PROGRAMME for ISCRAES 2024
25 June 2024
Registration: 17:00-20:00 h (UCD Student Centre/Club House)
Reception: 19:00-22:00 h (O’Neill Lounge, UCD Club House, 1st Floor, Entrance UCD Student Centre)
Talk time: Invited speakers: 20 minutes and 5 minutes Q&A, and Oral presentation: 12 minutes and 3 minutes Q&A
26 June 2024: 09:00-18:35 h
Registration: 08:00 -17:00 h (UCD University Club Reception)
Time (Hours)
Speakers
Talk title
Welcome
9:00-9:10
Dr. Ibrahim Khalil, Convenor, ISCRAES 2024
Opening Speakers
9:10-9:35
Mr. Charlie McConalogue TD. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland.
9:35-10:00
Dr. David Laborde, Director of the Agrifood Economics Division (ESA), FAO, Italy.
Transforming agrifood systems for global food security and climate resilience: Leading toward a more sustainable and low-carbon future.
10:00-10:25
Mr. Juan L. Restrepo, Global Director (PA), and DG (ABI and CIAT), CGAIR, France.
Boosting climate action through partnership and collaboration
10:25-11:00
Coffee Break and Networking
Lobby
Plenary Speeches
11:00-11:25
Prof. Pat Dillon, Director Research, Teagasc, Ireland
Ireland’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emission from agriculture by 25% by 2030
11:25-11:50
Dr. Ada Ignaciuk, Senior Economist/Policy Analyst (CCA), OECD, France
Advancing agriculture, forestry, and other land use policies: trends and assessments on the mitigation efforts
11:50-12:15
Dr. Jens Leifeld, Head, Climate and Agriculture Group, Agroscope, Switzerland
Climate-smart management of agricultural organic soils: Ways ahead
Scientific Sessions (ORAL)
Grassland Systems (Chair: Dr. Noelia Garcia-Franco, Technical University of Munich, Germany)
12:15-12:40
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Iain Donnison, Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK
Climate-resilient grasslands and the net zero agricultural transition
12:40-12:55
Minna Pääkkönen, Finland
Total greenhouse gas balance from four-year grassland rotation–Nitrogen fertilizer experiment
12:55-14:00
Lunch Break
Pi Restaurant, Ground Floor, UCD O’Brien Centre in front of University Club
14:00-14:15
Astrid Wingler, Ireland
Interactions between plant biodiversity and productivity in semi-natural grasslands
14:15-14:30
Narasinha J. Shurpali, Finland
Eddy covariance fluxes of GHGs from boreal mixed farming grasslands
14:30-14:45
Noelia G. Franco, Germany
Climate change induces losses of soil macroaggregates and associated OC in Alpinegrassland
Climate Change and Agro-farming Policy (Chair: Dr. Adil E.A. Adam, Estidamah, Saudi Arabia)
14:45-15:10
Keynote Speaker: Jose A. P. de Oliveira, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Brazil.
Climate Adaptation Policies in the Agriculture Sector at the Subnational Level
15:10-15:25
Paul Leahy, Ireland
Grass production and fodder deficits in Ireland under projected mid-century climatic conditions.
15:25-15:40
Murray Moinester, Israel
Potential global sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide by drylands forestation
15:40-16:10
Coffee Break and Networking
Lobby
16:10-16:25
Tasfaye Fayisa, Poland
Agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions in lower and upper middle-income countries
16:25-16:40
Adil E.A. Adam, Saudi Arabia
Prospects of the low-emission transformation of Saudi agricultural systems.
16:40-16:55
Mohammad Mohammadrezaei, Ireland
Beyond mitigation, adapting to climate change: A bottom-up approach to inform policy
16:55-17:10
Tony M. Mahar, Australia
The Australian Agriculture Sustainability Framework (AASF): advancing global sustainability and climate change policy
Regenerative Agriculture & Nature-based Solutions (Chair: Prof. Marja Maljanen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland)
17:10-17:35
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sheetal Sharma, International Rice Research Insitute, India.
Cultivating tomorrow: Unveiling the potential of regenerative agriculture for sustainable agri-food systems
17:35-17:50
Laurène Lebelt, France
Systemic change for resilient and climate-neutral agriculture – Learnings from European cases
17:50-18:05
Mariette Agbohessou, Senegal
Combined effect of drought and salinity stress on baobab seeds germination
18:05-18:20
Carel J. Kriek , Ireland
A review of defining regenerative agriculture for Ireland’s tillage sector
18:20-18:35
Laurène Lebelt, France
Scaling NBS for resilient agriculture systems
18:35-18:40
Abdalla M. A. Salim, China
Analyzing Actylcolinesterae Genes Expression and Function in Spodoptera litura
27 June 2024: 09:00-16:55 h
Registration: 08:30 -17:00 h (UCD University Club Reception)
Time
Invited Expert Insigts
Talk Title
9:00-9:25
Prof. Abdul Mouazen, Ghent University, Belgium
Can precision agriculture help to fight against climate change?
Arable cropping systems (Chair: Prof. Astrid Winger, University College Cork, Ireland)
09:25-9:50
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Li Fadong, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Institute of GS and NRR, China.
