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Understanding Smallholders’ Decisions towards Adopting HPAI Prevention and Control Measures

Any decision-making by policymakers on HPAI prevention and control is challenged by the need to avoid […]
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The Role of Information Networks Along the Poultry Value Chain

Mapping the flow of information along the poultry value chain is crucial for the identification of […]
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The Role of Information Networks in Communicating and Responding to HPAI outbreaks

This brief has been extracted from the inception workshop proceedings held in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and […]
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Temporal and Spatial Patterns of HPAI in Viet Nam

This briefing outlines the relationship between several risk factors and the occurrence of HPAI outbreaks in […]
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Sources and Destinations ofPoultry Traded in Ha Vi Market:Results of a Participatory Appraisal

Several waves of HPAI caused by the H5N1 strain have swept through Vietnam over the past […]
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Smallholder Poultry Supply Chains inthe Ha Noi Region.

This Briefing summarizes the results of pilot surveys of poultry market participants (chicken farmers, chick producers, […]
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Smallholder Poultry Certificationfor Pro-Poor HPAI Risk Reduction.

This brief describes a pilot study for an alternative approach carried out in Northern Viet Nam: […]
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SE Asia Research Activities on Avian Influenza and Other Transboundary Animal Diseases. Bangkok, Thailand, 21-22 January 2008

This meeting includes presentations from a wide range of projects and researchers, including an introduction to […]
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Qualitative Release Assessment for the Re-Introduction of HPAI H5N1 Virus from Neighboring Countries into Ghana

This Briefing considers the question: “What is the risk of re-introduction of HPAI H5N1 virus into […]
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Pro-Poor Management of Public Health Risks Associated With Livestock: The Case of HPAI In East and Southeast Asia

This policy briefing document is based on the internal PPLPI working document, Assessing Policy Responses to […]
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Pro-Poor Management of Public Health Risks Associated With Livestock: The Case of HPAI In East and Southeast Asia

This policy briefing document is based on the internal PPLPI working document, Assessing Policy Responses to […]
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Pro-Poor HPAI Risk Reduction Strategies in Ghana

This study presents a detailed review of the poultry sector in Ghana with an aim to […]
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Poultry, HPAI and Livelihoods inMyanmar ??? A Review.

This document aims to provide a brief country economic overview of Myanmar; a review of the […]
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Poultry, HPAI and Livelihoods in Viet Nam – A Review

This document is part of a series of documents that aim to provide comprehensive overviews of […]
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Poultry and Poverty in Viet Nam

Typically, in rural areas of most developing countries, the vast majority of households, many of them […]
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Pilot study for the implementation of a traceability scheme for smallholder poultry farms in northern Viet Nam

Movement of live poultry via trade is a known risk factor for the introduction, spread and […]
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Overview of the Mekong Component of the DFID-funded Collaborative HPAI Research Project

This document outlines the background, objectives, contexts and deliverables of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) […]
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Methodologies to Assess the Economy Wide Impact of Avian Flu

This paper is aimed at suggesting common methodologies to assess the economy wide impact of avian […]
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Market Participation of Smallholder Poultry Producers in Northern Viet Nam

Access to markets for smallholder poultry farmers is crucial for exploiting the potential of poultry production […]
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Mapping the Likelihood of Introduction and Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 in Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria using Multicriteria Decision Modelling

The objective of this study was to describe the spatial variation in the likelihood of (i) […]
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Mapping the Likelihood of Introduction and Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 in Africa and Indonesia using Multicriteria Decision Modelling

This brief summarizes the methodology used to produce the maps for continental Africa and Indonesia, and […]
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Inception Workshop on Pro-Poor HPAI Risk Reduction Project in Africa and Southeast Asia

Session V of the Inception Workshop includes an introductory Overview and two other presentations, as follows: […]
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Inception Workshop on Pro-Poor HPAI Risk Reduction Project in Africa and Southeast Asia

Session IV of the Inception Workshop included 7 presentations as follows: Overview presentation – Research directed […]
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Inception Workshop on Pro-Poor HPAI Risk Reduction Project in Africa and Southeast Asia. Chiang Mai, Thailand, December 12-13, 2007. Session II: Communication (Decision Support Tools and Capacity Building) – Towards a Strategy for Pro-poor Policy Influence.

Three presentations were made in Session II of the projects Inception Workshop. These are:- Overview presentation […]
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Inception Workshop on Pro-Poor HPAI Risk Reduction Project in Africa and Southeast Asia

Session III of the Inception Workshop includes 8 presentations as follows: Overview presentation – HPAI Risk […]
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Impacts of Avian Influenza on Poultry Production in Developing Countries

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus of the H5N1 subtype re-emerged in Southeast Asia in late […]
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Impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on Ghanaian Chicken Producers’ Incomes.

