CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 1 (DAY 2)

Theme

1. RANGE/GRASSLAND ECOLOGY

Topic

Sustainable Land Use

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Elkana Nyambati

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Grasses and Ruminants That Will Help Save Space Ship Earth (Presenter Albert Craig)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

GróLind – Sustainable Land use Based on Ecological Knowledge (Presenter Bryndís Marteinsdóttir)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Holistic planned grazing can improve vegetation attributes of the semi- arid communal rangelands of the Lowveld in the Eastern Cape, South Africa (Presenter Silas Mufambi Mudyiwa)

1:50 – 2:05  Oral 4

Indian Forage Scenario – Region wise availability and deficit (Presenter Ajoy Roy)

2:05 – 2:20  Oral 5

Pre- and Post-Degradation Managements of Rangeland: Implications for Sustainable Management 

(Presenter Samuel Tuffa Kawo)

2.20 – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 2 (DAY 2) 

Theme

2. FORAGE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

Topic

Forage evaluation & agronomy

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Derek Woodfield

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Induction of tetraploid ruzigrass (Brachiaria ruziziensis) by colchicine and possibility of using seed weight as screening method (Presenter Rattikan Poungkaew)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

Differences in Urochloa hybrids and cultivars biomass production in several sites in western Kenya (Presenter Solomon Mwendia)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Formononetin of Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.) as affected by water availability (Presenter Fernando Ortega-Klose)

1:50 – 2:05  Oral 4

Evaluation of Yields and Nutritive Composition of Dual Purpose Sweet Potato Vine Cultivars for Forage Use (Presenter Naftal Ondabu)

2:05  – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 3 (DAY 2)

Theme

2. FORAGE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

Topic

Forage legume ecosystem services in sustainable livestock systems 

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Jose Dubeux

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Forage legumes in tropical regions: recent advances and future challenges (Presenter Daniel Casagrande)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

Sustainable Intensification of Livestock Systems Using Forage Legumes (Presenter Jose Dubeux)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

The Importance of Forage Legume Inclusion Within Agricultural Swards to Enhance Water Infiltration Rates and Earthworm Activity (Presenter Helen Sheridan) 

1:50 – 2:05  Oral 4

Tree legumes as sustainable ecosystem services in livestock systems (Presenter James Muir)

2:05 – 2:20  Oral 5

Legumes as a Strategy for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Forage-livestock Systems (Presenter Nicolas DiLorenzo)

2.20 – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 4 (DAY 2)

Theme

3. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS 

Topic

Sustainable management of grasslands/rangelands ecosystems

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Hitosh Nakagawa

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Short-Term High-Performance Pastures in Australia 

(Presenter Rob Eccles)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

A systematic review of ecological and production outcomes under rest-grazing systems (Presenter  Sarah McDonald)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Restoring value to grassland initiative: to maintain the environmental and economic value of grasslands and to promote their social and cultural functions globally 

(Presenter Liz Wedderburn) 

1:50 – 2:05  Oral 4

Revisiting the mutual reciprocity of human-ecological systems: Integrating extensive agriculture and transhumant pastoralism in the Northern states of India (Presenter Aayushi Malhotra)

2:05 – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 5 (DAY 2)

Theme

5. DROUGHT MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN RANGELANDS/GRASSLANDS

Topic

Droughts and degradation - social ecological perspectives on tipping points in dryland rangelands 

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Gunnar Dressler

1:05 – 1:20 Oral 1

Rangeland management in Namibia in the face of looming desertification: Insights from the freehold farmers' perspective (Presenter Katja Brinkmann) 

1:20 - 1:35 Oral 2

Strategies for characterizing grassland degradation with biogeochemical models (Presenter Susanne Rolinski)

1:35 - 1:50  Oral 3

Stakeholder attitudes towards wildlife-based land use in Namibia's Kunene Region (Presenter Ronja Kraus)

1:50 - 2:05 Oral 4

Towards early warning signals for desertification 

(Presenter Sara Heshmati)

2.05 – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm

Room 6 (DAY 2)

Theme

6. PASTORALISM, SOCIAL, GENDER AND POLICY ISSUES

Topic

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, Part 1 – Panels 1 and 2      (LIVE)

Chair

Barbara Hutchinson

1:00 – 1:05

Welcome Speech (Dana Kelly, President IRC)

1:05 – 1:10

Opening Speech 

(Munkhnasan Nasaa, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, Government of Mongolia)

1:10 – 1:20  Oral 1

Introduction to IYRP, history, process, priority themes and way forward (Presenter Barbara Hutchinson)

Panel 1 Topic

Land use/tenure and governance

Moderator

Ann Waters-Bayer

1:20 – 1:25  Oral 2

Priority areas for action and research on pastoralism and rangelands in Eastern Africa (Presenter Michael Odhiambo)

1:25 – 1:28  Oral 3

Rangelands and pastoralism in Mongolia and Central Asia: challenges and perspectives (Presenter - Tungalag  Ulambayar)

