Agriculture is facing huge shocks from climate change, it’s become hard to predict the seasons, but the world’s agri-food system is also one of the biggest causes of climate change. How can our food systems and particularly livestock farming become more sustainable and resilient in the face of Climate Change? Agriculture is the lifeblood of rural Ireland but it also makes up a disproportionate amount of greenhouse gas emissions, in this episode Dr Lara Dungan will meet with farmers and experts across Ireland to find out if beef and dairy have a future in a world of climate action.
The Trakia University leads a consortium of academic institutions working on the implementation of the National Scientific Programme Smart Stockbreeding, funded by the Ministry of Education and Science. The consortium involves: