Dr Anna Okello

Research Program Manager, Livestock Systems @ACIARAustralia, Teaching Fellow Global Health @EdinburghUni, Lancet One Health Commissioner @LancetGH Views my own.

[ACIAR in Africa @ACIARAfrica]

An #ACIAR-funded research has birthed a new sector in waste management that's creating jobs & addressing #FoodSecurity by providing farmers with cheaper & higher quality feed to produce nutritious meat, egg, fish & crops 👉 https://t.co/aZzNdRJH6g.

@icipe @CSIRO @RockefellerFdn

[Hussein T. Wario, PhD. @HusseinTwario]

@CRDD_kenya and @TuftsUniversity team joined CIFA Ethiopia for an exciting exploratory field visit to Southern Ethiopia for the @ACIARAustralia funded Resilience from below and @TuftsUniversity @USAID Early warning, humanitarian response project. Exciting collaboration!

[ACIAR in Africa @ACIARAfrica]

#DYK of #ACIAR's project 👉 Upscaling insect-based animal feed tech benefits for #sustainable agricultural intensification in 🌍?

It aims to:
📈 quality & quantity of #livestock & 🐟 feed
📉 #gender gap
📈 💸generation
📈 waste mitigation

📌https://t.co/5J3gSgEMor
#ACIARImpact

[Dr Anna Okello @anna_okello]

Honoured to host His Excellency Wamkele Mene, Secretary General AfCFTA Secretariat and colleagues today. Look forward to continued discussion on opportunities for #agricultureR4D to contribute to the crucial goals of @AfCFTA
@ACIARAustralia @ACIARAfrica @AusAmbGHA

[Dr Anna Okello @anna_okello]

Great discussion on all things #biosecurity and #OneHealth with Dr Pawin @FAOVietNam and Oz colleagues! Thanks to @csiro for hosting us
@FAOAsiaPacific @DAFFgov

[Australian Chief Veterinary Officer @ChiefVetAus]

Rachel Iglesias & Andrea Britton from @DAFFgov's OCVO participated in a One Health meeting with Pawin Padungtod, Senior Technical Coordinator Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases @FAOVietNam & Anna Okello of @ACIARAustralia & Phoebe Readford & Jen Kelly of @CSIRO.

[Dr Anna Okello @anna_okello]

Thanks so much to @AusAmbMongolia for the warm welcome and great discussions last week! Great to hear about your work and emerging 🇲🇳 🇦🇺 opportunities for #agricultureR4D! @ACIARAustralia

[Leo Zeng 🇦🇺 @AusAmbMongolia]

Delighted to welcome our colleagues from @ACIARAustralia who are visiting Mongolia to assess the impact of the improved grassland management project that concluded in 2020 and to explore future areas of research and cooperation with their Mongolian partners.

[Dr Anna Okello @anna_okello]

Great to speak at the opening ceremony of the inaugural #Pacific #OneHealth #AMR congress - excellent efforts from all involved! Look forward to #POHAS2025 🇼🇸 @FijiAgriculture @FAOAsiaPacific @AusHCFJ @CentreHealthSec @ACIARAustralia

[ACIAR @ACIARAustralia]

ACIAR-supported research led by @CSIRO recently brought together Pacific partners to share lessons & strengthen networks to help combat antimicrobial resistance #AMR and the rise of superbugs. #POHAS2023

Learn more: https://t.co/8c4LA2Y5Ax
@AusHCFJ @FNUofficial @FijiAgriculture

[ACIAR in Africa @ACIARAfrica]

#DYK that “95% of🐟 &🐖#farmers are actively looking to📉 their production costs by incorporating insects into their animal diets? In🐔, insect-supplemented diets📈 laying life by 62%,” ~ Dr Chrysantus Tanga, Head of @icipe's INSEFF prog.
https://t.co/akMLatK9JN via @FarmersAfric

[ACIAR @ACIARAustralia]

🐝 #Biosecurity threats, like varroa mites, are major threats to bees & #beekeeping livelihoods.

ACIAR is funding efforts with @BAF_Fiji 🇦🇺 🇫🇯 to enhance #biosecurity knowledge in the Pacific.

A new @ABCPacific #podcast covers the research 📻 👇
https://t.co/5MtyW7XR1X

[ACIAR in Africa @ACIARAfrica]

#DYK of #ACIAR's project:🦾the adaptive capacity of livestock systems for #Food & nutrition security &📉emissions dev. in🌍? https://t.co/z0TKI4cwST

It also adds to
@ccaf & @CGIARAfrica's prog. on📉emissions
@CGIAR's 2˚ initiative
@CGIAR_Data resilience of rangeland communities

[ACIAR @ACIARAustralia]

Fantastic to host a roundtable this morning with the new Director General of the International #Livestock Research Institute @ILRI Prof Appolinaire Djikeng, along with 🇦🇺 research partners @CSIRO @dfat @ChiefVetAus discussing future priorities and collaboration opportunities.

[Pastoralism & Uncertainty @PASTRES_erc]

Blog: Read the new blog by Tahira Mohamed @twahirah3 based on the sixth chapter of our newly published book Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Development edited by @IanScoones

https://t.co/9zoxwAJF6J

[The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian]

Millions of dollars have been spent on donor-approved top-down “resilience” which haven’t worked. @IanScoones @twahirah3 suggest an alternative approach.
https://t.co/P1HJSj9bO3

[Dr Anna Okello @anna_okello]

New out from our @CRDD_kenya team! ‘Local knowledge is the key to resilience in northern Kenya, not project box-ticking’: https://t.co/P2yKzpeBsd (@newhumanitarian) @PASTRES_erc @IYRP2026

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Biosecurity protects food security, which is essential to a stable, resilient and prosperous Pacific.

As part of Australia's efforts to detect and prevent biosecurity threats - @ACIARAustralia-supported beekeepers are helping Fiji establish a national surveillance program.

[ABC Pacific @ABCPacific]

Atrul Nisha is the first woman ever to be named Fiji's Beekeeper of the Year. 🇫🇯🐝

Watch as she braves rising rivers to collect wild beehives for her business.

Read more: https://t.co/mvITzXBXhZ

[Cooper Schouten @cooper_schouten]

Work is love made visible - I love my job!

So cool seeing friends on the TV!

Thank you for the opportunity @abclandline @ACIARAustralia @anna_okello @SCUonline!

And kudos to Dr @JohnRoberts222 and @BAF_Fiji team developing the national honey bee pest surveillance program!

[Dr Anna Okello @anna_okello]

So proud of this team and all they have achieved! Great story on @abclandline today @cooper_schouten

[ABC News @abcnews]

Australian bee experts are aiding a Fijian biosecurity program targeting killer pests in a joint surveillance effort to protect beekeepers and agriculture. https://t.co/IzarThSqju

[Dr Leah Ndungu @LeahNdunguACIAR]

These timely efforts will raise awareness of the importance of preventing & controlling zoonotic diseases & ensure responsible interactions b/w humans & animals. #OneHealth can build healthier & safer environments & agrifood systems.
#WorldZoonosesDay

@anna_okello @IDRC_ESARO

[ACIAR CEO @ACIARCEO]

Segenet and @icipe have been great partners with ACIAR and now @AgriFuturesAU too. Insect-based feeds are a promising piece of the circular economy & food security puzzle. Very exciting work! @anna_okello @Indigocathy @afsnsw @SenatorWong @AusHCKenya