One region, one health: Preparing Central Asia for future pandemics

The One Health initiative, while it may sound deceptively simple, is in fact a complex effort to bring together people, knowledge, expertise, and information to improve the ties between humans,…

Lilia Burunciuc |
Agriculture and Food, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Health, Regional Integration

Protecting South Asia’s poor and vulnerable against COVID-19

As South Asian countries intensify the fight against COVID-19, it is imperative that social protection programs, including cash transfers, food vouchers, unemployment benefits, pensions, wage…

Lynne Sherburne-Benz, Stefano Paternostro, Zaineb Majoka |
Agriculture and Food, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Social Protection

As incomes rise, farm employment drops

Miyoko Asai, Silvia Malgioglio |
Agriculture and Food, Jobs & Development

Combating Foot and Mouth Disease in Bangladesh

Professor Anwar Hossain and his research team at Dept. of Microbiology, University of Dhaka Livestock production provides valuable income and savings for farmers in Bangladesh – many of whom are…

Shiro Nakata |
Agriculture and Food, Education, Health