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Livestock’s future: An opportunity not a threat
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Livestock’s future: An opportunity not a threat

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The World Economic Forum’s Shaping the Future initiative published a white paper prepared by ILRI, which addresses opportunities for the livestock sector to sustainably meet the growing demand for animal source foods in developing and emerging economies to 2030 and beyond. Continue reading →

Launching today—CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub
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Launching today—CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub

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Launching today in Kenya is aCGIAR AMR Hubfor powering global, national and local partnershipsto help stem the global rise of drug-resistant pathogensthat is increasingly putting public health at risk. Continue reading →

Six-million-dollar investment to tackle the causes of foodborne disease in Ethiopia
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Six-million-dollar investment to tackle the causes of foodborne disease in Ethiopia

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The UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) are supporting four new research projects to address a broad set of robust and large-scale research priorities to guide program and policy efforts to improve food safety in Ethiopia. This will be achieved through a consortium of national and international research partners working together to support the country’s ongoing efforts. Continue reading →

A world where livestock are part of the solution—Ethiopia state minister
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A world where livestock are part of the solution—Ethiopia state minister

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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 →

Sustainable livestock goes digital
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Sustainable livestock goes digital

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On Thursday 17 January 2019, the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and ILRI hosted a workshop on the theme of ‘Sustainable livestock goes digital’ at the 11th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin. Continue reading →

Should we eat red meat? Depends on who’s eating—New York Times
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Should we eat red meat? Depends on who’s eating—New York Times

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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 →

African livestock: A terrible thing to waste
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African livestock: A terrible thing to waste

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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 →