automating such processes, even when only partial trust exists among participants. The data stored on the blockchain is replicated across all nodes in the network, ensuring accessibility to all participants. While this aspect facilitates traceability, integrity, and persistence, it poses challenges for adopting public blockchains in enterprise settings due to confidentiality issues. In this paper, we present a software tool named Control Access via Key Encryption (CAKE), designed to ensure data confidentiality in scenarios involving public blockchains. After outlining its core components and functionalities, we showcase the application of CAKE in the context of a real-world cyber-security project within the logistics domain.
Paper: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61000-4_16
Promoting synergy among professionals: Transforming livestock productivity and trade in sub-Saharan Africa
1. Promoting synergy among professionals
Transforming livestock productivity
and trade in sub-Saharan Africa
Jimmy Smith, Director General
International Livestock Research Institute
Veterinary Council of Nigeria & Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association Colloquium
Abuja, Nigeria, 12 November 2013
2. Overview
• Animals are essential for food,
nutrition and health of people and the planet
> Animal-source food provides income, nutrition
> Smallholder production is key
> Opportunities and challenges
• Minding the gaps:
Livestock productivity
> Productivity gaps are large
– Health gaps are an important component
» Health provider gaps underlie health gaps
3. Overview (cont)
• Filling the gaps?
> Actual: Gaps filled by non-professionals
• Closing the gaps:
Professional synergies
> Ideal: Gaps filled by professional synergies?
5. Africa’s assets: One billion livestock
250,000,000
Number, millions
200,000,000
150,000,000
Shoats
Cattle
100,000,000
Pigs
50,000,000
0
Western
Africa
East Africa
Northern Middle Africa Southern
Africa
Africa
FAO 2013
6. Four out of 5 of the highest value
global commodities are livestock
8. Global trade of livestock products
(million tonnes, milk excluded)
Adapted from FAO 2012
9. Global trade of livestock products
(million tonnes, milk included)
Adapted from FAO 2012
10. Key points about
smallholder competitiveness
• Smallholders will continue to supply most of the livestock products
in most developing countries – but productivity needs to increase
• There will be different trajectories of livestock growth,
with strongest dynamics in Asia
• Increasingly
in many regions,
smallholders will
commercialize their
operations and
produce for markets
• Demand for
animal health
inputs will increase
10
11. Opportunities and challenges
in the livestock sector
Provides food and nutritional security
BUT overconsumption can cause obesity
Powers economic development
BUT equitable development can be a challenge
Improves human health
BUT animal-human/emerging diseases
and unsafe foods need to be addressed
Enhances the environment
BUT pollution, land/water degradation,
GHG emissions and biodiversity losses
must be greatly reduced
16. Animal disease is a key constraint in Africa
•
Animal disease is a key constraint:
Remove it and animal productivity increases greatly
•
Risk and cost associated with animal diseases are major
disincentives for investment
•
As livestock systems intensify in developing countries,
diseases may increase
Annual mortality of African livestock
(About half due to preventable or curable diseases)
Young
Adult
Cattle
22%
6%
Shoat
28%
11%
Poultry
70%
30%
Otte & Chilonda,
IAEA
17. Animal disease costs billions annually
8
7
Billion $ lost yearly
6
Africa
South Asia
5
4
South Asia
3
Africa
2
1
0
Estimates from BMGF
19. Costs of emerging zoonotic disease outbreaks
Period
Cost (US$ billion)
(conservative estimates)
1998−2009
38.7
2002−2004
41.5
1998−2009
80.2
6 outbreaks excluding SARS
− Nipah virus (Malaysia)
− West Nile fever (USA)
− HPAI (Asia, Europe)
− BSE (US)
− Rift Valley fever (Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia)
− BSE (UK) costs 1997−09 only
SARS
Total over 12 years
Giving an annual average of US$6.7 billion
World Bank 2012
24. Reality: Productivity gap is filled by imports
(Africa is a net importer of animal-source foods)
• Production will not
keep pace with
consumption growth
Quantity (Tonnes)
Africa total meat trade
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Imports
Exports
1961
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
• Africa expected to
continue being a net
importer of animalsourced foods
• Global trade share:
3%
• Intra-regional trade
(2009): 10%
Calculated from FAO data (FAOSTAT, 2013)
28. Ideal: Professional synergies close gaps
One Health
• Medical & veterinary
• People, animals,
plants, ecosystems
• Inter-dependence
• Multi-disciplinary
• Added value
Humans
Ecosystems
Wildlife
Domestic
animals
29. Benefits of One Health
• Improving animal and human health globally
> Collaboration among all the health sciences
• Meeting new global challenges
through collaboration
> Vet medicine, human medicine, environmental and social
sciences, wildlife and public health
• Developing centres of excellence for
research, education and training
> Vet medicine, human medicine and public health
One Health Initiative Task Force: Final Report, 15 July 2008
30. Example: Avian influenza response
In Nigeria and other countries, vets and medics shared
resources when responding to disease outbreaks, thus
reducing costs and generating better information on
transmission and epidemiology
Joint response
Bird flu vehicle
with
communication
equipment
AICP 2011
31. Reducing the animal and human disease burden
20th century vet
• Focus on disease
and treatment
• Public service seen
as main career path
• Male dominated
• Vet as sole provider
of health care
• Reliance on clinical
skills for treatment
21st century vet
• Focus on health
and prevention
• Private sector
increasingly important
• Gender balanced
• Vet as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Technology increasingly
important
32. What is ILRI doing to support One Health?
Conducting integrated
human & livestock
disease research &
capacity development in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,
Ethiopia, Zambia, Senegal
Supporting One
Health resource
centres in
Vietnam, Thailand,
India and Indonesia
Training doctors in
Kenya, dairy farmers
in India and meat
inspectors in Ethiopia
33. Take-home messages
• Rapid, demand-driven growth of Africa’s livestock
sector depends on animal health and provides
new opportunities for vets
• One Health provides a rationale and methodology
for assuring health for people, animals and
ecosystems; vets have a major role
• All these opportunities need vets who can work
with social scientists, ecologists, animal scientists
and medics in novel partnerships that close the
gaps between the veterinary profession and poor
men and women livestock keepers
34. Better lives through livestock
ilri.org
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given to ILRI.
