News and updates on research on livestock value chains by the International Livestock Research Institute and partners

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

ILRI project poster wins top prize at European College of Veterinary Public Health annual conference

A poster based on work by an ILRI-led project aimed at making Vietnam's small-scale pig producers more competitive won the Best Poster Award at the annual scientific meeting of the European College of Veterinary Public Health, held in Nottwil, Lucerne, Switzerland on 7-8 October 2010.

Titled Risk assessment in the pork meat chain in two districts of Vietnam: A residency training project in collaboration with the International Livestock Research Institute, the poster was prepared by scientists from the Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Berne, Switzerland; the National Institute for Veterinary Research, Hanoi, Vietnam; and ILRI.

Citation
Fahrion A, Toan NN, Thuy DN, Lapar L and Grace D. 2010.  Risk assessment in the pork meat chain in two districts of Vietnam: A residency training project in collaboration with the International Livestock Research Institute. Poster presented at the European College of Veterinary Public Health AGM and Annual Scientific Conference, Nottwil, Lucerne, Switzerland, 7-8 October 2010.

Monday, October 11, 2010

In the news: ILRI-led research on smallholder pig producers features in Vietnam News

The 09 October 2010 issue of the Vietnam News highlights the collaborative research project, Improving the competitiveness of pig producers in an adjusting Vietnam market, which was led by scientists from the Market Opportunities theme of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).

The three-year project which ran from April 2007 to March 2010 aimed to identify an appropriate policy and institutional framework that would best improve the competitiveness of smallholder pig producers in Vietnam in light of rising consumer demand for pork.

The project collaborators were the Centre for Agricultural Policy - Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Development (CAP-IPSARD), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Oxfam and the University of Queensland.

Here's the link to the article, Small pig producers bring home the bacon.

For more information about the project, please visit the project website at http://www.vietpigs.com.vn/