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Author Archives: Susan MacMillan
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A world where livestock are part of the solution—Ethiopia state minister
The recent EAT-Lancet Commission report includes many valid points about livestock, but misses an opportunity to contextualize diverse food production systems outside rich, developed countries. This opinion piece was written by Gebregziabher Gebreyohannes, state minister in the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and a board member of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Continue reading
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Should we eat red meat? Depends on who’s eating—New York Times
A particularly sane, sensible and equitable news report—one that takes an uncommon global perspective about optimal meat consumption—reviews recent diet guidelines recommended by some of the world’s foremost scientists in diet-, health- and environment-related fields and published in a leading medical journal. Continue reading
Africa / Agriculture / Animal Production / Crop-Livestock / ILRI / NRM / PIL / Pro-Poor Livestock / Science paper / Spotlight
African livestock: A terrible thing to waste
Care about ‘sustainable agriculture’ in Africa? Then you should care about livestock. Take a look at the evidence as reported earlier this year in a scientific paper published by researchers at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) this month. Continue reading
Press release: Urgent action needed to close the ‘livestock data gap’ to address poverty and food insecurity
Originally posted on ILRI Asia:
Missing or poor livestock data limits development opportunities, according to a community of experts who are joining forces to confront the challenge. 28 November 2018 – HANOI: Better data is urgently needed for improving livestock health and productivity in Vietnam and the rest of the world, according to experts who…
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This week: A global event on Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition
A senior delegation from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is supporting and engaging in this week’s (2830 Nov 2018) global conference on ‘Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition’, in Bangkok. Continue reading
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Call to improve food safety in low- and middle-income countries—From hazards to risks and from farm to fork
A new report strengthens the economic case for increased public investment and other policy attention on food safety in developing countries. It synthesizes evidence of the economic costs of unsafe food in relation to both domestic markets and trade, positions food safety as an integral part of economic development and food system modernization, and provides guidance on improving food safety awareness and behaviour from farm to fork. Continue reading
A4NH / Agriculture / AHH / Food Safety / Human Health / Research
New World Bank report says food-borne illnesses cost USD110 billion per year in low- and middle-income countries
Originally posted on AgHealth:
Rinsing fresh fish in Accra, Ghana (photo credit: ILRI/Kennedy Bomfeh). A new World Bank study finds that the impact of unsafe food costs low- and middle-income economies about US$ 110 billion in lost productivity and medical expenses each year. Yet a large proportion of these costs could be avoided by adopting…
Agriculture / Directorate / East Africa / Ethiopia / Event Report / Food Security / ILRI / Participation / Pro-Poor Livestock / Spotlight
World Food Day in Ethiopia: Achieving food and nutritional security—and better lives—through livestock
Siboniso Moyo, the representative in Ethiopia of Jimmy Smith, the director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), made the following remarks at an event in Mojo, Ethiopia, to celebrate World Food Day today. Continue reading
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Greenhouse gas emissions from dung patches in developing countries are ‘likely highly overestimated’—New report
A new research paper published by scientists of the Mazingira Centre (‘mazingira’ means ‘environment’ in Swahili) of the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) reports evidence that greenhouse gas emissions from dung patches in developing countries are ‘likely highly overestimated’ in global livestock emissions estimates. Continue reading
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