35. Productivity gap: Meat
Biomass is calculated as inventory x average liveweight.
Output is given as carcass weight.
FAO 2006
36. The reporting gap
Source: HealthMap
Africa
•
•
•
•
253 million SLU
25 million lost annually
12-13 million from notifiable disease
80,000 reported = 99.8% un-reported
Editor's Notes
NB: middle Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
These figures are from FAO’s Livestock’s long shadow.
Trade matters − but local markets matter moreValue of 2011 meat trade was more than $100 billion (10% of agricultural trade)But traded meat accounts for only 10% of total meat consumed
Health inputs can be the largest expense in smallholder systems relying on natural resources for feed and family labour. In more intensive systems feed is typically by far the greatest expense. But disease can be the greatest avoidable expense (difficult to reduce feed costs by good management; easy to reduce disease costs by good management).ECF and Newcastle Disease are examples where the disease is the biggest constraint in the system. Several studies have shown that where these are controlled populations and/or offtake can double.The table summarises a number of studies in a systematic review of mortality in African traditional systems, by age group
BMGF estimates that animal disease costs poor countries billions of dollars a year
Lack of animal health cover contributes to the heavy burden of zoonoses.Last year ILRI conducted a systematic review of zoonoses, livestock-keeping and poverty. This found that the heaviest burden of zoonoses falls on poor people in close contact with animals
Period Disease (Country) Start Estimate 1986-2009 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (UK) 1986 15,500,000,000 6.1 billion in 1997-2009 1994 Plague (India) 1994 2,000,000,000 Sept. 1998-April 1999 Nipah virus (Malaysia) 1998 671,000,000 January 1999-Dec. 2008 West Nile fever (USA) 1999 400,000,000 Nov. 2002-July 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (CD, China, ROW)2002 41,500,000,000 January 2004-January 2009Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Asia) 2004 20,000,000,000 2003-2007 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (USA) 2004 11,000,000,000 Oct. 2005-Jan. 2009 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Europe) 2005 500,000,000 Nov. 2005-January 2009 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Africa) 2005 Nov. 2006-May 2007 Rift Valley Fever (Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia) 2006 30,000,000 per year without SARS 48,329,000,000 2,301,380,952 SARS 41,500,000,000 1,976,190,476 Total in 1986-2006 89,829,000,000 4,277,571,429 Total in 1998-2009 only 80,201,000,0006,683,416,667 without SARS 38,701,000,000 3,225,083,333 SARS 41,500,000,000 3,458,333,333 Annual avg (12 yrs) for 7 outbreaks is $3.2 bIf SARS is once in 12-yrs event, the annual cost is $3.5 bMoreover, there are other zoonotic diseases that are not included in this calculation. For instance HIV/AIDs which imposes heavy human, social and economic costs. At present, programs to control the disease are spending on the order of $10 billion per year – if we had included this, the total costs would be even more staggering.Costs of a flu pandemic would range from about 5x the impact of these 8 outbreaks in a mild flu scenario (455 billion) to about 40 x in a severe flu scenario ($3.1 trillion). Most of these costs would be indirect.
Underlying all of these gaps is a a human resource gap.Africa countries typically have tens of millions of large animals, tens of millions of livestock keepers, but around 50 private vets and 50 public vets. Vets need help!
Underlying all of these gaps is a a human resource gap.Africa countries typically have tens of millions of large animals, tens of millions of livestock keepers, but around 50 private vets and 50 public vets. Vets need help!
One health offers a new paradigm for tackling the health gaps. OH starts with the recognition that the health of people, animals and ecosystems are independent. It further recognises that complex health problems can only be solved by different and disciplines coming together (multi-disciplinarity).
OH has been endorsed by international organisations and national governments. A growing body of evidence shows how OH approaches can better meet complex health challenges. Research has a key role in helping develop centers of excellence, and ILRI is one of many research institutes to adopt One Health and Ecohealth thinking.
In order to meet this challenge, the veterinary and medical professions will need to be flexible and adapt to working in a OH world. This will require a set of skills and knowledge not traditionally associated with the profession.
Some examples of how ILRI veterinary research is working with medics, social scientists and animal production experts:We are supporting 3 regional centers for One Health research in Vietnam, Thailand and IndonesiaLater this year a book will be published capturing 10 years research in informal food marketsWe have pioneered integrated human & livestock multiple diseases surveys in Africa and Asia
Lack of resources contributes to the reporting gap.In Africa, we estimate 12 million animals dying of notifiable disease each year; only 80,000 are reported.(The map shows only a handful of reports when millions are dying: The narrow top of the pyramid is the number of cases reported. The broad bottom is the number of cases in the community based on literature.)