A recording of the Flagship Webinar: “Nitrogen mineral fertilisers, updates on methodologies and relevant work for inventory improvement” webinar is now available to view HERE.
This webinar is aimed to researchers, students and the general public interested in the use of different methodologies to quantify nitrous oxide emissions and ammonia volatilization from agroecosystems, their advantages, and challenges for their implementation. We will also touch on how to use the information generated for national inventories improvement, and we will also provide an update on the development of the N flagship from the GRA.
From 24 to 28 February 2025, the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) co-organised an international training course hosted by CIHEAM Zaragoza: “Cattle breeding for low methane emissions: from farm measurement to genetic progress.” The course was part of the Horizon Europe Re-Livestock project, “Facilitating Innovations for Resilient Livestock Farming Systems.”
The course was delivered in collaboration with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (CIHEAM Zaragoza), the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (NEIKER BRTA), Wageningen University & Research (WUR), and the Spanish National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA-CSIC).
The GRA contributed to both the organisation and delivery of the training, which brought together international experts and participants to explore strategies for reducing methane emissions through cattle genetics and breeding practices. Roel Veerkamp (WUR) and Hayden Montgomery (Global Methane Hub) opened the course with a joint lecture, while experts Birgit Gredler-Grandl and Coralia Manzanilla-Pech led programme design and practical sessions.
For highlights and additional information about the course, please visit the Re-Livestock project website at https://re-livestock.eu/2025-wp8-communication-dissemination-and-capacity-building-update/
The GRA thanks all partners and contributors for a successful and impactful training week.
Livestock Research Group / Manure Management Network webinar recording available HERE!
This webinar includes three presentations about the measurements and use of the B0 also called biological methane potential (BMP). This includes a presentation of the problems in measuring B0, how B0 is used by IPPC protocols to calculate methane emission from stored liquid manure and risk of incorrect emission estimates due to incorrect B0. The variation in B0 as related to manure categories and composition will be presented using data from a large Danish dataset.
Apply Now!
FAO is launching a special recognition to spotlight best practices and outstanding innovations in Sustainable Livestock Transformation, One Health, Animal Health and Reference Centres, as a part of the FAO 80th anniversary celebration.
This initiative will highlight impactful and scalable solutions across the livestock sector that support more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems.
FAO will recognize practices and innovations that have led to significant advances in areas such as:
- Sustainable Livestock Transformation
- Animal Husbandry, Genetics, Feed and Welfare
- One Health
- Animal Health
- Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Solutions
- Reference Centre Contributions
Eligible applicants include institutions, international and regional organizations, academic and research institutions, civil society groups, and private sector entities. Submissions must demonstrate successful implementation at scale and present technologies, systems, or approaches that enhance efficiency and support the sustainable transformation of livestock value chains.
Selected entries will be formally recognized during the Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation (29 Sept–1 Oct 2025), with additional visibility at the World Food Forum (13–17 October 2025) at FAO headquarters in Rome.
Submission deadline is 15 June 2025.
Nominations must be submitted via the official online form.
We invite you to share this opportunity with your networks and encourage eligible entities to submit their applications.
Learn more here.
The FAO Livestock Recognition Team
The New Zealand Climate Smart Agriculture Initiative (NZCSA) is excited to share some videos highlighting their work.
The NZCSA provides practical support to developing countries in Africa, ASEAN, Latin America and the Caribbean with a strong focus on capability, capacity, and the infrastructure needed to effectively account for agricultural emissions. It is part of New Zealand’s actions in support of the GRA.
The Systems Microbiology & Natural Products Laboratory (www.HessLab.com ) at UC Davis will be hiring several additional postdocs in the next 12 months.
The new hires will work on different aspects of rumen microbiology with emphasis on:
• isolation, cultivation and metabolic engineering of methanogens and acetogens
• hydrogen and carbon flow during anaerobic digestion/fermentation
• rumen fungi
Start dates are negotiable – opening great opportunities for students who are graduating in the next 12 months.
Potential candidates can reach out directly to Dr. Matthias Hess ([email protected] ) or his lab manager Dr. Saumya Wickramasinghe ([email protected] ).
