Block seminar 2 - Livestock systems and climate change: adaption strategies aiming at sustainability and food security
22.-24. November 2022, Hawassa University, Ethiopia, face-to-face/online
Livestock is of great economic and social importance to Ethiopian smallholder farmers in rural areas. Primarily ruminants (cattle, goats, and sheep) and poultry make up most livestock in Ethiopia. The seminar focussed on sustainable and adequate supply of feed, monitoring of animal diseases, increasing productivity, and meeting local food needs under climate change conditions.
The program included following talks.
Welcome speeches by Prof. Frank Rasche and Prof. Dr. Tesfaye Abebe, Prof. Dr. Aberra Melesse Ayenew (HU), Prof. Dr. Adugna Tolera Yadeta (HU) and Prof. Dr. Mizeck Chagunda (UHOH)
Keynote: Livestock Research and Development in Ethiopia and Contribution to Food Security and Nutrition, Dr. Fekede Feyisa, Director, Livestock Research Directorate, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Keynote: The pivotal role of animal-source foods in physical and cognitive development and improving nutrition security, women/youth empowerment and the environment in Ethiopia, Prof. Prof. Dr. Adegbola T. Adesogan, Associate Vice President, E. T. and V. E. York Professor of International Agriculture, Director, Global Food Systems Institute, Director, Livestock Systems Innovation Lab, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Livestock Methane Emissions - An Opportunity to Slow Global Warming, Prof. Dr. Ermias Kebreab, Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Director, World Food Center, Professor and Sesnon Endowed Chair, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
Effects of Climate change on Boran cattle breed and coping mechanisms by pastoral community in Borana Rangelands of Ethiopia, Dr. Merga Bayssa, CLIFOOD I - School of Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University
Effect of partial substitution of concentrate mix with Cajanus cajan leaves on growth performance and carcass components of rams and its potential in mitigating methane emission in vitro, Assefa Tadesse, CLIFOOD II- School of Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University
Measurement of enteric methane emissions from ruminant systems: fitness of methods, Dr. Cesar Patino, Senior Scientist, Ruminant Nutrition, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
Improved forage-based systems for mitigating GHG emissions while boosting nutrition security and livelihoods, Dr. Michael Peters, Leader, Crops For Nutrition and Health, Tropical Forages Program, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Africa Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
GHG of milk, mitigation, and local production, Dr. Theun Vellinga, Senior researcher, Wageningen Livestock Research, Livestock & Environment, Wageningen University & Research Wageningen, The Netherlands
Exploitation of Tannin Rich Browses Species and Forage Legumes to Mitigate Methane Emission and Improve Productivity of Ruminants in Ethiopia, Sisay Assefa, CLIFOOD II- School of Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University
Topic TBA, By Teshome Abate, CLIFOOD I- School of Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University