Livestock Research Group Newsletter October 2014

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Benefits of such actions include the
ability to capture methane as an energy
source and optimising nutrient utilization
for crop production by managing and
removing barriers to action. The project
is being undertaken through the Manure
Management Research Network of the LRG.
Started in January 2014, the project targets
Latin America, Africa and Asia and will be
identifying countries within these regions to
participate in the project during its first year.
During the 18 months of funding the project
will:
• increase awareness of the potential
of manure management amongst key
stakeholders such as farmers and
policymakers
• improve stakeholder capacity to
implement best practice in manure
management
• introduce policies that enable improved
manure management
• link practitioners and organizations
to share experiences and generate
partnerships that accelerate manure
management activity in the livestock
sector.
The project will establish a Central Hub and
three Regional Centers, working in close
collaboration, to identify opportunities and
conduct work in regions, build networks
and partnerships, gather information, and
implement projects. It will be supported by
an Advisory Board of leading international
institutions to provide strategic guidance.
Climate and Clean Air
Coalition Livestock and
Manure Management Project
Cattle grazing in Thailand; an established
biogas unit in Thailand.
Expected outcomes include:
• Raising awareness of manure
management options at the level of
policy, private sector and farmers
organizations through outreach and
communication
• Establishing networks to exchange
manure management information,
connect people, and forge partnerships
• Establishing a roster of experts to
provide targeted technical assistance
and training, analysis and practical
implementation and policy support,
relying heavily on co-financing and in-
kind resources from partners
• Launching projects and partnerships
to improve manure management
by providing information, experts,
knowledge exchange, and access to
resources
• Establishing an internet-based
information infrastructure to serve
as a searchable repository for global
and regional knowledge on manure
management.
Together these activities will help
policymakers, practitioners and other key
stakeholdersacquire, share, anddisseminate
knowledge and leverage new and existing
resource bases and institutions to enable the
adoption of improved manure management
practices at the regional, national, and local
level. This will be achieved by strengthening
institutions, assisting in the development of
effective policies, and directly transmitting
expertise and assistance to farmers and
practitioners.
List of partners and implementers:
United States; Canada; World Bank;
Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher
Education Center (CATIE); Stockholm
Environment Institute (SEI); European
Commission; U.N. Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO); Global Methane
Initiative (GMI); Global Research Alliance
on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA);
Wageningen UR Livestock Research;
the International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI); Livestock and Poultry
Environmental Learning Center (LPELC).
For more information about the CCAC
follow the link
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition, an initiative under the United Nations Environment Programme,
recently agreed to fund a project that seeks to improve livestock manure management practices
with the goal of reducing short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) such as methane, and other harmful
emissions to the environment