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Animal Health and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity Network

Animal Health and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity Network. Presented by: Alice Willett, UK Presented to: FAO; 18 October 2016, Rome, Italy. Content. Healthy animals have lower GHG emissions intensity How can livestock support sustainable agriculture to achieve food security?

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Animal Health and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity Network

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  1. Animal Health and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity Network Presented by: Alice Willett, UK Presented to: FAO; 18 October 2016, Rome, Italy

  2. Content • Healthy animals have lower GHG emissions intensity • How can livestock support sustainable agriculture to achieve food security? • Global Research Alliance • Livestock Research Group • Animal Health Network • Research Examples • Summary Animal Health and GHG Emissions Intensity Network

  3. Animal Health & GHG – What is the issue?

  4. Animal Health & GHG – What is the issue? $ Value of global livestock sector Employs 1.3 billion people 17% calories 26% protein Food $1.4tn 1.3bn Otte et al. (2013)

  5. What can be done? • On average, 20% production losses due to animal diseases • ↑ mortality • ↓ fertility • ↓ productivity (disease & parasite) • = ↑ emissions intensity (individual & herd level) • Improve animal health • Increase productivity • Feed/forage balancing, digestibility, and efficiency • Reduce the proportion of animals held for reproduction compared to production • Reduced average age at first reproduction and slaughter

  6. Global Research Alliance GRA • Launched December 2009 • 46 member countries from all regions of the world

  7. Livestock Research Group Focused on reducing the emissions intensity of livestock production systems and increasing the quantity of carbon stored in soils supporting those systems. Increase agriculture production with lower emissions: Feeding the world within the carrying capacity of earth Improve global cooperation in research & technology: Accelerate/strengthen knowledge and technology development that would not happen without the Alliance Work with farmers and partners to provide knowledge: Develop relevant mitigation options and strengthen productivity and resilience of food systems

  8. Animal Health & GHG Emissions Intensity Network Network Objectives • Share information on current and planned research and funding activities • Maintain and enhance capacity in this field of research • Encourage and facilitate a joined-up approach • Establish common agreement on priority issues and explore funding opportunities • Pursue synergies with stakeholders and other relevant initiatives

  9. Animal Health & GHG Emissions Intensity Network Progress • UK secretariat • 114 members • 30 countries • Output so far: • 3 Network workshops • 1 Regional meeting • Joint meeting with MACSUR • Joint meeting with LRG Networks • Networking • Project work

  10. Relevant research projects

  11. Modelling the Impact of Controlling Endemic Cattle Diseases and Conditions on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Key findings • ‘Proof of concept’ that interventions intended at improving cattle health can be modelled to quantify GHG abatement in terms of scale and cost-effectiveness. • A large number of treatments are cost-effective for farmers and lead to efficiency gains. • Efficiency gains are likely to release land from livestock production. • Savings identified in the UK work are applicable globally. www.adas.uk

  12. Developing a method for quantifying the mitigation potential and CE of trypanosomosis treatment • Combined approach of mapping the benefits of disease interventions and an LCA on GHG emissions from livestock. • There are significant increases in production and emissions across all the systems when tryps is removed. • Production increases by more than emissions so EI decreases.

  13. Long term vision for the Network • A multi-national community that engages all GRA countries and world regions • Port of call for information/input to relevant international activities • Facilitated exchange between animal health, GHG and social research communities • Funded research programmes on animal health & GHG emissions intensity

  14. Summary $ Sustainability & food security Value of global livestock sector Employs 1.3 billion people 17% calories 26% protein ? Food $1.4tn 1.3bn

  15. Summary • Links between productivity & GHG emission reduction • Raise the profile of GRA & AHN • Strategic vision for AHN Important role to play in bringing stakeholders together

  16. Any questions? animalhealthnetwork@adas.co.uk

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