Scaling up Feed Additives & Evidence for Impacts
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As the livestock sector seeks to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, efforts to identify greenhouse gas emission mitigation opportunities have accelerated. A new industry of feed additives and concentrates claiming to reduce emissions is rapidly expanding.
Yet, skepticism remains, and a lack of user-friendly synthesis of existing research has left investors and policymakers without a clear indication of feed additives’ potential. Are additives that mitigate methane available or effective? Are there any associated constraints or risks? Are they scalable?
This webinar brings together experts and industry stakeholders to address the evidence and discuss the role of additives in mitigation strategies for livestock and opportunities for scaling feed additives.
The evidence review is based on an in-depth assessment of leading compounds studied for their efficacy to mitigate methane emissions in ruminant livestock. The report is a concise resource that can guide investment and management decisions by all actors in the livestock supply chain and inform policymakers, industry investors and feed industry advisers on the effectiveness, applicability, and broader commercial issues surrounding methane-reducing feed additives.
Agenda
Subject to change
| Welcome & opening | Lini Wollenberg, Climate and Food Specialist, Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT, One CGIAR |
Keynote talks Evidence for efficacy and applicability of methane inhibiting feed additives for livestock Mitigating methane in livestock systems |
Roger S. Hegarty, New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) Sinead Waters, Research Officer, Animal Genomics Molecular Biology, Teagasc – The Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland |
Panel discussion: What donors, investors, research & others need to implement & scale | Moderator: Tim McAllister, Principal Research Scientist, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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| Audience Q&A | Moderated by Tim McAllister, AAFC with the panelists |
| Closing comments | Sinead Leahy, NZAGRC & Global Research Alliance for GHGs |
Contributing Partners
- New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)
- Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA)
- The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
- The Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)
Speakers
Tim McAllister
Lethbridge Research and Development Centre & Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Lini Wollenberg
Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT, CGIAR
Roger Hegarty
New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)
Sinead Waters
Teagasc (The Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland) & the Livestock Research Group of the GRA
Sinead Leahy
New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) & Global Research Alliance for GHGs
Maik Kindermann
DSM
Emelio Ungerfeld
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (Chile)
Anderson Oliveira
CAPUL Cooperative (Brazil)
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An evaluation of evidence for efficacy and applicability of methane inhibiting feed additives for livestock
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