Saving Our World Through Livestock Vaccination
Far too many people depend on livestock as their primary means of livelihood, especially the rural smallholder farmers. Food security and global health security are directly affected by the health status of animals at every given time. In other...
Update on the LIDISKI Project
The LIDISKI TEAM recently concluded an energy audit of the National Veterinary Research Institute in Vom and Bauchi Outstations to begin the process of purchasing and installing solar panels that will help improve cold chain during vaccine...
REQUEST FOR A SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE VEHICLE RENTAL SERVICES (TERMS OF REFERENCE)
REQUEST FOR A SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE VEHICLE RENTAL SERVICES
Access To Healthcare For Livestock; A Key To Rural Household Sustainability
Access To Healthcare For Livestock; Key To Rural Household Sustainability In sub-Saharan Africa, 75% of the low-income households are rural dwellers, who mostly keep livestock as a means for livelihood. Hence, keeping the livestock safe and healthy...
The Project Team
French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) is an organization working for the sustainable development of Tropical and Mediterranean regions. CIRAD is the lead partner of LIDISKI project. Operations of CIRAD will...
Leveraging ICT tools for livestock disease surveillance
Information Communication Technology (ICT) has evolved to become the bedrock of the ‘new normal’, making it the most reliable means to get things done. Based on this reality, the livestock sector, especially in developing countries need not look...
Community – Based Animal Health Workers – CAHWs
A common challenge is the fact that most of the communities in Nigeria are undeserved by qualified professionals especially the veterinarians and in order to achieve a wider coverage and successful intervention, the need for Community-based Animal...
LIDISKI – Bridging The Gap!
Project Launch The EU-funded Livestock Disease Surveillance Knowledge Integration (LIDISKI) is a 4-year Project (2020 – 2023) being implemented by a consortium led by CIRAD, the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), IZSVE and IKORE. The...
LIDISKI’s impact on Micro, Small and Medium scale Agribusinesses in Nigeria
Livestock and poultry businesses are on the increase in Nigeria as unemployed youth and women turn to entrepreneurship to end the menace of unemployment/underemployment. In emerging markets, most formal jobs are generated by Micro-, Small and...
Impact of Livestock Diseases on Food Safety
Safer food saves lives. Access to enough amounts of safe and nutritious food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Unsafe food contains harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substances which can cause more than 200...