CO2 emissions from winter wheat-summer maize soil in the North China Plain
9:50-10:05
Anastasios Chatzichristou, Ireland
Development of an Integrated Farming Systems Bio-economic Model for HOLOS-IE
10:05-10:20
Budong Qian, Canada
Assessing diversified crop rotations for climate change mitigation and adaptation in Canada
10:20-10:35
Rachelle McCannell, Canada
Evaluation of Brassica napus nitrogen use efficiency: Tracing soil- and fertilizer-derived nitrogen
10:35-11:05
Coffee break and networking
Lobby
11:05-11:20
Lea Hallik, Estonia
Seasonal changes in reflectance and vegetation biophysical properties of wheat, rape and maize
11:20-11:35
Talia Huffe, Ireland
Modelling global high-protein crop cultivation suitability across SSPs 245, 370 & 585
11:35-11:50
Ghulam Abbas, Pakistan
Quinoa as a climate resilient crop for dry land agro farming system
11:50-12:05
Vijaya B.-A. Vijayarajan, Ireland
Sustainability challenges for Irish agriculture: Herbicide-resistant grass weeds
Pi Restaurant, Ground Floor, UCD O’Brien Centre in front of University Club
Agroforestry systems (Chair: Prof. Gerardo Moreno, University of Extremadura, Spain)
12:05-12:30
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rodrigo Olave, Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute (AFBI), NI, UK.
Climate resilience across a European long-term agroforestry experimental network: from concept to practice
12:30-12:45
Mika Shin, Ireland
Modelling Land-use change through Agroforestry pig production systems in Ireland
12:45-13:00
Mahjabin Siddique, Ireland
Creating an agroforestry module for HOLOS-IE digital platform to assess carbon-neutral farming
13:00- 14:00
Lunch Break
Pi Restaurant, Ground Floor, UCD O’Brien Centre in front of University Club
14:00-14:15
Emily Hall, United Kingdom
Agroforestry: a response to climate change adaptation and mitigation in Northern Ireland
14:15-14:30
Eveline Baens, Belgium
Quantifying carbon sequestration in soil and woody biomass with CARAT
14:30-14:45
Gerardo Moreno, Spain
Effect of ecological intensification on SOC sequestration potential of Mediterranean wood pastures
14:45-15:30
Coffee break and networking
Lobby
Decision Support Systems in Agro-Farming (Chair: Dr. Roland Kroebel, AAFC, Canada)
15:30-15:55
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Gerrit Hoogenboom, University of Florida, USA
Crop modeling and decision support for climate-resilient agriculture
15:55-16:10
Xiaoyi Meng, Ireland
Effects of manure application on productivity and
soil-C storage in grasslands – a modelling by DNDC
16:10-16:25
Badhan Sen, Ireland
HOLOS-IE: Bridging gaps for sustainable agriculture and carbon neutrality
16:25-16:40
Roland Kroebel, Canada
Helping farmers to reduce emissions using the Holos model – a Canadian experience
16:40-16:55
Juan C. P. Mesa, Spain
Technical support systems for decision making in precision agriculture in greenhouse
19:30-22:30
Gala Dinner
The Goat, 14 Lower Kilmacud Rd, Drummartin, Dublin, D14 PY56
28 June 2024: 09:00-16:30 h
Registration: 08:30 -17:00 h (UCD University Club Reception)
Time
Invited Expert Insights
Talk Title
9:00-9:25
Prof. Kevin O’Connor, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Farm Zero C – Attempting to create a climate neutral nature positive commercial dairy farm in Ireland
Time
Speakers
Talk Title
Biodiversity in Agriculture (Chair: Prof. Lea Hallik, University of Tartu, Estonia)
9:25-9:50
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Jane Stout, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Farmland pollinators and pollination: influence of policy and practice
9:50-10:05
Naomi McMorrow, Ireland
The relationship between plant diversity and ecosystem condition in results-based agri-environment schemes
10:05-10:20
Hagen O’Neill, Ireland
Supporting rural economies with a results-based agri-environment scheme in halting biodiversity decline
10:20-11:00
Coffee break and networking
Lobby
11:00-11:15
Saorla Kavanagh, Ireland
Protecting farmland biodiversity
11:15-11:30
Robert Ludgate, Ireland.
Maximising recycling derived fertiliser use and closing the nutrient cycle
Biogeochemical Processes in Agro-Farming (Chair: Dr. Narasinha J. Shurpali, LUKE, Finland)
11:30-11:55
Keynote Speaker: Prof. JW van Groenigen, Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
The role of soil fauna in the transition towards sustainable agriculture
11:55-12:10
Marja Maljanen, Finland
N2O emissions from agricultural peat – phosphorus a key variable influencing spatial variation
12:10-12:25
Zizhou Qi, Ireland
DayCent model calibration to assess the impact of the animal slurry application on Irish grassland: Performance, sensitivities, & scope for improvement
12:25-12:40
Mia Tits, Belgium
CO2-balance as a tool to optimize carbon storage on farmers land
12:40-14:00
Lunch Break
Pi Restaurant, Ground Floor, UCD O’Brien Centre in front of University Club
14:00-16:30
Workshop: Pros and Cons of Livestock Reintegration
Sponsored by ReLive Project funded by ERA-NET
Introduction: Prof. Bruce Osborne, UCD, Ireland.
16:30-
Closing