WELCOME REMARKS

PLENARY HALL (DAY 1)

(LIVE)

12:40 – 12:45 pm EAT

Introductory remarks by Eliud Kireger - Director KALRO and Chairman to NOC Secretariat

12:45 – 12:50 pm EAT

Remarks by Harry Kimtai – PS Min of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives (KENYA) and Chairperson of National Organizing Committee

12:50 – 12:55 pm EAT

Remarks by Dana Kelly – President IRC Continuing Committee

12:55 – 1:00 pm EAT

Remarks by Ray Smith – Chairperson IGC Continuing Committee

CONCURRENT SESSION 1, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 1 (DAY 1)

Theme

1. RANGE/GRASSLAND ECOLOGY

Topic

Remote sensing, risk analysis and land management

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, FRAVAL Simon

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Rangelands vegetation mapping at pixel level, a new approach of map making. A case study in the Maasai Mara rangelands in Narok District, SW Kenya. (Presenter Bert Toxopeus)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

Development of models for simulation of available forage biomass in the native vegetation of the Brazilian semiarid through remote sensing

(Presenter Magno José Duarte Cândido)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Lowveld savanna bush cutting alters tree-grass interactions (Presenter Emily  Wedel)

1:50 – 2:05  Oral 4

Multifunctionality of sown grassland is enhanced by combining four complementary species (Presenter Matthias Suter)

2:05 – 2:20  Oral 5

Effects of Herding on Rangeland Use Efficiency in Kenya 

(Presenter Anna Seidel)

2.20 – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 1, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 2 (DAY 1)

Theme 

2. FORAGE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

Topic

Temperate/Tropical Transition Climate Zones: Locations for Breeding Forages with Climate Resiliency 

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Kenneth H. Quesenberry

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Temperate/Tropical Zones: A Hotspot for Identifying and Breeding Forages with Climate Resiliency (Presenter Kenneth Quesenberry)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

Breeding Forage Annual Ryegrass at the University of Florida 

(Presenter Kevin Kenworthy)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Moving warm-season forage Bermuda grass (Cynodon sp.) into temperate regions of North America. (Presenter William Anderson)

1:50 – 2:05  Oral 4

Breeding perennial warm-season grasses for the subtropical belt in South America (Presenter Carlos Acuña)

2:05 – 2:20  Oral 5

Warm-season legumes – Challenges and constraints to adapting warm-season legumes to transition zone climates with examples from Arachis (Presenter Dr Jose Dubeux)

2.20 – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 1, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 3 (DAY 1)

Theme 

2. FORAGE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

Topic

Recent advances in Urochloa grass research in Kenya 

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Donald Njarui

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Growth and Yield Evaluation of Urochloa Grass Cultivars in Sub-humid region of Kenya (Presenter Mary Njeri Kifuko-Koech)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

Milk yield of dairy cattle fed Urochloa grass cultivars in Kenya 

(Presenter Michael Njunie)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Productivity and nutritive value of Urochloa grass cultivars in semi-arid Kenya (Presenter Donald Njarui)

1:50 – 2:05  Oral 4

Soil microbial Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus dynamics in Brachiaria cultivated in sub humid regions of western Kenya (Presenter Keziah Ndungu-Magiroi)

2.05 – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 1, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 4 (DAY 1)

Theme

3. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Topic

Beef and Dairy Production Systems

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Iain Wright

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Comparing management strategies for enhanced beef production on suckler cow farms (Presenter Leif Jarle Asheim)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

Progardes Desmanthus: good for beef, good for the environment (Presenter Chris Gardiner)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Bee-Friendly Beef: Developing Biodiverse Pastures to Increase Ecosystem Services (Presenter Benjamin Tracy)

1:50 – 2:05  Oral 4

What are the main limits to livestock production in the tropics – according to farmers? (Presenter Alan J  Duncan)

2.05 – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 1, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 5 (DAY 1)  

