Assessing the environmental impacts of livestock and fish production

Posted on 10 February 2017 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

In late 2016, the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish produced several synthesis products, including a series of briefs on ex-ante environment impact assessment work carried out between 2012 and 2016. This brief introduces the justification for this work and the different streams of work to develop and test tools to assess the environmental impacts of livestock and fish production in developing countries. Continue reading →

Aquaculture / Egypt / Fish / FISHCRP / Impact Assessment / LIVESTOCK-FISH / LIVESTOCKCRP / North Africa / Research / Systems Analysis / Targeting / WorldFish

Using the life cycle assessment approach to assess the environmental impacts of fish production in Egypt

Posted on 7 February 2017 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

In late 2016, the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish produced several synthesis products, including a series of briefs on ex-ante environment impact assessment work carried out between 2012 and 2016. One of the approaches used (in Egypt) was life cycle assessment (LCA). The program has produced two briefs from this experience – the first introducing LCA; the second reporting from an application of the approach in the Egyptian aquaculture value chain. Continue reading →

Cattle / CIAT / Dairying / Environment / ILRI / Impact Assessment / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / LIVESTOCKCRP / Nicaragua / Research / SLS / Systems Analysis / Tanzania / Targeting / Value Chains

Using the CLEANED approach to assess the environmental impacts of livestock production

Posted on 3 February 2017 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

In late 2016, the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish produced several synthesis products, including a series of briefs on ex-ante environment impact assessment work carried out between 2012 and 2016. One of the approaches was to develop the CLEANED (Comprehensive Livestock Environmental Assessment for Improved Nutrition, a Secured Environment and Sustainable Development along Livestock and Fish Value Chains) tool to help users explore and assess the multiple environmental impacts of intensifying livestock value chains in developing countries. Continue reading →

Africa / CGIAR / CIAT / Climate Change / Environment / Impact Assessment / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / SLS / Systems Analysis / Targeting / Value Chains

Prioritizing climate-smart livestock interventions in Africa

Posted on 21 June 2016 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

In this paper, the authors provide a generic framework for evaluating and prioritizing potential interventions comprising the mapping of recommendation domains, assessing adoption potential and estimating impacts. Continue reading →

Africa / ASSP / Cattle / Dairying / Environment / ILRI / Impact Assessment / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Research / Southern Africa / Systems Analysis / Tanzania / Targeting

Mapping the Tanzanian dairy industry: Farming systems, infrastructure and natural resources

Posted on 25 August 2015 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

In a series of workshops, industry stakeholders in Tanzania recently gathered to map the location of dairy farming systems, prominent farms, dairy industry infrastructure and natural resources. Stakeholders then worked through scenarios of how the industry could develop over a 10 year time horizon – mapping the associated changes. Continue reading →

ILRI / Impact Assessment / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Pigs / Research / Southeast Asia / Value Chains / Vietnam

Livestock and Fish program evaluation reviews successes in Vietnam and seeks new research opportunities

Posted on 29 July 2015 by Jules Mateo • Leave a comment

The CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish is undergoing an independent external evaluation to assess the phase one implementation of the program. As part of the review, the evaluation team visited the Livestock and Fish value chains development research sites in the North Central Coast and the Central Highlands of Vietnam on 28 June–3 July 2015. Continue reading →

CGIAR / Fish / ILRI / Impact Assessment / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Report / Research

How theories of change contribute to Livestock and Fish research monitoring

Posted on 13 July 2015 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

In this report, Keith Child and colleagues share the Livestock and Fish program’s experience with a theory of change (ToC) approach to monitoring and evaluation. Continue reading →

Aquaculture / Environment / Fish / Impact Assessment / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Systems Analysis / Targeting / WorldFish

Environmental risk analysis in aquaculture report for Livestock and Fish

Posted on 8 May 2015 by Evelyn Katingi • Leave a comment

The report provides a brief and generalized introduction to the specific steps of an environmental risk analysis. This publication is based on materials covered and outputs generated during the Workshop on Risk Assessment Methodologies and Tools for Aquaculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Continue reading →

Africa / East Africa / Ethiopia / ICARDA / ILRI / Impact Assessment / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIL / Small Ruminants / Targeting

Refining the Livestock and Fish Ethiopia small ruminants value chain change pathway

Posted on 11 March 2015 by Keith Child • Leave a comment

The follow-up workshop objectives were to: arrive at a common understanding of the Theory of Change approach, especially for scientists and partners who were not at the Nairobi workshop, revisit and review the change pathway developed for the Ethiopia small ruminants value chains, and validate and refine the change pathway developed for the Ethiopia small ruminants value chains Continue reading →

CGIAR / Impact Assessment / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIL

Livestock and Fish Independent External Evaluation holds inception meeting in Kenya

Posted on 18 February 2015 by Keith Child • Leave a comment

The Livestock and Fish program external evaluation, managed by the Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA), kicked off with an inception meeting in Kenya from 1-7 February. The evaluation team is composed of experts with a broad range of experience. The team is led by Brian Perry, a veterinarian and epidemiologist and includes: an expert on livestock policy (Anni Mc Leod), animal genetics and organizational development (Ed Rege), social, institutional and policy aspects of livestock development (John Morton), fish genetics and aquaculture (Rex Dunham), animal nutrition (Peter Udén) and governance and management (Felix von Sury). Continue reading →

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