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Researchers return to field work for healthy infants in Ethiopia
Despite delays, newborn babies in Ethiopia are now being enrolled in a research study designed to reveal their vulnerability to bacterial infections from livestock. The project’s field work planned for April 2020 had been delayed… Read More
Snapshots of research in 2020
Enjoy a few photos from 2020, with links to the projects and events they represent. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, our work continued. We were also fortunate to receive a renewal award from USAID for… Read More
Applied business model for animal feed generates revenue and improves livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Niger
A new business supplying animal feeds to rural Niger is helping to overcome vast distances and other hurdles that constrain the productivity and incomes of goat and sheep farmers. Though 90 percent of the rural… Read More
Mothers see healthier children in the “One Egg Per Day” project in Burkina Faso
“Bicycle chicken” is a national dish in Burkina Faso, and even Bill Gates shared a video about it and blogged that chicken rearing can reduce extreme poverty. But what about the eggs? Recent research in… Read More
“To Meat or Not to Meat” from The Chicago Council
The blog post Field Notes – To Meat or Not to Meat: Balancing Global Viewpoints in Battles over Food was published on February 18, 2020 by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Read the original story… Read More
First multi-stakeholder Swine Day in Cambodia educates about disease, opportunity
In April 2019, the Cambodian government confirmed the presence of African Swine Fever, which is extremely fatal to pigs and has spread into nine east Asian countries since 2018. The disease can devastate the holdings… Read More
Cambodia’s Safe Food, Fair Food Project addresses major food safety issues
◊ by Judy Kimani and Chi Nguyen ◊ Cambodia has a rich tradition of tasty and nutritious foods. Animal-source foods (ASFs) are an important part of the cuisine, with the most widely consumed ASF products… Read More
Letter to the New York Times about Malnourished Kids
◊ by Dr. Sarah L. McKune Thank you for running Nicolas Kristof’s piece, The World’s Malnourished Kids Don’t Need a $295 Burger. The title and opinion piece bring much needed attention to the issue of… Read More
Research helps parents “give milk” to improve nutrition and livelihoods in Rwanda
by Judy Kimani, International Livestock Research Institute ◊ Gabura Amata Mubyeyi, translated from Kinyarwanda, means “Parents, Give Milk.” This phrase communicates one of the core messages resulting from an ongoing research project in Rwanda. Many… Read More