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Water and Food Challenge Programme

Region: 
Global
Country: 
Brazil
Country: 
Japan
Country: 
Philippines
Country: 
Sweden
Country: 
Uganda
Country: 
United States of America
Website Link: 
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/Project/60685/Default.aspx
Description: 

In developing countries, wa

Project Date: 
Tue, 04/01/2008
Organization: 
Challenge Program on Water and Food Secretariat


The Research Into Use Programme (RIU)

Region: 
Global
Website Link: 
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/Project/60328/Default.aspx
Description: 

Research into Use (RIU) is

Project Date: 
Fri, 01/06/2006
Organization: 
Research Into Results Ltd, University of Edinburgh


Quantifying costs and risk factors of Bovine Tuberculosis in Tanzania

Region: 
Africa
Country: 
Tanzania
Website Link: 
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/Project/2215/Default.aspx
Description: 

Reducing poverty in rural area

Project Date: 
Sun, 01/10/1999
Organization: 
Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University of Glasgow
Moredun Research Institute
Sokoine University of Agriculture


Pro-Poor Policy Options to Control Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Africa and South East Asia

Region: 
Global
Country: 
Cambodia
Country: 
Ethiopia
Country: 
Ghana
Country: 
Indonesia
Country: 
Kenya
Country: 
Nigeria
Country: 
Vietnam
Country: 
Thailand
Website Link: 
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/Project/60508/Default.aspx
Description: 

Since its emergence, H5N1 HPAI

Project Date: 
Mon, 01/01/2007
Organization: 
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
International Development Research Centre
International Food Policy Research Institute
International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
Royal Veterinary College
Rural Development Research Consortium


Improving the market mechanisms, processing and marketing efficiency, and reducing the public health risks in developing peri-urban smallholder dairy systems

Region: 
Africa
Country: 
Ghana
Country: 
Kenya
Website Link: 
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/Project/2184/Default.aspx
Description: 

Developmental problems address

Project Date: 
Tue, 01/01/2002
Organization: 
Animal Research Institute, Ghana
Dairy and Beef Cattle Research Stations, Ghana
Department of Animal Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture
International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases
International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute, Nigeria
Natural Resources Institute
Natural Resources International Limited
University of Science and Technology - Kumasi


Harvest Plus Challenge Programme (HPCP)

Region: 
Global
Website Link: 
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/Project/60687/Default.aspx
Description: 

In late 2002, the CGIAR Micron

Project Date: 
Fri, 01/04/2008
Organization: 
Learning Innovations at WestEd


Harvest Plus Challenge Programme

Region: 
Africa
Website Link: 
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/Project/3754/Default.aspx
Description: 

The goal of the proposed progr

Project Date: 
Thu, 01/01/2004


FAO Pro-poor Livestock Policy Facility (PPLPF): Fostering the Policy Dialogue in Support of Equitable Safe and Clean Livestock Farming

Region: 
Africa
Country: 
India
Country: 
Peru
Country: 
Senegal
Country: 
Burkina Faso
Website Link: 
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/Project/2355/Default.aspx
Description: 

Livestock contribute to the li

Project Date: 
Tue, 01/12/1999 - Wed, 01/10/2007
Organization: 
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Rural Livelihoods Department, Department for International Development (UK)


Safeguarding Public Health From Farms To Markets To Households

Author: 
Abaidoo, R.

This Highlight explores ways to minimize the public health risks from wastewater irrigation while protecting the livelihoods of poor urban farmers.

Publication Date: 
2008
Region: 
Africa
Country: 
Burkina Faso, Ghana
Publications Link: 
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/Output/189024/Default.aspx
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/WaterfoodCP/RH07.pdf


Participatory survey on zoonotic diseases affecting livestock-keeping communities in Tanzania

Author: 
Cleaveland, S.; Fitzpatrick, J.L.; French, N.P.; Kambarage, D.M.; Kazwala, R.R.; Kunda, J.; Shirima, G.M.

The study was carried out to assess community awareness, perceptions, knowledge and attitude to zoonoses in various livestock production systems in Arusha and Iringa regions in Tanzania. Open-ended questionnaires, focus group discussions and matrix ranking techniques were employed.

Nineteen diseases considered to be zonooses were reported by respondents with rabies, tuberculosis, anthrax and brucellosis ranked as the top four diseases in pastoral, agro-pastoral and smallholder dairy farming systems.

Publication Date: 
2003
Region: 
Middle East and North Africa
Country: 
Tanzania
Publications Link: 
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/Output/187708/Default.aspx
http://medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=javaa.2003.253.258