1:28 – 1:31 

The case of West and Central Africa (Speaker Mohammed Bello Tukur)

1:31 – 1:50 

General discussion

1:50 – 1:55

HEALTH BREAK

Panel 2 Topic

Social/economic services and demography

Moderator

Igshaan Samuels

1:55 – 2:00     Oral 4

Rangelands and pastoralism of the Middle East and North Africa: from reality to dream (Presenter Nahid Naghizadeh) 

2:00 – 2:03     Oral 5

Action Plan for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP): the case of the United States, Canada and Mexico (Presenter Barry Irving)

2:03 – 2:06

The case of Southern Africa (Speaker Prisca Mugabe)

2:06 – 2:35

General discussion

2:35– 4:45

BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 

1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT)

Room 7 (DAY 2)

Theme

6. PASTORALISM, SOCIAL, GENDER AND POLICY ISSUES

Topic

Local knowledge, local and global action 

1:00 – 1:05

Introduction by Chairperson, Mengli Zhao

1:05 – 1:20  Oral 1

Valuing the expertise of mobile herders in arid South Africa- a photographic essay (Presenter Clement Cupido)

1:20 – 1:35  Oral 2

Pastoral Traditional Calendars under Globalization: A Comparative Study of Hungarian and Persian Shepherd Calendars 

(Presenter Abolfazl Sharifian Bahraman)

1:35 – 1:50  Oral 3

Transdisciplinary research in practice: lessons from participatory, folklore and community-supported approaches in the US Great Plains. (Presenter Hailey Wilmer)

1:50 – 2:05  Oral 4

Shift in management strategy of yak herding in the south of Mustang District, Nepal, Himalaya (Presenter Hiroki Anzai)

2:05 – 2:20  Oral 5

Women and their children in charge of management decisions of a communal range (Presenter Laura Karen Trejo Arista)

2.20 – 2:35 

General Discussion

2:35 – 2:45

HEALTH BREAK

KEYNOTES 

2:45 – 4:50 pm (EAT)

Plenary Hall (DAY 2)

(LIVE)

2:45 – 2:50

Introduction by Chairperson, Elly Sabiiti

2:50 –3:10 

Theme Keynote 2 - Forage Production and Utilization

Dr. John Caradus - Chief Executive, Grasslanz Technology Ltd

3:10 –3:30  

Theme Keynote 3 - Livestock Production Systems

Dr. Jimmy Smith - Director General, International Livestock Res. Institute

3:30 – 3:50

Theme Keynote 4 - Range/Grassland Ecology 

Prof. Brandon Bestelmeyer - USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range

3:50 - 4:20

General Discussion

4:20 – 4:30

HEALTH BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 

4:30 – 6:00 pm (EAT)

Room 1 (DAY 2)

Theme

1. RANGE/GRASSLAND ECOLOGY

Topic

Grazing, soil nutrient and properties

4:30 – 4:35

Introduction by Chairperson, Elly Sabiiti

4:35 – 4:50  Oral 1

Carbon and nitrogen pools in soil aggregates were affected by grazing component ---- results from dry and wet sieving methods (Presenter NAN LIU)

4:50 – 5:05  Oral 2

Influence of seasonality and agricultural practices on soil microbes in Kamishihoro, Japan 

(Presenter Yvonne Musavi Madegwa Madegwa)

5:05 – 5:20  Oral 3

Soil carbon stocks are relatively stable under New Zealand hill country pastures with contrasting phosphorus and sheep stocking regimes (Presenter Ronaldo Vibart)

5:20  - 6.00

General Discussion

CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 

4:30 – 6:05 pm (EAT)

Room 2 (DAY 2)

Theme

1. RANGE/GRASSLAND ECOLOGY

Topic

Community composition and ecological drivers

4:30 – 4:35

Introduction by Chairperson, Adugna Tolera

4:35 – 4:50  Oral 1

Climate variability and fire-management practices in the Woodbush Granite Grasslands of South Africa: effects on grassland diversity (Presenter Marlize Muller)

4:50 – 5:05  Oral 2

Mongolian rangelands have a great potential for natural recovery (Presenter Bulgamaa Densambuu)

5:05 – 5:20  Oral 3

Germinable soil seed bank of Bothriochloa macra dominated pasture in south-eastern Australia (Presenter Meredith Mitchell)

5:20 – 5:35  Oral 4

Effects of Parthenium hysterophorus on grassland community in Nyando sub-county, Kenya (Presenter Boniface Muli Mutua)

5:35  - 6.00

General Discussion

CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 

4:30 – 6:00 pm (EAT)

Room 3 (DAY 2)

Theme

2. FORAGE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

Topic

Tropical Forages Genetic Resources 

4:30 – 4:35

Introduction by Chairperson, Jesse Morrison

4:35 – 4:50  Oral 1

Forage Genetic Resources in Brazil (Presenter Liana Jank)

