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Steering Committee

Alan Kelly

Alan Kelly

Lecturer in Animal Science Dr. Alan Kelly is a lecturer in Animal Science at University College Dublin (UCD), based in the School of Agriculture and Food Science, where he also serves as Director of the Animal and Crop Science degree programme. He lectures and...

Claire Morgan-Davies

Claire Morgan-Davies

Reader Dr Claire Morgan-Davies has around 30 years’ experience working on livestock systems research, in particular extensive sheep systems. For the past 10 years, her work was centred around innovative practices and technologies for small ruminant systems, and...

Prof Terry Ansah

Prof Terry Ansah

Professor Terry Ansah is a seasoned agricultural scientist, educator, and academic leader with over two decades of experience in research, teaching, and university governance. He currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences at the...

Katrien Geudens

Katrien Geudens

Researcher on fodder crops Katrien Geudens’ research interest focuses on soil health, cover crops and crop rotation, with particular interest in functional agrobiodiversity and agroecology. She started working at Hooibeekhoeve, practical dairy research centre, in...

Leluo Guan

Leluo Guan

Research Chair Professor in Animal Functional Genomics and Microbiome Leluo Guan is currently a Tier I Canada Research Chair Professor in Animal Functional Genomics and Microbiome in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver,...

Mårten Hetta

Mårten Hetta

Head of Development, Farm Animal Facilities Mårten Hetta is the Development Manager for barn operations at VH and focuses on two key objectives: elevating the visibility of animal facilities in research and aligning them with Sweden's food strategy, and leading the...

Theo Akpensuen

Theo Akpensuen

Grazing Systems Environmental Scientist Theophilus interest is in sustainable grasslands and ruminants’ production. He evaluates grassland management practices especially on-farm techniques with the potential to reduce GHG emissions and/or capture carbon, having net...

Joshua Onyango (Vice-Chair)

Joshua Onyango (Vice-Chair)

Veterinary Science, Animal Health & Production Joshua (Josh) grew up on a small holder mixed livestock farm in the coastal part of Kenya. He is a Senior Academic and International Lead at The Harper and Keele Veterinary School, and the Global Farm Platform...

Chinyere Ekine

Chinyere Ekine

Scientist, Statistical Genetics, Genomics Dr. Chinyere Ekine-Dzivenu, is a scientist and statistical geneticist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya,and is dedicated to advancing livestock improvement in resource-limited...

Gleise Medeiros da Silva

Gleise Medeiros da Silva

Assistant Professor and BCRC - Hays Chair in Beef Production Systems Dr. Gleise M. Silva joined the Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science at the University of Alberta in August 2021 as an Assistant Professor and the Beef Cattle Research Council...

Okanlade Lawal-Adebowale

Okanlade Lawal-Adebowale

Associate Professor in Agricultural Communication Okanlade’s research focus is on Agricultural Knowledge Development and Innovation Communication – a broad spectrum agricultural research system that calls for interactions with core research scientists in the diverse...

Andrew Cartmill

Andrew Cartmill

Trevor Ellett Senior Lecturer in Grassland Science School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University  Research interests & expertise: Broadly focused on environmental plant physiology and agroecology.View Member Institution: Massey UniversityView Farm...

Thomas Puech

Thomas Puech

Agronomist engineer at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in the department of Sciences for Actions (SAD) Until 2017, I worked on the characterisation of agricultural practices at large scales of space and time. My work focused on...

Anne Farruggia

Anne Farruggia

Scientist at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in the department of Sciences for Actions (SAD) Previous experiences in South countries at French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development working with farmers on theirs...

Alexandre Berndt

Alexandre Berndt

Assistant Director of Research and Development at Embrapa Southeast Livestock. Bachelor degrees in Biology and Agronomy at University of São Paulo State - USP, master's degree in Animal Production at USP and doctor of science in Agroecosystems Ecology at USP. Worked...

Kwame Agyei Frimpong

Kwame Agyei Frimpong

Associate Professor in Soil Fertility Management and a Development Specialist Kwame Agyei Frimpong is an Associate Professor in Soil Fertility Management and a Development Specialist with twenty (20) years’ experience in design, implementation, monitoring and...

