🌍 Ready for #WOHC2024 in Cape Town 🇿🇦? Don’t miss this opportunity to explore #OneHealth from an African perspective! 💥 The full program is OUT, an exceptional and forward-looking agenda #Science & #Policy globalohc.org/minisite/8WOHC… 🎟️ Secure your ticket before 9 September !

Toxoplasma gondii is a microscopic parasite that is harmless for most people, except pregnant women, the elderly, and the immunocompromised. Watch our short guide to find out how to keep food safe for everyone! youtube.com/shorts/nM4x2o4… #foodsafety

Policymakers and nutrition specialists will reflect on policies & discuss how to bring various food system actors on board to generate impactful nutrition and health outcomes. Please Join our discussion at youtube.com/watch?v=wWqRgt… ILRI.org CGIAR

Delighted to join our dear friends ILRI.org for 50th anniversary celebrations at #AFSForum2024. With 1⃣.3⃣billion people relying on livestock for food, nutrition & livelihoods, ILRI enhances the role of livestock in the lives & environments of communities in developing countries.

New research reveals that indigenous chickens' gut microbiomes are shaped by their environment. Understanding how factors such as climate and altitude drive microbial diversity could inform sustainable poultry farming practices. edin.ac/4d6UvZ7 ILRI.org @microbes4ever

'The livelihoods of 700 million Africans depend on livestock. When discussing livestock, it's essential to recognize its role not only in the food system but also in tackling other significant challenges.' Prof. Appolinaire Djikeng of ILRI.org at the AFS Forum Food systems & nutrition plenary

🌍 Proud to see CGIAR centers making a global impact! Congrats to the lead researchers from ILRI.org, @IRRI, CIMMYT, and CIFOR-ICRAF for being on the 2024 Top Agri-Food Pioneer List by World Food Prize Foundation. Your work in advancing agri and food security is truly inspiring! 👏

A decade of collaborative efforts on index-based livestock insurance in the Horn of Africa has been compiled into a book that is now available. ILRI.org Nathan Jensen cambridge.org/core/elements/…

AU, ILRI draft food safety rules for informal markets panagrimedia.com/au-ilri-draft-… African Union ILRI.org

Lawrence Haddad called for balanced approaches that support those who need more animal-sourced foods while promoting moderation for those who consume excessive amounts. AFS Forum plenary ILRI.org CGIAR GAIN

ILRI.org ‘s Siboniso Moyo says “as researchers, as we test approaches let us spend time to understand the barriers preventing the progress we want to see!” CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform AWARD Fellowships AFS Forum

“Let us be intentional and focused on better addressing the real issues. We can have the investment and miss a lot.” -ILRI.org ‘s Siboniso Moyo CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform AWARD Fellowships

Dr Jemimah Njuki UN Women Edidah Ampaire IDRC | CRDI AFS Forum Up next! A moderated chat with Dorine Odongo. Speaking with Greg Hallen of IDRC | CRDI, Dr. Siboniso Moyo of ILRI.org and Tacko Ndiaye of Food and Agriculture Organization AFS Forum #AFSForum2024 #GenderInAg

Dr Jemimah Njuki UN Women Edidah Ampaire IDRC | CRDI AFS Forum " Let's be intentional and targeted. Identify social and institutional evidence that will drive meaningful impact," ~Dr. Siboniso Moyo on evidence-based research for improving AFS in sub-Saharan Africa. ILRI.org AFS Forum #AFSForum2024 #GenderinAg

Dr. Jean-Baka Entfellner and his colleagues ILRI.org are doing work they hope will encourage Africans to make greater use of the continent’s indigenous crops, reducing dependence on imported foods and boosting food self-sufficiency - PODCAST ipsnews.net/2024/09/pandem…

Happening now: #PoweringSustainableFoodSystems side event AFS Forum During this session, specialists will share the latest energy technologies and solutions to power and transform food systems across the continent and beyond. ILRI.org CGIAR

The side event 'Herding Change for Climate-Smart Innovations' at the Africa Food Systems Forum (#AFSF2024), showcased four innovations that are powering livestock systems to become more productive and emissions-friendly through technology. Read more here: whylivestockmatter.org/articles/scala…

'This ongoing power struggle is making people more receptive to solar energy. Governments ,can leverage this sentiment, driving wider adoption and turning frustration into a powerful catalyst for progress.' Namukolo Covic of ILRI.org CGIAR