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Item Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations(Brief, 2024-09-18) Grace, Delia; Bett, Bernard K.; Cook, Elizabeth A.J.; Lam, Steven; MacMillan, Susan; Masudi, Phyllis; Mispiratceguy, M.; Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen; Hung Nguyen-Viet; Patel, Ekta; Slater, Annabel; Staal, Steven J.; Thomas, Lian F.Key messages- ‘Wild meat’ eaten for food and perceived medicinal properties, is neglected both as a pathway for zoonosis transmission and emergence and a pathway out of poverty in Africa and Southeast Asia.
- Wild meat makes substantial contributions to nutrition in Africa and to satisfying food preferences in Asia. In at least 60 countries, wild meat makes up at least 20% of dietary protein. At least 15 countries would risk food insecurity if not able to utilize wild meat.
- More than 91 disease spillover events have been documented from wild meat consumption leading to 25 different zoonotic disease outbreaks. Wild meat consumption is directly and substantially responsible for transmission of neglected zoonoses and the emergence of new diseases.
- Wildlife farming is intrinsically high in risk, low in animal welfare, and deleterious for biodiversity: it is unlikely to be safe or sustainable.
- Domesticated animal farming is an attractive alternative especially in Africa. Shifting cultural attitudes towards non-consumptive use is attractive especially in Southeast Asia.
- Community engagement is crucial to the sustainable management of wild meat resources.
- Approaches for improving food safety in informal markets can be extended to de-risking wild meat value chains.
Item Policy levers to unlock climate finance in the livestock sector: A guide for national policymakers to integrate livestock in climate strategies(Brief, 2024-09-03) Alemayehu, Sintayehu; Cramer, Laura; Gonzalez Quintero, Ricardo; Kimoro, Bernard; Kohler, GregoryItem Breaking down silos: Towards effective integration of resilience and humanitarian aid in the Horn of Africa(Brief, 2024-09-01) Mohamed, Tahira Shariff; Crane, Todd A.; Roba, Guyo Malicha; Derbyshire, Samuel F.; Banerjee, Rupsha R.Item Enhancing the use of participatory disease surveillance in the animal health sector in Mongolia(Brief, 2024-08-22) Bett, Bernard K.; Bayasgalan, C.; Unger, FredItem Risk-based control of peste des petits ruminants in Uganda(Brief, 2024-05) Nkamwesiga, Joseph; Korennoy, F.; Lumu, P.; Nsamba, P.; Mwiine, F.N.; Roesel, Kristina; Wieland, Barbara; Perez, A.; Kiara, Henry K.; Muhanguzi, D.Item Using genomic technology to inform dairy seedstock import choices for smallholder dairy systems in low- and middle-income countries(Brief, 2024-05-30) Ekine-Dzivenu, Chinyere C.; Mrode, Raphael A.; Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher; Meseret, Selam; Ojango, Julie M.K.; Okeyo Mwai, Ally; Komwihangilo, D.M.; Lyatuu, Eliamoni T.Item Anticipatory action in the drylands: steps toward centring pastoralist knowledge(Brief, 2024-01) Derbyshire, Samuel F.; Mohamed, Tahira Shariff; Banerjee, Rupsha R.; Hassan, Rahma; Rogei, Daniel SalauItem Role of markets and consumers’ preferences in improved native chicken demand in Cambodia(Brief, 2023-12-30) Esatu, Wondmeneh; Hoa Hoang; Menghak Phem; Sothyra Tum; Chhay Ty; Yitayih, Mulugeta; Yemane, Tsion; Dessie, TadelleItem Gender, livestock, and antimicrobial resistance through the eyes of veterinary pharmacists – A case study from Thái Nguyên Province, Vietnam(Brief, 2023-12-01) Campbell, Zoë A.; Thinh Nguyen-Thi; Terfa, Zelalem; Nguyen Thi Van An; Bui Van Quang; Vu Xuan Thai; Kawarazuka, NozomiItem Decision support tools for adaptation planning in Africa(Brief, 2023-11-30) Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia; Ochenje, Ibrahim; Chan, Derek; Lepariyo, Watson; Baraza, Meshack; Banerjee, Rupsha R.; Karugia, Joseph; Whitbread, Anthony M.Item Heterogenous implementation and the long-term diffusion of index-based livestock insurance(Brief, 2023-09-30) Jensen, Nathaniel D.; Teufel, Nils; Banerjee, Rupsha R.; Galgallo, Diba; Shikuku, Kelvin MashisiaItem Establishing a comprehensive national livestock identification and registration system for Ethiopia(Brief, 2023-09-15) Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher; Meseret, Selam; Chinyere, Ekine; Ojango, Julie M.K.; Mrode, Raphael A.; Okeyo Mwai, AllyItem Enhancing forage seed supply in Ethiopia(Brief, 2023-08-30) Tolemariam, A.,; Turner, Michael; Duncan, Alan J.Item Gender roles in the perception of safe pork and its organoleptic characteristics in Vietnam(Brief, 2023-03-31) Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong; Pham Van Hung; Pham Duc Phuc; Le Thi Thanh Huyen; Toribio, Jenny-Ann; Unger, FredItem Opportunities for ethnic Ban pig smallholders in the safe pork value chain in Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam(Brief, 2023-06-15) Huyen Le Thi Thanh; Le Tien Dung; Han Anh Tuan; Dinh Khanh Thuy; Unger, FredItem Uganda’s pork value chain benefits from a decade of research and action(Brief, 2022-09-30) Lukuyu, Ben A.; Ouma, Emily A.CGIAR and its partners have been working with Uganda’s pork value-chain actors for a decade (2012–22) to help them to meet the rising demand for pork products. CGIAR research identified seven major constraints to Uganda’s pig production: genetic quality of breeding pigs, feed availability and quality, pig health and biosecurity, access to advisory services, environmental sustainability, market systems and access, and links and collaboration along the pork value chain. Successive projects have developed strong partnerships and collaboration to co-design, test, pilot and deliver integrated intervention packages to pork value-chain actors to increase their productivity and productivity. Now, Uganda’s pork production is more visible on national and regional agendas and is a higher priority for government policy and action. We need to synthesize, further test and invest in scaling up packages of interventions to ensure Uganda’s pork value chain continues to meet demand.Item New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries(Brief, 2023-06-01) Henson, S.; Jaffee, S.; Wang, S.This brief is based on the report ‘New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries’ that was commissioned by ILRI and the CGIAR Initiative on One Health. It presents a summary of findings from the synthesis of food safety research done in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and outlines the way forward for the more effective and sustainable improvement of food safety management in LMICs with a focus on interventions.Item Improved diet and health data for decision-making in agriculture and nutrition in Africa(Brief, 2023-03-30) Jensen, Nathaniel D.; Sibanda, S.Item Insights in improving food safety in smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam(Brief, 2023-03-15) Chi Nguyen; Pham Van Hung; Nguyen Thi Duong Nga; Duong Nam Ha; Phuc Pham-Duc; Le Thi Thanh Huyen; Toribio, Jenny-Ann; Sinh Dang-Xuan; Le Thi Huyen Trang; Hung Nguyen-Viet; Grace, Delia; Jones, Elizabeth; Unger, FredItem Piloting tools for caregiver-collected health and nutrition information(Brief, 2022-12-30) Jensen, Nathaniel D.; Alulu, Vincent; Lepariyo, Watson; Sibanda, S.