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Livestock production is an essential source of income and livelihood for the rural population in Ethiopia and is also an important contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has funded a project that supports improvements in methods and procedures used to produce and manage the livestock activity data required for MRV and to address data and methodological gaps. To complement the ongoing CCAFS project (Enhancing capacities for MRV of sustainable livestock action in East Africa (Kenya and Ethiopia)), implemented by UNIQUE forestry and land use, ACIAR is supporting CCAFS to implement a Small Research Activity (SRA) entitled 'Building capacities for an integrated livestock MRV system in Ethiopia'. Berhanu Assefa, Director, Environment and Climate Change Coordination Directorate, stated at the start of the workshop:
''With the objective of quantifying the GHG emission from different sources using the IPCC Tier 2 approach, the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with UNIQUE Forestry and Land Use (UNIQUE) and the CGIAR research program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has developed a document on the inventory of greenhouse gas emissions from cattle, sheep, and goats in Ethiopia (19942018)"
Analysis of the national GHG inventory has helped to identify the data gaps (i.e., missing data and poor quality data) and additional data needs. A pilot study was designed and conducted to fill the data gaps and consequently improve data quality in different livestock production systems with the ACIAR project.