The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences (FoAFCS) at Nyankpala Campus, Ghana, proudly joins the GFP, marking a new chapter for sustainable agriculture in Africa. Established in 1993, FoAFCS offers programs in Agricultural Technology, Agribusiness, and Food Science, aiming to produce skilled professionals and become a global Centre of Excellence. This partnership enhances its mission to advance innovative farming practices and international collaboration.

Hooibeekhoeve research institute has joined the Global Farm Platform to bring a new state-of-the-art facility for dairy farming and fodder crops in the Province of Antwerp.

Six institutions were represented in the session: Rothamsted Research’s North Wyke Farm Platform, University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Pioneer Farm, Massey University, Harper Adams University’s Farm, Kerala Veterinary & Animal Science University’s Silent Valley and  the University of Western Australia.

The Global Farm Platform celebrated its 10th anniversary with a session providing valuable insights into long-term research projects of members from around the world.

UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre has joined the Global Farm Platform to bring a new state-of-the-art facility and dairy research to the network.
Nestled in the beautiful Coast Mountains of south western British Columbia, the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre provides state-of-the-art facilities for dairy education and research. The Centre is internationally recognized as a world-class facility supporting the development and adaption of new technologies for the dairy industry in BC and beyond.

Two state-of-the-art reserch facilities ha joind the GFP network. They carry out research and monitoring in a variety of areas such as agricultural science, ecology, climatology, phenology, geochemistry, biology, agroecology, soil science, animal science, food science and environmental science.

An ongoing contribution to Agriculture has seen Professor Michael Lee made an Associate of the Royal Agricultural Societies.

Professor Lee said: “I am thrilled and honoured to be acknowledged in this way by such a prestigious organisation. However, it is of course not just my award, science is not done in isolation, but with fantastic collaboration across the institutes I have worked for and with. I was particularly delighted that the work carried out of the Global Farm Platform on developing global solutions for sustainable ruminant livestock systems …”

Members of the Global Farm Platform (GFP) initiative attended and presented at the first-ever Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation organised by FAO at Rome headquarters in September 2023.

The 2023 cohort of Marshal Papworth students spent 10 weeks at Harper Adams University between May and July 2023.
On the 24th and 25th of May, members of the GFP delivered lectures and conducted a tour about the research activities and the network’s role in sustainable ruminant livestock systems.