Closing Date: 31 May 2025
Location: Talence, France
In the context of the ANR-funded project H2Rumen (https://lnkd.in/eEJHUf25 ) coordinated by Rafael Muñoz-Tamayo, we are hiring a postdoctoral researcher in the Pleiade team of Inria in Bordeaux, France, to work on an exciting project in systems biology and metabolic modelling.
A dynamic research environment, benefit from interdisciplinary collaborations, and receive supportive mentoring!
Location: Inria centre at the university of Bordeaux (Talence, France)
️ Start date: Fall 2025 (flexible)
Duration: 18 months + 14 months in Paris-Saclay
Candidate profile:
– PhD in systems biology, bioinformatics, applied mathematics, or related field
– Strong background in modelling (metabolic networks, ODEs…)
– Proficiency in Python, or equivalent
– Interest in interdisciplinary work and integration of biological data
Application online https://lnkd.in/enmaaYe6
More info here: https://lnkd.in/ejDrRa-i
Agriculture & Climate Change: Science into Action is a national conference hosted by The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, at Dublin Castle on Thursday 5th June 2025, with the purpose to address the relationship between agriculture and climate change, focusing particularly on scientific updates and implementation on farms of climate mitigation practice.
For more information click HERE.
In the year that Ireland holds the Chair of the Global Research Alliance for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, the GRA Council Meeting will be held in Dublin alongside this conference.
The Global Research Alliance (GRA) is very pleased to welcome Pakistan as our 69th Member Country!
Pakistan’s participation in the GRA will be coordinated through the Global Climate-Change Impact Studies Centre. Pakistan is among those countries in the world whose economies are heavily reliant on agriculture, and despite being a low GHG emitter in the world, aspires to contribute to the global efforts to reduce emissions.
Pakistan is taking several important steps to address the issue of greenhouse gas emissions in its agricultural sector. Through a combination of technological innovation, improved farming practices, renewable energy, and policy frameworks, Pakistan aims to reduce its agricultural emissions while enhancing productivity and resilience to climate change. However, further efforts and investments are required to scale up these initiatives and overcome existing challenges.
We look forward to working together to grow more food without growing more greenhouse gases.
For more information on the GRA or how to become a member country please contact the GRA Secretariat.
The Innovation Investment Round is proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre and AgriZeroNZ
This is a competitive funding opportunity, dedicated to developing or accelerating research, tools and technologies for the mitigation of agricultural GHG’s in NZ.
After successfully funding multiple projects over the past 5 years, it is back for 2025, with increased funding!
FOCUS FOR 2025
Applications are invited for projects that address:
- Reducing nitrous oxide emissions from ruminant animal deposited urine
- reducing methane emissions from enteric fermentation in grazing ruminants
KEY FEATURES
- Total funding up to NZD$4 million
- Up to NZD$1 million per project
- Project duration maximum 2 years
- Collaborations & co-funding strongly encouraged
- New Zealand and international applications welcome
This is an exciting opportunity to drive change and shape the future of mitigation tools and tech for farming in New Zealand. If you’re working on cutting-edge solutions, we want to see your submissions!
Closing Date: 3 April 2025
Location: Rome, Italy
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.
FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.
The Animal Production and Health Division (NSA) promotes and facilitates the sustainable development of the livestock sector, optimizing its contribution to nutrition, food security and rural poverty reduction. NSA integrates scientific, technical expertise and policy advice, it facilitates policy dialogue (including through intergovernmental bodies), encourages good governance, manages knowledge and provides information, analysis and technical assistance for the development and implementation of innovative solutions to produce safe animal products more sustainably, efficiently, and in a more integrated manner.
The post is located in the Sustainable Animal Production, Feed and Genetics Branch (NSAP) of the Animal Production and Health Division (NSA) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.
The activities of the Branch cover all production systems, from pastoralism to intensive systems, including crop-livestock integrated systems, and aims to enhance their sustainability in its three pillars: environmental, economic and social.
Attached you can find the vacancy announcement.
To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO
Check out the IRN’s latest newsletter looking back on the activities achieved in the last half of 2024 and introducing their network’s two new co-chairs from New Zealand and Samoa!
Read it HERE.