Draft V.06 Invitation letter`Common Workshop of SusAn, ERA-GAS & ICT-AGRI´
Common Workshop
“Smart Mitigation of GHG in Livestock
Production”
Tuesday 29 November – Wednesday 30 November 2016
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Max-Eyth-Allee 100,
14469 Potsdam, Germany
Three different EU funding networks: ERA-NET SusAn (ERA-NET on Sustainable Animal Production
Systems); ERA-GAS (Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Mitigation in Agri- and Silviculture); and ICTAGRI 2 (Information and Communication Technologies and Robotics for Sustainable Agriculture) are
organizing a joint workshop to identify promising approaches to reduce GHG emissions in livestock
production and set coming research priorities.
Background
More than 100 countries pledged to reduce GHG emissions in the 2015 Paris Agreement of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Global GHG emissions from agriculture reached an
all-time high in 2014, with 5.25 billion tons of CO2 equivalents, representing approximately 21% of total
anthropogenic emissions (FAO June 2016). Raising livestock is one of the dominant drivers in this
development.
ERA-NET SusAn is an ERA-NET Cofund which aims to fund research which maximizes the benefits
between the three pillars of sustainability: economy, environment and society in livestock production.
ERA-GAS is an ERA-NET Cofund which aims to strengthen the transnational coordination of research
programmes and provide added value to research and innovation on greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring and
mitigation in the European Research Area. ICT-AGRI-2 is an ERA-NET which aims to to contribute to the
development of an eco-efficient, resource-efficient and competitive agriculture through an enhanced and
improved use of ICT and robotics.
Aim of the workshop
SusAn, ERA-GAS and ICT-AGRI have identified a number of potential areas of synergy. This workshop
will explore one of those areas in detail: Comparison of animal production systems with respect to GHGs.
Particular attention will be paid to the following two sub-topics:
1) Production technology and management (e.g. housing systems; optimal field and grazing
management)
2) Breeding, physiology, feed & nutrition
The output of the workshop will be the basis for future joint calls and other activities between the three
ERA-NETs. The workshop will therefore focus on
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Synthesising the expertise of participants in livestock production
Enabling discussion of stakeholders in terms of research focus and eligibility
Setting research priorities for future joint activities
Identifiying possible topics for a common call of SusAn, ERA-GAS and ICT-AGRI
Identifying a first list of areas of concerns that will be relevant for future development and alignment of
research
Why should I participate?
The three ERA-NETs have overlapping areas of scope. Bringing the three communities together in one
workshop creates the possibility to achieve much more than any of the groups can achieve individually.
Your participation will allow you to input into the scope of future joint calls and other activities between
the ERA-NETs. Through the highly interactive format the workshop will be an informative and stimulating
experience. The date has been planned to coincide with the FACCE Governing Board meeting in Berlin.
So if you are travelling for FACCE GB, you can get extra value for the trip by travelling one day early and
attending this workshop. Finally, the output of the workshop will be a deliverable for all three ERA-NETs.
As partner in the ERA-NETs, we hope that you will contribute to the successful achievement of the aims of
the individual ERA-NETs and towards a more sustainable livestock production system for Europe.
Programme
Please note that the event will be held in English only
Day 1 – Tuesday, 29 November 2016
What’s going on in the livestock sector in respect of GHG mitigation?
11:00 – 12:00
Registration and buffet lunch
12:00 – 12:30
Welcome and introduction by BMEL/BLE & ATB (Reiner Brunsch, Scientific Director,
chairman ATB, tbc)
12:30 – 12:45
Welcome by EU-COM (Dr. Hans Jörg-Lutzeyer, European Commission DG Research and
Innovation, tbc)
12:45– 13:00
Setting the scene - Keynote speech by Krijn Poppe (Research manager & Senior Economist at
Wageningen University, tbc)
13:00 – 13:15
GHG reduction in Livestock production(variable) ( Jean-François Soussana, Chair Scientific
Advisory Board FACCE tbc)
13:15 – 13:30
Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (Harry Clark, Co-Chairs of the
Livestock Research Group)
13:30 – 13:45
Introduction of hosting ERA-Nets
ERA-SusAn (Elke Saggau, BLE)
ERA-GAS (Frank O’Marra, TEAGASC)
ICT-AGRI-2 (Niels Gøtke, Innovation Fund Denmark)
13:45 – 14:05
Coffee break
14:05 – 14:15
Introduction and preparation for the breakout sessions
14:15 – 15:45
Breakout Session 1 - Sharing experiences:
groups divided according to their expertise, start the exchange and discussion of ideas; each
group collects ideas on flipcharts, the groups are mixed steadily
15:45 – 16:05
Coffee break
16:05 – 17:30
Breakout Session 2 - Sharing experiences:
further group work in different constellations lead by convenors; discussion of flipcharts
17:30 – 18:00
Conclusions of the day
20:00 – 22:00
Social Dinner
Day 2 – Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Towards the future: pathways and catalysts to successful implementation
9:00 – 9:15
Introduction of the day
9:15 – 9:40
Previous day’s harvest (presentation of selections in lists)
9:40 – 10:15
Moving towards the future
Open discussion session (1); aim: ranking list of priorities
10:15 – 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 – 11:05
Moving towards the future
Open discussion session (2);aim: funding eligibility and how to proceed
11:05 – 11:35
Results of open discussion sessions and general reflections
Feedback from convenors of the open discussion groups
11:35 – 11:50
Closing of the Workshop (Elke Saggau, Head of Unit 315, BLE)
11:50 – 12:50
Light lunch and goodbye
Important note!!!: For Registration, Accomodation and travel information please take a look at the
Practical information.pdf