An Notenbaert

An Notenbaert

Livestock Systems Specialist at CIAT Kenya An Notenbaert is a livestock systems specialist with a focus on targeting, land use planning, environmental impact assessment and systems analysis. She has more than 20 years of experience in livestock research for...

Charles W. Rice

Charles W. Rice

University Distinguished Professor of Soil Microbiology The overall goal of my research program is to improve and protect the environment. More specifically, my research focuses on soil quality/microbiology, climate change, and the relationship between the two....

Hai-Chun Jing

Hai-Chun Jing

Head of Division of Scientific Research of the Institute of Botany – CAS Research Focus: Understanding of the molecular mechanism of sweet sorghum traits related to biomass and biofuel production. Plant senescence regulation. BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: Chinese...

Prof Frank Dunshea

Prof Frank Dunshea

Professor of Animal Growth Development Frank Dunshea, a distinguished academic, holds the position of Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and is a Professor of Animal Growth and Development at the University of Leeds, UK....

Kalimalwayo Mwakasungula

Kalimalwayo Mwakasungula

Executive Director, Small Scale Livestock and Livelihoods Programme, Malawi Kalimalwayo Sunday Mwakasungula is a passionate advocate for sustainable rural development and a dedicated member of the Small Scale Livestock and Livelihoods Program (SSLLP) in Malawi....

Yingjun Zhang liunan

Yingjun Zhang liunan

Dr Yingjun Zhang is a Professor at the China Agricultural University where he conducts research and teaching in grassland management, forage development, and utilization. He has made major contributions in grazing animal diet composition estimation, degraded grassland...

Davy McCracken

Davy McCracken

Davy McCracken is Professor of Agricultural Ecology and Head of both SRUC’s Hill & Mountain Research Centre and Integrated Land Management Department.    BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: Scotland's Rural College - SRUCView Farm Platform: Kirkton &...

Dennis Busch

Dennis Busch

Research Manager, Pioneer Farm, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Dennis is responsible for managing research projects that relate to the dairy pasture forage, surface water runoff and the Fever River, and supervises student researchers.View Member Institution:...

Graeme Martin

Graeme Martin

Winthrop Professor, Deputy Director/Animal Production Systems Program Deputy Leader Graeme grew up on a farm in Western Australia (WA) then, at the University of WA, graduated in Agricultural Science in 1975 and gained his doctorate in 1981 in the field of...

Gregg Sanford

Gregg Sanford

Research Scientist UW Madison – Agronomy and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison View Farm Platform: Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial (WICST) CONTACT DETAILS Email - gsanford@wisc.edu

Daniel Enriquez Hidalgo

Daniel Enriquez Hidalgo

Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Dairy Production Science Daniel works on sustainable livestock production systems. He has broad research interests, highlighting his work in the evaluation of herbage management and sustainability, herbage production and quality aspects,...

Jordana Rivero (Chair)

Jordana Rivero (Chair)

Visiting Researcher, Sustainable Grazing Livestock Systems Jordana Rivero's work is focused on livestock grazing systems with an emphasis on sustainability. Her research covers the main aspects of grazing livestock systems, including pasture and grazing management,...

Michael Lee

Michael Lee

Deputy Vice Chancellor at Harper Adams University Professor Michael Lee has dedicated his career to defining the role of sustainable livestock systems in securing global food security at the same time as protecting environmental health, for the sake of people and the...

Nicolás López-Villalobos

Nicolás López-Villalobos

Professor, modelling of breeding schemes Farm systems, milk payment systems, and processing of dairy products BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: Massey University View Farm Platform: Dairy 1 CONTACT DETAILS Email - N.Lopez-Villalobos@massey.ac.nz

Prysor Williams

Prysor Williams

Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management I have a broad range of research interests that usually sit on the interface between agriculture and the environment. These include areas around organic resources (slurries, manures, etc.), pathogens, antibiotic resistance,...

Suraj P.T.

Suraj P.T.

Assistant Professor at the Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (KVASU) Area of Research: Ruminant Production, Integrated Farming with Livestock BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: Kerala Veterinary and Animal...

Walter Ayala

Walter Ayala

Regional Director, INIA Treinta y Tres Plant Physiology and Nutrition, Livestock Production Agronomy, Animal Science, Environmental Science BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: INIAView Farm Platform: Palo a PiqueCONTACT DETAILS Email - wayala@inia.org.uy

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