Small livestock are a pathway out of poverty and source of economic and gender empowerment, and yet, for millions of small-scale producers, these very important assets are threatened by diseases.

Goats, sheep, pigs, chickens. These are some of the small livestock that are giving millions of people opportunities.

Obtaining approval to sell veterinary medicines in the market requires a marketing authorisation (licence) from the National Regulatory Authority in each country where the product is to be sold.

In 2020, Oxford Policy Management (OPM) was contracted by GALVmed to implement an intervention and conduct an associated impact study on the adoption of a Newcastle Disease Vaccine (NDV) by small-scale poultry farmers in rural Tanzania in the districts of Chemba and Mbozi.

Impact is an important topic for any philanthropic organisation and GALVmed is putting this topic front and centre of our agenda for 2022.

Gender research can be used to understand community perceptions of social and gender norms. In the context of poultry intensification, ILRI, in collaboration with GALVmed, carried out a rapid gender landscaping analysis using a unique method – the vignette.

The collection and analysis of data allow organisations to develop and implement impactful and evidence-based strategies. GALVmed’s Commercial Development and Impact Function is committed to a developmental approach to monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), which means that we use rapid learning to improve a project programme or affirm the need for a change of course. […]

Pig production in India has increased substantially in recent times. It is considered one of the most sustainable industries in the country. Pigs as compared to other livestock species have great potential to contribute to faster economic return to the farmers, because of certain inherent traits like high fecundity, better-feed conversion efficiency, early maturity and […]

Small-scale dairy production in developing countries is subject to many risks from diseases. In India, GALVmed is working with Hester Biosciences to improve the knowledge of small-scale dairy producers in disease prevention, management and control. More information about this project: http://ow.ly/1oub50JgiC6

When we meet Moses Kuppa in the outskirts of Iringa town in the southern highlands of Tanzania, his chicken farm is a hive of activities. Two farm hands are busy cleaning the various poultry houses and feeding the more than two thousand chickens. Occasionally, traders arrive at his gate on motorbikes looking to purchase chickens […]