In this paper we focus on the rural poultry producing households in Ghana. Our aims are […]
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Impact of a Potential Avian Flu Outbreak in Ethiopia: A Multimarket Model Analysis

The potential impact of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in Ethiopia is assessed, specifically […]
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HPAI Risk Reduction and Smallholder Poultry Supply Chains: The Case ofThailand

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was first reported in Thailand in early 2004. The outbreaks caused […]
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HPAI control measures and household incomes in Vietnam

This PPLPI feature document summarises the control measures being considered for the poultry sector in Viet […]
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Flock Size and HPAI Risk in Cambodia,Thailand, and Viet Nam

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) caused by the H5N1 strain was first reported in Southeast Asia […]
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Farm Gate Trade Patterns and Trade at Live Poultry Markets Supplying Ha Noi: Results of a Rapid Rural Appraisal

Several waves of HPAI caused by the H5N1 strain have swept through Viet Nam over the […]
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External Shocks, Producer Risk, and Adjustment in Smallholder Livestock Production: The Case of HPAI in Viet Nam

This paper examines the case of smallholder poultry production and adjustments arising from the risk of […]
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Evidence-based Policy for Controlling HPAI in Poultry:Bio-security Revisited

There is considerable global concern over the newly emergent H5N1 strain of avian influenza that had […]
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Economywide Impact of Avian Flu in Ghana: A Dynamic CGE Model Analysis

The primary goal of this paper is to provide a quantitative assessment of the economywide impact […]
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Economics of Avian Flu Policy

This briefing looks at the economic aspects of avian influenza and its control. An economic framework […]
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Ducks, Rice and People – the Key to HPAI Risk in the Mekong Region

Thailand and Viet Nam have both experienced several epidemic waves of HPAI H5N1 between 2004 and […]
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DFID-Funded Collaborative HPAI Research Project for Asia and Africa: Livelihood Impacts of HPAI Outbreak

This presentation looks at the effects of different HPAI disease scenarios on livelihoods, and at possible […]
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Costs and Benefits of HPAI Prevention and Control Measures: A Methodological Review

A number of empirical and theoretical contributions for analyzing costs and benefits of control and prevention […]
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Costs of HPAI outbreaks in West Bengal, India

During the recent outbreaks of HPAI in West Bengal about 6.65 million poultry have been culled […]
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Cambodia Workshop on Avian Influenza Research Activities. Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 8-10 October 2008.

This DFID-organised workshop included presentations of avian influenza research in Cambodia from a range of interested […]
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Assessing Policy Responses to the Threat of Contagious Diseases of Animal Origin

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) associated with the H5N1 virus strain is now endemic in the […]
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Approach for Evaluating the Impact of HPAI Control Options

This report discusses a) the role of the synthesis analysis and the steps that will take […]
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Alignment of poultry sector actors with avian influenza control

This presentation outlines work conducted to assess the level of compliance of poultry value chain actors […]
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Adjustment of Smallholder Livestock Producers to External Shocks: The Case of HPAI in Viet Nam

The poor in rural areas face economic risks that differ substantially from groups with other economic, […]
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A Contingent Valuation Study on Indonesian Farmers? Willingness to Accept Compensation for Poultry

This brief presents the results of a contingent valuation (CV) study that aimed at capturing farmers’ […]
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A farmer-friendly approach to preventing avian flu in Viet Nam

This case study describes a pilot quality assurance scheme for poultry products in Viet Nam which […]
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Kenya Pro-Poor HPAI Risk Reduction Project Multi-Stakeholder Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya, 8-9 July 2008

This workshop was held to introduce the HPAI Risk Reduction project to the stakeholders; present and […]
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Knowledge and Practices of Indonesian Rural Communities and Poultry Farmers Toward Avian Flu

The knowledge and perceptions about and toward HPAI of poor Indonesian households are investigated by asking […]
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Investigating the Role of Poultry and the Impact of HPAI on Livelihoods in Ghana

This study uses the same data set and econometric models (i) to predict and profile which […]
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Investigating the Role of Poultry in Livelihoods and the Impact of HPAI in Ethiopia

This brief summarizes a study that (i) investigated factors that affect participation in small-scale poultry production […]
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Investigating the Potential Impact of HPAI on Livelihoods in Nigeria

This brief uses nationally representative Nigeria Living Standards Survey data (NLSS 2003-2004) and econometric models to […]