Theme

4. WILDLIFE, TOURISM AND MULTI-FACETS OF RANGELAND/GRASSLAND

Topic

Biodiversity, Ecosystem services and Ranching

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Charles Musyoki

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Brazilian Pampa Rangelands: Challenges in the face of soybean expansion (Presenter Juliana Gomes Moreira)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

The new tendencies of assessment of environmental impact of livestock production: a road testing of LEAP/FAO Biodiversity Assessment Guidelines in pastoral systems in Uruguay (Presenter Fernanda De Santiago)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Comparing empirical with perceived trends in wildlife, livestock, human population and settlement numbers in pastoral systems: The Greater Maasai Mara Ecosystem, Kenya (Presenter Juliet Kariuki)

1:50  – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 1, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 6 (DAY 1) 

Theme

5. DROUGHT MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN RANGELANDS/GRASSLANDS

Topic

Land use, Carbon Sequestration and GHG fluxes 

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Birthe Paul

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Exploring water use and carbon dynamics of the indigenous Zambezi teak (Baikiaea plurijuga) at Sukume forestry reserve, Zimbabwe (Presenter Onalenna  Gwate)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

Long-term N addition, not warming, increases net ecosystem CO₂ exchange in a desert steppe in northern China (Presenter Guodong Han)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Quantifying on-farm greenhouse gas emissions in smallholder livestock systems in Western Kenya: cradle to farm gate life cycle assessment (Presenter Phyllis Ndung'u)

1:50  – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 1, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 7 (DAY 1)

Theme

6. PASTORALISM, SOCIAL, GENDER AND POLICY ISSUES

Topic

Changes in rangeland property rights and land use in Central Asia and western China 

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson Carol Kerven

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Community- and User-based pasture management in Kyrgyzstan: Recent trends, achievements, and challenges (Presenter Andrei Doerre)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

Rangeland management changes in the process of pastoral urbanization on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (Presenter Gongbu Zeren)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Obstacles to the revival of mobile grazing systems in Kazakhstan (Presenter Sarah Robinson)

1:50  – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 1, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 8 (DAY 1)

Theme

7. CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONS AND INNOVATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RANGELANDS/GRASSLANDS

Topic

Participatory socio-ecological observatories for sustainable rangeland development

1:00 -1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Drylands Participatory Observatories: a new socio-ecological technology to co-produce knowledge and science to develop policies for sustainable development (Presenter Natalia Martínez Tagüeña)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

Long-term socio-ecological research in the Biosphere Reserve in Mapimi, Mexico – a multidimensional participatory monitor of rangeland/pastoral systems (Presenter Víctor Manuel Reyes Gómez)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Network of transdisciplinary observation mechanisms as digital sources of knowledge on the rangeland, to communicate/exchange at local, regional and global scales (Presenter Alessandro Rizzo)

1:50 – 2:05  Oral 4

Participatory management of rangeland hydrology – a new socio-ecological technology to effectively adapt to and mitigate climate change: case from Morocco (Presenter Lhoussaine Bouchaou)

2:05  – 2:35 

General Discussion 

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

OPENNING SESSION, AND KEYNOTES 

2:45 – 4:50 pm (EAT)

Plenary Hall (DAY 1)

(LIVE)

2:45 – 2:50

Introduction by Chairperson, Harry Kimtai

2:50 – 3:20

OPENING SESSION

3:20 – 3:40

KEYNOTE 1 – Sustainable use of Rangeland Resources for Improved Livelihoods

Dr. Kathrine Johnsen – Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)

3:40 – 4:00

KEYNOTE 2 – Sustainable use of Grassland Resources for Improved Livelihoods

Dr. Liana Jank – Embrapa Beef Cattle Brazilian Enterprise for Agricultural Research 

4:00 – 4:20

THEME KEYNOTE 1 - Capacity, Institutions and Innovations for sustainable development in Rangelands/Grasslands 

