2nd Joint workshop 2018 Dublin

Following the Joint workshop of 2016 in Potdam Germany, a second Joint Workshop between FACCE ERA-GAS, ERA-Net SusAn & ICT-AGRI 2 was organised on 20-21 February 2018 in Dublin Ireland. The theme of the workshop was "Smart Mitigation of GHG Emissions from Livestock Production".

This 2nd Joint Workshop discussed promising strategies and innovations to reduce GHG emissions from key source categories in livestock production, and was ment to identify priority topics for the 2018 Joint Call planned by FACCE ERA-GAS, ERA-Net SusAn and ICT-AGRI 2 and discuss potential funding instruments and available national resources.

The workshop topic areas focussed on the following priority research topics and promising strategies relating to:

  1. Evaluation of feed chain
  2. Manure management
  3. Reducing nitrogen excretion

Participants of the Joint Workshop were representatives of partners in FACCE ERA-GAS, ERA-Net SusAn & ICT-AGRI 2 and nominated scientific experts in the workshop topic areas.

Download presentations day 1:

Download presentations day 2:

Participants engaged in an interactive discussion on promising approaches to reduce livestock emissions, framed by national experts and scientist in the area, they provided input into priority topics which will frame the scope of the 2018 Joint Call and they contributed to maximise the impact of all three ERA-NETs by coordinating activities in the areas of common interest.

More info on the results of this Joint workshop can be found in the summarising report.

Download the summarising report

Contact points:
FACCE ERA-GAS - Órlaith Ní Choncubhair 
ERA-NET SusAn: Babette Breuer & Elke Saggau
ICT-AGRI 2: Johannes Pfeifer