Kenya hosts global conference on livestock methane emissions

Njeri Gatheca from Naiposha dairy farm in Naivasha feeds dairy cattle with hay amid an increase in prices of livestock feed by over 50 percent in the last two years. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

Kenya last week hosted the International Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture Conference (GGAA) to address one of agriculture’s most pressing challenges, which include reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock while safeguarding food security, rural livelihoods and climate resilience.

The 9th edition of the conference, held in Nairobi, marked the first time it was taking place in Africa, a continent that is home to one-third of the world’s livestock, which contribute up to 80 per cent of national GDP in some countries and account for nearly 0.8 gigatons of annual emissions.