The 2022 meeting of the Livestock Research Group was held over three online sessions on 18 – 20 October.

The meeting was attended by participants from 38 countries and five partner organisations. The meeting report and recordings of the online sessions are now available for download HERE.

Closing date: 12 December 2022

Location: University of Eldoret (Kenya)

The University of Eldoret (Kenya) is offering three doctoral research fellowships. The fellowships are attached to an international project which aims to improve the design and management of rural water pans, to increase the sustainability, climate resilience and quality of water supplied to rural communities in Tanzania and Kenya. In keeping with the project’s focus, the doctoral candidates are expected to conduct research and engage in knowledge sharing and joint learning with communities and decision makers at the national and regional levels in Africa.

Learn more about the positions and how to apply HERE.

Closing date: 4 December 2022

Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand

AgResearch is offering an exciting opportunity to join their world-leading, award-winning Rumen Microbiology team as a Senior Scientist, and help their research on reducing biogenic greenhouse gas emissions in climate change mitigation. Learn more & apply HERE.

Location: ETH Zurich, Switzerland

The Niu Lab at ETH Zurich is seeking two motivated, team-oriented individuals with a strong interest in the interface of basic and applied research in agricultural and animal nutrition sciences to enhance understanding of nutrient utilization efficiency and improve the sustainability of livestock systems.

The potential research topics include:

• Investigate dietary strategies to mitigate environmental impacts (GHG emissions and N excretions) of dairy cattle
• Understand the gut microbial composition of dairy cattle in response to dietary changes
• Assess the impact of climate changes on dairy cattle
• Integrate precision dairy farming technologies and data analysis, mathematical and statistical modelling and artificial intelligence to improve the health and welfare of dairy cattle

Learn more and apply online HERE.

A recording of the GRA CSA side event, which took place during the Africa Science and Partnership for Agriculture Conference (SPAC) in September 2022 in Accra, Ghana, co-hosted by NZAGRC and ILRI, is now available.

The side event titled “Gaining Ground: A Workshop to Strengthen collaborations to advance Climate-Smart Agriculture” sought to showcase science-based practices that illustrate pathways to climate-smart, low-emission agricultural development and to identify steps needed to improve global and regional collaboration for long-term climate-smart agriculture (CSA) transformation.

Participants reported the training and experience exchanges were very useful for improving the design of CSA practices. Insights emerged related to illustrating adaptation and mitigation co-benefits, enhancing collaboration between research institutions and governments, scaling viable CSA technologies, efficient communication channels, robust data collection/information management systems, and that local adoption requires demonstrating the efficacy of CSA interventions in each national context.

Speakers at the side event included:

• Dr Claudia Arndt, Senior Scientist and Co-leader, Mazingira Centre ILRI, Kenya
• Dr Ackim Mwape, Africa Programme Lead NZAGRC, New Zealand
• Dr Wilhelmina Quaye, Director CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana
• Dr Kofi Konadu Boateng, Program Associate for Agriculture, Global Methane Hub (GMH)

Closing date: 31 December 2022

FAO are looking for a part-time consultant, who will support development of technical capacity in seven SEC countries to apply the Livestock Environmental Assessment Partnership’s (LEAP) Guidelines for quantification of the impact of livestock on biodiversity.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

Further details about the role and how to apply can be found HERE.