Author Archives: Susan MacMillan

ILRI biosciences hub and vaccine development named global public goods by heads of BMGF and DFID
Africa / Agriculture / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Article / BecA / Biotechnology / Capacity Strengthening / Disease Control / ECF / ILRI / ILVAC / LIVESTOCKFISH / Opinion piece / Research

ILRI biosciences hub and vaccine development named global public goods by heads of BMGF and DFID

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Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and Nick Hurd, international development minister for Britain’s Department for International Development (DFID), argue in the Guardian’s Global Development blog this month that the world needs to put science at the heart of development. Two of the examples of success that they cite are initiatives of ILRI. Continue reading →

Unpacking transdisciplinary research (the REALLY hard science)
A4NH / Africa / Agri-Health / Animal Diseases / Disease Control / Emerging Diseases / Environment / Epidemiology / Event report / FSZ / Human Health / ILRI / Opinion piece / Pests / Pro-Poor Livestock / Research / RVF / Trypanosomiasis / Zoonotic Diseases

Unpacking transdisciplinary research (the REALLY hard science)

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The following excerpt is the beginning of a candid and thoughtful article by Ian Scoones, of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), at Sussex University, about an international symposium, One Health for the Real World: zoonoses, ecosystems and wellbeing, that took place at the Zoological Society of London last week (17–18 Mar 2016). Continue reading →

What is ‘complexity thinking’ and what does it have to do with development/aid?
Books and chapters / ILRI / LIVESTOCKFISH / Participation / Pastoralism / Policy / Scaling

What is ‘complexity thinking’ and what does it have to do with development/aid?

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book by Burns and Worsley (available in hardback, paperback and eBook formats) will be of interest to all those looking to make a greater difference in international development (that is, in development parlance, to take solutions to scale). ‘Navigating Complexity in International Development: Facilitating Sustainable Change at Scale’, published by Practical Action Publishing, Oct 2015, 198 pages. Continue reading →

CGIAR is recruiting an executive director
Agriculture / CGIAR / Environment / Food Security / Nutrition

CGIAR is recruiting an executive director

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The CGIAR System Office of the new organization is to be located in Montpellier, France, and will be led by an executive director, who will need to possess a combination of a collaborative, thoughtful leadership style, diplomatic skill, exemplary judgment and a track record of developing consensus through trust and relationship-building. Continue reading →

Goat business is big business in India’s Odisha State—Bishnupada Sethi
Animal Production / Article / ASSP / Goats / ILRI / India / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKFISH / Pro-Poor Livestock / Small Ruminants / South Asia

Goat business is big business in India’s Odisha State—Bishnupada Sethi

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Inaugurating a day-long seminar on Public-Private-Producer-Partnership for small ruminant development in Odisha, Sethi said consultations with experts, policy analysts and the cross-section of stakeholders including farmers are on to finalise the Odisha Small Animal Development Policy. Continue reading →

ILRI scientist to direct USAID international project to reduce post-harvest food losses
Agriculture / Article / Bangladesh / BecA / Consumption / Ethiopia / Food Security / Gambia / ILRI / Nutrition / Pests

ILRI scientist to direct USAID international project to reduce post-harvest food losses

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Jagger Harvey will lead the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss at the university. The $8.5 million project is helping the countries of Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana and Guatemala reduce the amount of food that is lost or contaminated after harvest. Continue reading →

FAO workshops map and plan work to contain animal-transmitted Ebola and MERS diseases
Animal Health / Article / Disease Control / Emerging Diseases / Epidemiology / ILRI / ILVAC / MERS / Zoonotic Diseases

FAO workshops map and plan work to contain animal-transmitted Ebola and MERS diseases

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Joerg Jores, a molecular biologist at the Nairobi animal health laboratories of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) who is working to develop diagnostic assays and vaccines against livestock diseases caused by Mycoplasma mycoides is also investigating the epidemiology of MERS-CoV in camel populations in Kenya and participated in the recent FAO-hosted discussions. Continue reading →

The water ‘hoofprints’ of livestock products: They’re not what you think (and they vary enormously, besides)
Animal Production / Article / Australia / Environment / Livestock-Water / Water

The water ‘hoofprints’ of livestock products: They’re not what you think (and they vary enormously, besides)

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Brad Ridoutt, a principal research scientist with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency and an international leader in the field of life cycle assessment, which he applies to agricultural production, food systems and sustainable healthy diets, has an interesting comment on livestock water ‘hoofprints’ which makes up part of a longer article of his, An update on water footprints, posted on Tara Garnett’s Food Climate Research Network (FCRN) site on 7 Feb 2016. Continue reading →