We have hosted many events, including annual Innovation Platform meetings, live webinars, and symposia about nutrition.
We have also widely participated in events hosted by other institutions.
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We have hosted many events, including annual Innovation Platform meetings, live webinars, and symposia about nutrition.
We have also widely participated in events hosted by other institutions.
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Click on event titles below to view information on each event and video links where available.
This Pan-African convening brings together representatives of pastoralist communities, prospective investors, social entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy makers to pave the way for increasing investments in the pastoral livestock sector.
Learn more about Inclusive Investment Opportunities for Unleashing the Power of the Pastoral Sector
Workshop: Meeting the Challenge of Reducing Enteric CH4 Emissions from Sub-Saharan Africa
This workshop was held on June 5, 2022 at the conference on Greenhouse Gas & Animal Agriculture (GGAA) 2022, Orlando.
Speakers included:
At this interactive workshop, experts gathered to: 1) Discuss findings on emissions of local cattle and small ruminant breeds; 2) Explore different livestock systems scenarios for reducing enteric CH4 emissions; and 3) Highlight measures that would be most applicable to mitigate emissions while supporting and possibly improving livestock productivity.
This series of 6 videos were orginally presented by our Local Capacity Development team as webinars in 2022 on March 25; April 8, 29; May 13; June 10, 24.
They feature presentations by Dr. Terry Kit Selfe from the University of Florida Libraries. Topics covered were:
Click here: Not so dangerous? New research about aflatoxin M1 is revealed
In addition to a video, there are related resources:
Our Innovation Platforms are held annually. The 2021 Innovation Platform meetings were held virtually. The main purpose of these meetings was to share key research results to date and explain plans for future research. Click on a country of interest for more information and to download the 2021 program's materials.
Click here: Collaboration Opportunities for Minority Serving Institutions
The main parts of this presentation are:
Click here: Preparing for the RFA's Release
The webinar aims to outline the following procedural aspects:
1. Request for Applications (RFA) process, eligibility, and compliance aspects
2. Budget requirements and funding process
3. Organizational requirements to become a LSIL subawardorganization
4. Financial reporting requirements
Click here: Research on Human Health, Food Safety, Diets & Nutrition
Featuring:
Click here: Recorded Webinar
Click here: The Enabling Environment for Animal-Source Food Market Systems — Lessons from the Field
Featuring:
Visit this webpage for details about the event.
Video & Background: Livestock, Campylobacter and child nutrition: findings from the formative research of the CAGED study in rural Ethiopia
Featuring:
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Video: From Herds to Households: Unpacking the challenges and benefits around animal-source foods
This event, Symposium: Ensuring children’s cognitive and physical development through animal source foods, was held in Washington, D.C. on June 5, 2019.
Symposium Objectives:
Livestock researchers need to find high-quality scientific literature quickly, and this need has been repeatedly emphasized by the international researchers and stakeholders affiliated with the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. Fortunately, specialized librarians from the University of Florida are here to help.
This webinar series is about conducting efficient and effective searches for scientific literature, using the most current and advanced online resources available in Africa and Asia. We encourage viewing by stakeholders of the Innovation Lab and especially by all research project Principal Investigators, their affiliated students, and librarians from our many partner institutions. Resources in these webinars are tailored to the targeted countries of Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, and Uganda
Featured speakers:
Find presentations and videos from the One Health International Symposium on Risk Communication in Resource-Limited Countries. 
This event was co-sponsored by the University of Florida's:
It took place at:
This group is open to the University of Florida community. Read about the One Health International Symposium and its agenda.
Click on event titles below to view information on each event. Links may lead to external websites.
On July 22, 2022, a panel discussion was held online featuring experts working at the nexus of gender integration and livestock. The panelists highlighted key, practical, and readily available resources that development practitioners can use to effectively integrate gender in livestock program design and implementation.
Adegbola Adesogan's speech for Summer 2022 commencement ceremonies
"Value People"
Click to watch this inspiring speech from our director, Dr. Gbola Adesogan, delivered on August 5, 2022.
ADIS22: Changing the Landscape of Agriculture in Africa
This event on March 23, 2022 featured our director and other experts addressing this question: What are some opportunities, funding avenues, and best practices for shaping the future of the agricultural sector in Africa?
This USAID event on November 16, 2021 covered “Livestock and Climate Smart Agriculture Innovations” and has an archive here on Agrilinks. The video recording is available on YouTube.
This event, World Veterinary Association Virtual Seminar on Food Security, was held on April 29, 2021. It featured our deputy director, Saskia Hendrickx, speaking about "Contributions of animal-source foods to food security." Viewing it online requires a free registration.
This event was held in December 2, 2020 and organized by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI). It included opening remarks by our director, Dr. Adegbola Adesogan.
This event was held in November 2020 by these partners:
It featured our director, Dr. Adegbola Adesogan, discussing food livestock. Find the event's video below, or at https://youtu.be/XHbgHdg7UoE
This event was held June 26, 2019 in Cinncinattti, Ohio as part of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Annual Meeting:
As a result of this symposium, the Journal of Dairy Science published a Special Issue in November 2020.
This event was held in May 2019 at the University of California, Davis.
Find the event's presentations and videos at https://nasfc.ucdavis.edu/presentations
Session 2 featured our director, Dr. Adegbola Adesogan.
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems is part of Feed the Future
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This work was funded in whole or part by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Resilience and Food Security under Agreement # AID-OAA-L-15-00003 as part of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. Additional funding was received from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation OPP#1175487. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors alone.
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