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Methane measurement workshop , Aberystwyth University, Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), UK from 10 - 11 May 2016: By
Dr. Koech Oscar
Methane measurement workshop, Aberystwyth University, Institute of
Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), UK from 10 - 11 May 2016
Dr. Koech Oscar, of the University of
Nairobi, Department of Land Resource
Management and Agricultural Technology
(LARMAT) and pasture researcher at
African Dryland Institute for Sustainability
(ADIS-UoN) is currently doing research on
Methane measurements from Livestock
and feeds evaluation techniques at
Aberystwyth University, Institute of
Biological, and Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), UK from 15 March to15 June 2016
supported by the Stapledon Memorial Trust fund travel research grant and Newton fund.
The Newton Fund supported a workshop on different methods of methane measurements
held on –10 to 11 May 2016. This was attended by post graduate research students from
the University of Nairobi and scientist from Africa at Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth,
UK. The workshop provided exposure of the team to various methane measurement
techniques as well sharing of results on In vitro and In vivo methane measurement studies
done by Dr. Oscar Koech.
The workshop was a success
and this supports the interests
of UoN and African Dryland
Institute for Sustainability
(ADIS) in the upcoming forage
for Africa programme to
improve forage productivity in
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with
care
for
environmental
conservation,
especially
reducing enteric methane
emissions. The opportunities
for the University of Nairobi,
CAVS and ADIS in the upcoming programme will be in the contribution to the forage for
Africa agenda through capacity building for research scientists, carry out action research
on livestock and pastures to address the new challenges of Climate Change impacts in the
sector as well as mitigation measures to climate change, mainly reducing GHS. The
University of Nairobi will also benefit from the wide experience and technology at the
Methane measurement workshop , Aberystwyth University, Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), UK from 10 - 11 May 2016: By
Dr. Koech Oscar
Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), and Aberystwyth
University with hope for funding that may also contribute to capacity building,
infrastructural and laboratory equipments for scientific research.
The University of Nairobi participants from the College of Agriculture and veterinary
science (CAVS), Faculty of Agriculture, from right, were;
1. Dr. Oscar Koech – Host and Post doc research
fellow at IBERS
2. Joseph Ssekandi – PhD student in Drylands
Resource Management
3. Faustine Wanjala – PhD Animal Nutrition
4. Mr. Hillary Rotich – MSc Range management
Photos of the Methane measurement workshop at the institute of Biological,
Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS)
Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
Participants welcoming dinner
Dr. Koech presenting on Methane gas gas
production measurement technique and
sharing of research findings
Methane measurement workshop , Aberystwyth University, Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), UK from 10 - 11 May 2016: By
Dr. Koech Oscar
Dr. Jon Mooby giving Methane gas
measurement at IBERs
Participants at the Methane measurement
workshop for Forages for Africa- IBERS
Visit to methane measurement chambers at
IBERS
Visit to Sheep research Unit at IBERS
Acknowledgement
•
Stapledon Memorial Trust – Funding UoN researcher for 3 months post doc travel
research fellowship
•
Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth UniversityHosting UoN participants and researcher and travel fund support and training
•
Staff at IBERs
– Dr. Jon Mooby- Host researcher to Dr. Koech, UoN visiting researcher
– Vince Theopald - Experiment training and data collection to UoN visiting
researcher
– Dave Leemans- Lab experiment training to UoN visiting researcher
•
UoN- Providing Dr. Koech with study leave to learn Methane measurements techniques
at IBERS, UK