4:50 – 5:05  Oral 2

Future Generations – Will Any Be Lacking Tropical Forage Genetic Resources? (Presenter Brigitte Maass)

5:05  - 5:20 Oral 3

Rebuilding a Tropical Forages for the Future Network – A Call for Resuscitating Enthusiasm for a Commodity with Great Prospects and Innovation Potential (Presenter Bruce Pengelly)

5:20 – 5:35  Oral 4

Linking demand with supply for Tropical Forage Genetic Resources to reach impact at scale (Presenter Michael Peters)

5:35  - 6.00

General Discussion

CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 

4:30 – 6:00 pm (EAT)

Room 4 (DAY 2)

Theme

3. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS 

Topic

Small ruminants production systems

4:30 – 4:35

Introduction by Chairperson, Jack Ouda

4:35 – 4:50  Oral 1

Ewe daily-weight gain grazing Leucaena leucocephala-Megathyrsus maximus CV Mombasa silvopastoral system and tropical native unimproved range 

(Presenter Laura Karen  Trejo Arista)

4:50 – 5:05  Oral 2

Impact of Fescue Toxicosis on Fetal Development and Postnatal Growth (Presenter Susan Duckett)

5:05 – 5:20  Oral 3

Simulation of alternative plans for community based goat breeding program in Arid, Semi-Arid and Mixed production systems in Ethiopia (Presenter Temesgen Jembere Bakara)

5:20  - 6.00

General Discussion

CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 

4:30 – 6:00 pm (EAT)

Room 5 (DAY 2)

Theme

6. PASTORALISM, SOCIAL, GENDER AND POLICY ISSUES

Topic

Governance, Investment, infrastructure and markets 

4:30 – 4:35

Introduction by Chairperson, Getachu Gebru Tegegn

4:35 – 4:50  Oral 1

Perceptions on governance and knowledge flow on effective adaptation to climate changes within community-based conservancies in Kenya. (Presenter Staline Kibet)

4:50 – 5:05  Oral 2

Climate Change Policy Narratives and Pastoralist Predicaments in the Horn of Africa: Insights from Ethiopia and Kenya 

(Presenter Thomas Campbell)

5:05 – 5:20  Oral 3

Large scale land investments and food security in agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia (Presenter Adugna Eneyew  Bekele)

5:20 – 5:35  Oral 4

Exploring institutional drivers and social thresholds of transformation and mobility in pastoral social-ecological systems in Mongolia (Presenter Ulan Kasymov)

5:35  - 6.00

General Discussion

CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 

4:30 – 6:00 pm

Room 6 (DAY 2)

Theme

6. PASTORALISM, SOCIAL, GENDER AND POLICY ISSUES

Topic

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, Part 2 – Panels 3 and 4    (LIVE)

Chair

Maryam Niamir-Fuller

4:30 – 4:40 

Recap of Panels 1 and 2 (Presenters A. Waters-Bayer and I. Samuels)

Panel 3 Topic

Climate change and ecosystem health

Moderator

Layne Coppock

4:40 – 4:45  Oral 6

Action Plan for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP): the case of Mexico 

(Presenter Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald)

4:45 – 4:48  Oral 7

Challenges of pastoralism and rangelands in Europe 

(Presenter Pablo Manzano)

4:48 – 4:51

The case of South Asia (Speaker DK Sadana)

4:51 – 5:15

General discussion

5:15 – 5:25

Break: Mongolian Awards Ceremony for Best Pastoralist Community (Announcers Hijaba Ykhanbai and Jim O'Rourke)

Panel 4 Topic

Congress resolutions

Moderator

Fiona Flintan

5:25 – 5:35

Presentation of draft resolutions, history and process 

(Speaker Jim O'Rourke)

5:35 – 5:55

General discussion

5:55 – 6:00

Closing and conclusions 

(Speaker Maryam Niamir-Fuller)

CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 

4:30 – 6:00 pm (EAT)

Room 7 (DAY 2)

Theme

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

Topic

Participatory monitoring and silvopastoral systems

4:30 – 4:35

Introduction by Chairperson, Babo Fadlala

4:35 – 4:50  Oral 1

Silvopastoral strategy and sustainable management of forests in Morocco (Presenter Mustapha Naggar)

4:50 – 5:05  Oral 2

Status, management and governance of the communal grasslands of Ethiopia's highlands: a disappearing asset for mixed crop-livestock livelihood systems (Presenter Bedasa  Eba)

5:05 – 5:20  Oral 3

Land Users - Land Watchers (Presenter Jóhann Helgi Stefánsson)

5:20 – 5:35  Oral 4

The role of indigenous knowledge in the effective collective management of the communal rangelands.                                (Presenter Andiswa Finca)

5:35  - 6.00

General Discussion

6.05 pm (EAT)

POSTER SESSION (Manned) (DAY 2)