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Research collaboration towards improved animal and human health : Report of a workshop between the International Livestock Research Institute and partners from Germany, 27 February–1 March 2018
Full text linkCollaboration between the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners from Germany dates back to the early days of ILRI’s predecessors, the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases and the International Livestock Centre for Africa. Since the 1980s, this joint research has focused on the control of trypanosomiasis in livestock (including camels) across the vast ‘tsetse belt’ of Africa and on increasing animal productivity through breeding and improved nutrition.
From 27 February to 1 March 2018, the ILRI Nairobi campus hosted a workshop with 35 participants, including 10 visiting scientists from three leading German institutions: Freie Universität Berlin, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health). The workshop was supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health.
The aim of the workshop was to strengthen collaborative research on animal and human health between ILRI and German research institutions. The workshop involved a combination of plenary discussions and break-out sessions in technical working groups to allow in-depth discussion of specific subject areas. The thematic working groups were on: (1) institutional collaborative agreements, (2) ticks and tickborne diseases, (3) foodborne and neglected tropical parasitic zoonoses, (4) antimicrobial resistance, (5) African swine fever and (5) Mycoplasma.
By the end of the workshop, all working groups had delivered at least one concept note for joint research and joint resource mobilization for the research
Gender responsive livestock research
Full text linkThis brief is an excerpt from the book ‘Bridging the Gender Gap: Women, Livestock Ownership and Markets in Eastern and Southern Africa’, produced by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) with funding from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (www.idrc.ca). The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ILRI or IDRC. This is one of a series of six briefs on livestock and gender, designed and produced by WRENmedia (www.wrenmedia.co.uk) for IDRC
Demand for livestock products in developing countries with a focus on quality and safety attributes: Evidence from case studies
No full textRising developing country demand for livestock products propelled by income and population growth, and by urbanization offers poverty reduction opportunities to actors in the supply chain. The increase in volumes demanded also features diversification and increased demand for quality attributes. Reliable food safety and information on animal husbandry and geographic origin have long been recognized as value-adding differentiation mechanisms in the developed world. Anecdotal accounts suggest that this is also the case in developing countries. However, little consistent rigorously researched evidence has been published on this subject. This paper presents results based on case studies conducted in a number of developing countries in Asia and Africa. An overview of the theoretically consistent methods used and a synthesis of the results obtained in the various case studies are presented first followed by the case studies each describing a study of specific commodities in specific developing country locations. A consistent set of results emerges, wherein consumers exhibit willingness to pay for quality and safety in animal-origin foods, and within which this willingness to pay is strongest amongst the wealthy and the urban dwellers. However, the intricacy and variety of quality definition and measurement are demonstrated fully, as they occur between and within countries, commodity groups and other settings. The key message from the results is the evidence that quality and safety considerations in products of animal origin food provide commercial opportunities for developing country producers, market actors and industry participants
Discharge measurement structures
No full textThis book presents instructions, standards, and procedures for the selection, design, and use of structures, which measure or regulate the flow rate in open channels. It is intended to serve as a guide to good practice for engineers concerned with the design and operation of such structures. It is hoped that the book will serve this purpose in three ways: (i) by giving the hydraulic theory related to discharge measurement structures; (ii) by indicating the major demands made upon the structures; and (iii) by providing specialized and technical knowledge on the more cornrnon types of structures now being used throughout the world. The text is addressed to the designer and operator of the structure and gives the hydraulic dimensions of the structure. Construction methods are only given if they influence the hydraulic performance of the structure. Otherwise, no methods of construction nor specifications of materials are given since they vary greatly from country to country and their selection will be influenced by such factors as the availability of materials, the quality of workmanship, and by the number of structures that need to be built.KWP-collectio
Agricultural Water Quality Improvement. Aral Sea Basin Project 3.1.B. Final Report. Volume 1: Executive Summary
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No full textAgricultural Water Quality Improvement. Aral Sea Basin Project 3.1.B. Final Report. Volume 3: The General Positions of the 5 Basin States on Water Quality Problems and their Solutions
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No full textInventory of the Water Management Situation in the Basins of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers and the use of land and water resources (January 1996) : A summary of basic data from he Central Asian Republics
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