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Health and nutrition
 
News Story
28 April 2023
Cooperation is key to Sweden’s success in low antimicrobial resistance

Farmers' initiatives in the 80s established the foundation of Sweden's low antibiotics consumption, and collaboration among key actors in the society further made low AMR in Sweden possible.

Food Systems
 
Event
14 September 2022
Table: Preparing for COP27: Carbon sequesterers or climate trashers? What role for grazing ruminants in a 1.5°C world?

When it comes to agriculture, the role of ruminant livestock (e.g., cattle, sheep, and goats) in sequestering CO2 through grazing on the one hand, and in contributing to GHG emissions and other...

Food Systems
Trade and production
Food systems
 
Blog Post
8 June 2022
Profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Livestock Systems and Food Security

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on small livestock producers in low-income countries and worsened food insecurity. Assem Abu Hatab, Lena Krautscheid and Sofia Boqvist,...

Health and nutrition
 
Blog Post
27 April 2022
Livestock’s many virtues – why livestock health should be prioritised

Why should people in Sweden care about diseases in livestock in low- and lower-middle-income countries? This is a question that I have been asked on numerous occasions ever since I started my...

Health and nutrition
Trade and production
Food systems
 
News Story
4 March 2021
Goat keeping can boost food security and livelihood resilience in Zambia, but value chain investments are needed

Zambian goat keepers need a formalized market structure and support with animal health. Only then the much-needed poverty reduction and livelihood resilience can be achieved.

Health and nutrition
Rural transformation
 
News Story
7 December 2020
Chickens and cows do not use toilets: What can we do about it?

On the 25th of November 2020, SEI and SIANI hosted a workshop to discuss how to address the burden of zoonotic diseases in the context of small-scale livestock husbandry in low- and middle-income countries, with a special focus on the health risks from exposure to excreta.

Health and nutrition
Trade and production
 
News Story
1 June 2020
Better than a ban: Preventing the next pandemic with stronger biosecurity at live animal markets

Why banning live animal markets could elevate the risks of disease transmission? And what is the alternative? Explore this versatile biosecurity framework.

Health and nutrition
 
News Story
14 May 2020
One Health approach is vital to prevent another pandemic

The emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases, like COVID-19, starkly demonstrates that our health is connected with the health of animals and the environment.

Health and nutrition
Trade and production
 
Impact Story
30 April 2020
Raised the issue of antimicrobial resistance in livestock on the Swedish development agenda

Read this impact story about how SIANI raised the issue of antimicrobial resistance in livestock on the Swedish agenda.

Health and nutrition
 
News Story
23 April 2019
Poisonous milk: How the lack of awareness can lead to a public health calamity

Kenyans love their milk, but it was recently reported that milk sold at local markets contains toxic chemicals. How bad is it and how to stop the contamination?