Meetings and Workshops

''Regional symposium on research into smallholder pig production, health and pork safety

Date: 27-29 March 20189

Venue: Pullman Hotel, 40 Cat Linh, Hanoi, Vietnam

Participants: 100 participants from 18 countries across Asia and the Pacific

6 themes discussed included

Pig nutrition and husbandry
Pig health and disease diagnostics
Social science, gender and equity in the pig value chain
Zoonoses and food safety including antimicrobial resistance
Developing a sustainable, affordable, welfare-friendly and safe smallholder pig value chain

Workshop on nudges for improved pork safety in Vietnam

Date: 27 November 2018

Venue: Pullman Hotel, 40 Cat Linh, Hanoi, Vietnam

Participants: 40 animal health experts from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA), the Hanoi University of Public Health (HUPH), the Vietnam National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and other stakeholders

Key contents:

introduction to nudge theory
using nudges to support interventions of SafePORK project
groups discussion with pork value chain actors

SafePORK annual meeting 2018

Date: 30 October 2018Venue: Pullman Hotel, 40 Cat Linh, Hanoi, Vietnam

Participants: 25 researchers of SafePork project from ILRI, VNUA, NIAS, HUPH, University of Sydney

Key contents:'

update on food safety survey across different pork value chains in Vietnam
update on the behaviour nudge study
update on ozone unit installation
discussion on upcoming surveys, gender integration, publications and student exchange

SafePORK advisory committee meeting

Date: 31 October 2018

Venue: ILRI Vietnam office

Participants: 19 participants from SafePORK team and advisors

Key contents:

To establish the advisory committee and agree on TOR
Present and discuss progress made and upcoming activities under the SafePORK project
To provide comments and advice on activities

Training to integrate gender in livestock value chains, SafePork project

Date: 25-26 January 2018

Venue: Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi

Participants: 22 researchers of SafePork projectTrainer: Nicoline de haan from ILRI

PigRISK closing and SafePORK launching workshop

Date: 7-8 September, 2017

Venue: Hanoi, Vietnam

Participants:

Representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture (the International Cooperation Department)
Policy makers from Hung Yen, Nghe An, Hoa Binh, Bac Giang provinces including Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, sub-department of animal health, sub-department of preventive health;
Representative of ACIAR (donor)
Representatives from core partners (HUPH, VNUA, NIAS)
International organizations
ILRI researchers from Nairobi and Hanoi and support staff

Key contents:

To share key results and recommendations from the PigRISK project Reducing disease risks and improving food safety in smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam;
To discuss with relevant stakeholders observed food safety challenges and how to address them;
To launch the SafePORK project “Market based approaches to improving the safety of pork in Vietnam inception workshop” (objectives, partnerships, key activities, outputs and timelines);

Download the workshop agenda and presentations.Download the workshop photos Read more about this workshop on ILRI Asia Blog here.

PigRISK’s policy dialogue on disease risks mitigation and improvement of food safety in smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam

Date: 4 August 2017 Venue: Nghe An Province, Vietnam Participants:

- Policy makers from Hung Yen and Nghe An provinces including Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, sub-department of animal health, sub-department of preventive health;
- Representative of ACIAR (donor)
- Representatives from core partners (HUPH and VNUA)
- ILRI Hanoi researchers and support staff

Key contents:

- The project team reported key results of PigRISK which focused on assessing food safety issues along the value chains such as microbiological risk assessment of Salmonella, risk factors of contaminations; and overall assessment of pig production and health.
- The project team proposed policy changes to policy makers. Policy recommendations include the use of Good Agricultural and Hygiene Practices (GAHP) by smallholders; establishing pig raising groups to better connect farmers to markets; and improving hygiene practices to improve food safety along the value chain;
- Policy makers from Hung Yen and Nghe An praised the project’s key outcomes and agreed with the project’s policy recommendations, especially the establishing pig raising groups. They also called for participatory policymaking and strengthening inter-agency cooperation between agriculture and health sectors to better manage food safety issues in the pig value chain in Vietnam.
- Policy makers were committed to enhancing cooperation and partnership with the project scientists for the upcoming SafePORK project which will be kicked off in September 2017 to promote food safety interventions and advocate for more inclusive policies.

> Download the workshop agenda and presentations. Download the workshop photos . Read more about this workshop on ILRI Asia Blog here.

PigRISK feedback workshop at provincial level

Date: 28 April 2017 (Hung Yen) and 5 May 2017 (Nghe An) Participants:

- Representatives from core partners (HUPH and VNUA)
- Local representatives from the sub-department of animal health, department of food safety, department of health
- Pig keepers, slaughterers, pork retailer and consumers
- ILRI Hanoi researchers and support staff
- Representative of ACIAR (donor) participated in Hung Yen

Key contents:

- The project team reported key results of PigRISK achieved from June 2012 to May 2017 which focused on assessing food safety issues along the value chains such as microbiological risk assessment of Salmonella, assessment of heavy metals and antibiotics residue in carcasses and feed, risk factors of contaminations; and overall assessment of animal (pig) production and health.
- Workshop participants suggested ways of improving food safety in smallholder pig value chain. Their feedback will be incorporated into the ‘SafePORK’ project proposal which is currently finalized.

Download the presentations at the workshop here. See more photos of the workshop here. Read more about this workshop on ILRI Asia Blog here.

SafePORK Team write shop

Date: 13-14 January 2017 Location: Emeralda resort, Ninh Binh province, Vietnam Participants:

- Representatives from core partners (HUPH and VNUA), collaborating organizations (NIAS) and private sectors (BioSpring, TriStar, Bac Tom);
- ILRI researchers/related support staff.

For more information, download the presentations at the write shop here.

ACIAR workshop: Strengthening the gender lens in agricultural production and value chain research in Vietnam

Date: 06-07 October 2016 Location: Crowne Plaza, Hanoi, Vietnam Participants:

- Australian and Vietnam private sectors;
- Representatives from ACIAR projects.

Activities: Max Barot (PigRisk's AVID Volunteer) gave a presentation on gender-related findings of the PigRisk project. Download the presentation here. For more information, download the workshop's presentation abstracts here.

Interventions along the value chain: Experience exchange workshop

Date: 5 May 2016 Location: Army Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam Participants:

- Representatives from core partners (HUPH and VNUA), collaborating organizations (NIAS, CASRAD, etc.) and private sectors;
- ILRI researchers/related support staff;
- ACIAR country representatives.