Enviro-cow: efficient, ecologically sound cattle
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- 06 Apr 2023
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On February 7, 2023, scientists who study the genetics of animals and livestock met at the International Livestock Research Institute to talk about a new project called “Enviro-cow.”
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded the project, which is being implemented by the International Livestock Research Institute and led by Scotland’s Rural College. It was made to find workable ways for smallholder dairy cow systems to deal with and adapt to climate change, as well as to increase output, food security, and resilience to climate change.
It is a research project that aims to find ways to prevent climate change by looking at the methane emissions of about 700 cows from up to 80 dairy farms in Tanzania and Ethiopia. Laser methane detectors that were given to the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture during the session last week will be used to this effect.
The Minister of Agriculture, Alemayehu Mekonnen (PhD), talked about how the project could help reduce the amount of methane gas that cattle, especially milk-producing cows, give off, which plays a big role in climate change.
“The green legacy was the main strategy we worked on during this project,” Alemayehu said. “This means making sure the project leaves a green footprint while also working to improve livestock. Everyone knows that in the last three or four years, work in Ethiopia to create a green legacy has shocked the world.”
The Minister said that even though this is where there is the most livestock, which is how more than 80 percent of smallholder farmers make a living, it’s not all good news. Read More…
