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Senior Kenya government officials visit ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station
CCAFS / Climate change / Data / Emission Factors / Environment / GHG Emissions / Greenhouse Gas / Kenya / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Research Infrastructure / SLS

Senior Kenya government officials visit ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station

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https://flic.kr/p/2iFrCNC Jimmy Smith (centre), Dieter Schillinger (second right) and Sita Ghimire (right) with Kenya government officials who recently visited the Kapiti Research Station (photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu). Three senior Kenya government officials visited the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Kapiti Research Station on 18 Mar 2020. Ambassador Samuel Gitonga, director…

ILRI trains East Africa officials on measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems
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ILRI trains East Africa officials on measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems

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Originally posted on ILRI news:
Livestock production is the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture. But global estimates of these emissions are based on emission factors from developed countries. There is limited data on emissions from livestock systems in developing countries, which has contributed to a lagging of climate-change adaptation and mitigation…

A new project is launched to support climate-smart livestock strategies and investments in East Africa
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A new project is launched to support climate-smart livestock strategies and investments in East Africa

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It is hard to overstate the role that the livestock sector plays in ensuring food security in sub-Saharan Africa. The sector provides a vital source of income to most of the rural poor. Livestock production also provides nutritional benefits to people through their milk, meat and eggs, which are protein…

Building capacity in greenhouse gas analytics beyond ILRI’s Mazingira Centre
Capacity strengthening / CCAFS / Climate change / Countries / CRPs / East Africa / Emission Factors / Environment / Greenhouse Gas / ILRI / Kenya / LIVESTOCKCRP / Mazingira / Research Infrastructure / SLS

Building capacity in greenhouse gas analytics beyond ILRI’s Mazingira Centre

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Besides the scaling of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using models (see our previous training event here) there is a crucial need to build capacity on core analytics for GHG concentrations measurements such as gas chromatography. Based on the available instruments within ILRI’s Mazingira Centre, local universities (Maseno University) and national research centres (KALRO) we invited … Continue reading →

Training on modelling greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems in Africa
Capacity strengthening / CCAFS / Climate change / Countries / CRPs / Emission Factors / Environment / Greenhouse Gas / ILRI / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Mazingira / SLS

Training on modelling greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems in Africa

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Between 22nd and 26th October, ILRI’s Mazingira Centre and FAO jointly organised a training workshop on modelling greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems in Africa. Why is this important? Current greenhouse gas emission estimates from livestock and manure in Africa are primarily estimating based on existing expert knowledge which is predominantly derived from livestock systems in developed … Continue reading →

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Investing in low emissions development strategies in the dairy sector: Viable options for Kenya and Ethiopia

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Livestock production plays a critical role in sustaining livelihoods and ensuring food and nutrition security for millions of families across Africa. The centrality of livestock in achieving sustainable development for cannot be overstated. It is also true that livestock production is the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from…

Managing the environmental footprint of livestock: Context-specific information needed in Africa
CCAFS / Climate change / East Africa / Emission Factors / Environment / Greenhouse Gas / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / SLS

Managing the environmental footprint of livestock: Context-specific information needed in Africa

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Efforts towards mitigating green house gas emissions should help resource-poor farmers to not only decrease the environmental footprint of their small-scale livestock and whole-farm production systems but to simultaneously increase productivity and improve their livelihoods. Continue reading →

Feedback workshops yield significant insights for smallholder dairy farmers in Nandi and Bomet
Capacity strengthening / CCAFS / CRPs / Dairying / East Africa / Emission Factors / Environment / Greenhouse Gas / Kenya / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Mazingira / SLS

Feedback workshops yield significant insights for smallholder dairy farmers in Nandi and Bomet

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Farmer feedback workshops carried out in Nandi and Bomet counties in Kenya address various challenges faced by dairy smallholders. Based on results from previous data collected, training sessions on various aspects of dairy farming are delivered. Continue reading →

First Mazingira PhD student – Alice Onyango – successfully defended her thesis
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First Mazingira PhD student – Alice Onyango – successfully defended her thesis

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Congratulations Alice Onyango for successfully defending your PhD thesis on 18th January 2018 at University of Hohenheim, Germany. The Mazingira Team is very proud of you! Continue reading →

Improved emission factors for enteric methane emissions from smallholder cattle in Western Kenya
CCAFS / Climate change / Countries / CRPs / East Africa / Emission Factors / Environment / Greenhouse Gas / ILRI / Kenya / LIVESTOCKCRP / Mazingira / Regions / SLS

Improved emission factors for enteric methane emissions from smallholder cattle in Western Kenya

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After having spent one year in the field and following approximately 1000 cattle from smallholder farmers, Alice Onyango, John Patrick Goopy  and colleagues present improved emission factors for enteric methane emissions from smallholder cattle in Nyando Kenya. The study, recently published in Agricultural Systems not only provides TIER 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission estimates, but … Continue reading →