Dr. Jonathan DAVIES - Global Coordinator - Global Drylands Initiative IUCN Eastern & Southern Africa

4:20 – 4:50

General Discussion

4:50 – 5:00

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 2, 

5:00 – 6:20 pm (EAT)

Room 1 (DAY 1)

Theme

1. RANGE/GRASSLAND ECOLOGY 

Topic

Rangeland monitoring and support systems

5:00 – 5:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Mounir Louhaichi

5:05 – 5:20  Oral 1

Positive changes in regional vegetation cover in Patagonia shown by MARAS monitoring system (Presenter Gabriel  Oliva)

5:20 – 5:35  Oral 2

Bush Expert: Decision Support System to restore the productivity of degraded rangelands in southern Africa (Presenter Klaus Kellner)

5:35 – 5:50  Oral 3

Enhanced Grazing Management Assessment Using Drone-Based Lidar Measurements (Presenter Vitalis Temu)

5:50  – 6:20     

General Discussion

CONCURRENT SESSION 2, 

5:00 – 6:20 pm (EAT)

Room 2 (DAY 1)

Theme

1. RANGE/GRASSLAND ECOLOGY

Topic

Rangeland degradation and restoration

5:00 – 5:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Fernando A. Ibarra Flores

5:05 – 5:17  Oral 1

C3 Perennial Grass Dominates Mixed C3/C4 Grasslands after Invasion by a C3 Woody Sprouter (Presenter Caitlyn Cooper)

5:17 – 5:29  Oral 2

Characterization of Degree of Eco-restoration by Tree- Grass Interaction in Degraded lands of Semi-Arid Tropics (Presenter R V  Kumar)

5:29 – 5:41  Oral 3

Counteracting green alder expansion by low-input grazing: Potential and challenges (Presenter Manuel K. Schneider)

5:41 – 5:53  Oral 4

Rangeland management in a changing world – active and passive restoration case studies from Ethiopia, Tanzania and South Africa (Presenter Anna Treydte)

5:53  - 6:05 Oral 5

Rejuvenation of rangelands – role of diversity and improvement strategies of range grasses (Presenter Ajoy Roy)

6:05 – 6:20  

General Discussion

CONCURRENT SESSION 2, 

5:00 – 6:20 pm (EAT)

Room 3 (DAY 1)

Theme

2. FORAGE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

Topic

Forage genetics & improvement 

5:00 – 5:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Fernando Ortega-Klose

5:05 – 5:20  Oral 1

Identification and analysis of flowering time candidate genes of Dactylis glomerata L. (Presenter Xinquan Zhang)

5:20 – 5:35  Oral 2

BRS Quênia and BRS Tamani: new Panicum maximum Jacq. hybrid cultivars in Brazil (Presenter Liana Jank)

5:35 – 5:50  Oral 3

Identifying forage quality in Eastern gamagrass [Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.] genotypes from a wild regional collection 

(Presenter Dylan Hollowell)

5:50  – 6:20     

General Discussion

CONCURRENT SESSION 2, 

5:00 – 6:20 pm (EAT)

Room 4 (DAY 1)

Theme

3. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS 

Topic

Social-Economics of Livestock Production Systems

5:00 – 5:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Jacobo Arango

5:05 – 5:20  Oral 1

Involving stakeholders in Crop-livestock systems analysis through Innovation Platforms: an example in Burkina Faso and Niger (West Africa) (Presenter Clarisse Umutoni)

5:20 – 5:35  Oral 2

Food security in crop, livestock and mixed farming systems in Mali (Presenter Christoph Reiber)

5:35 – 5:50  Oral 3

Why We Need a Ruminant Revolution: Malnutrition, Metabolic Illnesses and Sustainable Development (Presenter Peter Ballerstedt)

5:50 – 6:05  Oral 4

Analysis of Actors and Activities at Dagoretti Livestock Market in Nairobi City County (Presenter Walter Magero Wafula)

6:05– 6:20  

General Discussion

CONCURRENT SESSION 2, 

5:00 – 6:20 pm (EAT)

Room 5 (DAY 1)

Theme

2. FORAGE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

Topic

Forages and Environment Improvement

5:00 – 5:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Solomon Mwendia

5:05 – 5:20  Oral 1

Nutrient cycling via plant litter and cattle excreta in N-fertilized grass or grass-legume pastures in North Florida (Presenter Liza Garcia)

5:20 – 5:35  Oral 2

Ranking some native grass species for veld restoration in a semi-arid region: The use of phenological and nutritional parameters. 

(Presenter Happy Msiza)

5:35 – 5:50  Oral 3

Grass-legume mixtures for diversified and profitable forage production (Presenter M. Anowarul Islam)

5:50  – 6:20     

General Discussion

CONCURRENT SESSION 2, 

5:00 – 6:20 pm (EAT)

Room 6 (DAY 1)

Theme

6. PASTORALISM, SOCIAL, GENDER AND POLICY ISSUES

Topic

Securing land tenure for pastoralists as an incentive for engaging actively in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 

5:00 – 5:05

Introduction by Chairpersons, Gregorio Velasco Gil and Caroline Ruto

5:05 – 5:15  Oral 1

The UN policy frameworks, resolutions and applied policies on rangeland restoration and the opportunities for stakeholders in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration for rangeland ecosystems. (Presenter from UNEP, Abdelkader Bensada)

5:15 – 5:25  Oral 2

The possible opportunities and pathways to promote sustainable pastoralism for rangeland ecosystem restoration in the IGAD region (Presenter Muchina Munyua)

5:25 – 5:35  Oral 3

The role of pastoralists as users and protectors of the rangeland ecosystems, including opportunities and challenges for restoration: LDN and PRAGA methodology and case studies. (Presenter Vivian Onyango)

5:35  - 5:45 Oral 4

Participatory rangeland management (PRM): securing rights and increasing investments in the management of land and resources in Ethiopia and Mongolia (Presenter Fiona Flintan)

5:45 – 5:55 Oral 5

Building Africa's Great Green Wall - Restoring degraded drylands for stronger and more resilient communities (Presenter Moctar Sacande)

5:55 – 6:05 Oral 6

The opportunities and challenges for pastoralists in rangeland restoration and the IYRP: A case study of Uganda (Presenter Loupa Pius)

6:05– 6:20  

General Discussion

CONCURRENT SESSION 2, 

5:00 – 6:20 pm (EAT)

Room 7 (DAY 1)

Theme

7. CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONS AND INNOVATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RANGELANDS/GRASSLANDS

Topic

Management, Land Use Planning & Ecosystem Services

5:00 – 5:05

Introduction by Chairperson, P.K. Ghosh

5:05 – 5:17  Oral 1

Water Use Efficiency and Land Use Management Variability on Native Grassland Ranches on the Pampa Biome of Uruguay 

(Presenter Diana Restrepo-Osorio)

5:17 – 5:29  Oral 2

Revisiting the concept of the planning region in settings with dynamic spatial-temporal conditions:  Lessons from land use planning in pastoral areas of Northern Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania 

(Presenter Robinson Lance)

5:29 – 5:41  Oral 3

Adaptive, multi-paddock, rotational grazing management:     An experimental, ranch-scale assessment of effects on multiple ecosystem services (Presenter David J  Augustine)

5:41 – 5:53  Oral 4

Scalable online scenario development tool for rangeland conservancy managers using high spatial-temporal resolution carrying capacity maps and livestock market data. 

(Presenter Luc Boerboom)

5:53  - 6:05 Oral 5

Assessing the impacts of different initiatives on the rehabilitation of pastoral and silvopastoral ecosystems : Big Data oriented approach (Presenter Said Moukrim)

6:05– 6:20  

General Discussion

6:15

Film festival: Perspectives on Pastoralism