Livestock Data for Decisions (LD4D)

Collaboration Across Disciplines: Integrating Gender into Livestock Modelling The collaboration between gender researchers and livestock modellers represents new ground in livestock development.

When gender researchers and livestock modellers come together, new possibilities emerge! 👩🏾‍💻 📊 🤠

Latest update from our LD4D Gender & Livestock Modelling Solutions Group with @ilri.org @ifpri.org and others

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#GenderInAg

Three men and woman attend a training session for pastoralist communities in Kenya. They stand and sit around a table in conversation.

📸 February's winning photo: Meshack Baraza Obonyo @ilri.org shows pastoralist communities in Kenya/Ethiopia training on KAZNET crowdsourcing platform—building data power in the drylands.

Download the desktop calendar image: edin.ac/45jcN8g

Navigate socio-environmental assessment tools for agri-food systems This updated dashboard offers an overview of tools and case studies that can be used to assess the environmental impact of livestock, rice and the broader agricultural system. You can also find tools…

Tailored for decision makers in low- & middle-income countries to measure environmental impacts—a key step for unlocking climate finance & evaluating projects. By LD4D & @ccacoalition.bsky.social!

Explore at edin.ac/3YKqqd1

🌐 🛠️ Our updated dashboard helps you find the right tools to assess socio-environmental impacts of food systems! Search by subject, emissions sources, scale & more. 90+ tools available.

YouTube video by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Understanding the water footprint of beef #shorts

Sustainable livestock farming needs accurate data. A commonly repeated claim is that it takes huge volumes of water to produce a kilogram of red meat - but this comes from counting every single drop of water falling on grazing land: https://youtube.com/shorts/ld8JqJ8th1M?si=oaGmPOYUbcAH10b7blue

This cow's ear tag links it to Nigeria's National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS) and Ranch ID platform, enabling livestock traceability, disease control, and data-driven management for a modern industry.

📸 Jan winning photo: Chidike Ude's photo shows digital livestock tracking in Nigeria—ear tags linking to national traceability systems. Innovation meets tradition!

Download this month's calendar background → edin.ac/49JLeGF

View and download the full calendar at edin.ac/4pLQKOQ

🏆 Announcing LD4D Photo Contest Winners! These images capture innovation & resilience in livestock systems.

Congrats to all winners, runners-up & LD4D Community Choice!

Full results: livestockdata.org/news/ld4d-ph...

#LD4DPhotoContest #LivestockSystems

Over the past two years we asked: How can every member immediately understand the value of joining LD4D?

Our answer: completely refreshed onboarding + a Welcome Toolkit for everyone.

Because feeling welcomed shouldn't depend on when you joined. 🤝

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@ccacoalition.bsky.social @ilri.org @envdefensefund.bsky.social @thedickvet.bsky.social @roslininstitute.bsky.social @sparkclimate.bsky.social @cornellcals.bsky.social @woahglobal.bsky.social @gbadsglobal.bsky.social @brookecharity.bsky.social @wurlivestock.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who joined us last week for the LD4D 2025 Annual Virtual Meeting! 🎉

Over 120 LD4D members and partners gathered to reflect on our diverse collaborations from the past year and celebrate our collective achievements.

Read the full recap and watch recordings: edin.ac/3XMHY7W

📢 TODAY is the day!

LD4D Annual Meeting
⏰ 2:00pm – 3:30pm UK Time
📅 4 December 2025
💻 Virtual (MS Teams)

There's still time to register and be part of the conversation.
🔗 Join us: lnkd.in/e6auYR9H

See you in a couple of hours!

📢 Tomorrow is the day! Meet our LD4D Annual Meeting speakers

📅 4 December 2025 | ⏰ 2:00pm – 3:30pm UK Time | 💻 Virtual (MS Teams)

🎤 Get to know our speakers
🔗 Register now

livestockdata.org/events/LD4D2...

🗳️ There's still time to choose the winner of our Livestock Photo Contest 2025’s Community Choice Award!

Comment with your favourite picture number here:

www.linkedin.com/posts/ld4d_c...

Winner announced at our Annual Meeting on Dec. 4!

#CommunityVote #LivestockPhotography

Great news for our community!

We've created a Welcome Toolkit that clearly explains LD4D membership value & how to engage.

Rolling it out to all current members—not just new ones. Strong networks start with well-informed members.

Check your inbox! 📬 livestockdata.org/news/your-me...

📢 LD4D Annual Meeting is NEXT WEEK!

🔗 Register now: livestockdata.org/events/LD4D2...

#SustainableLivestock #CollectiveAction #DataForDecisions #DigitalServices #MethaneManagement #Gender #LivestockModeling #FeedBaskets #LivestockDisease

Livestock Photo Contest 2025 - COMMUNITY CHOICE AWARDS. Cast your vote on LD4D's LinkedIn page!

🏆 Community Choice Awards: Vote for Your Favourite Photo!

The jury of the LD4D’s Livestock Photo Competition has spoken, and now it's YOUR turn!

📸 Which picture speaks to you?

Have your say on LD4D's LinkedIn post : www.linkedin.com/posts/ld4d_c...

We've refreshed how we welcome members to the LD4D Network! New webpages & a comprehensive Welcome Toolkit.

Best part? It's available to ALL members, not just new ones. Because everyone deserves to make the best of their membership. 🎉

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LD4D Annual Meeting 2025: Expanding Collective Action for Sustainable Livestock Thursday 4 December 2025 from 14:00 to 15:30 (UK time)Online

📢 3 weeks until LD4D Annual Meeting 2025! (4 Dec, 2-3:30pm UK time)

Early response has been fantastic. And there's still plenty of time to register!

Join us for Community building, Solutions Group & Consultations updates.

Register: livestockdata.org/events/LD4D2...

🌍 LD4D Annual Meeting 2025 – 4 Dec, 2-3:30pm UK time (virtual)

Celebrating new Solutions Groups, the Digital Innovations roadmap & our growing community.

For members, decision makers & partners interested in evidence-based livestock development.

Register: livestockdata.org/events/LD4D2...

co-hosted with @ccacoalition.bsky.social feat. experts from @ilri.org @envdefensefund.bsky.social @giz.de, @ifad.org Gov Kenya and Global Methane Hub

🛣️ 🐮 This Thursday: From Strategy to Action on Digital Services for Livestock Methane Reduction

Join us October 30 | 14:00–15:30 UK Time as we explore bridge the gap between ambitious climate goals and on-the-ground reality.

Register now: edin.ac/43qMBr9
Access the roadmap: edin.ac/3VUq02p

Save the date! LD4D Annual Meeting 2025

📅 4 Dec, 14:00-15:30 GMT

Registration opens in November.

We look forward to meeting everyone to reflect on last year’s achievements, hear from global livestock experts, and celebrate our network.

🔗 Read more: edin.ac/4mshQca

#SustainableLivestock

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📢 Advancing Gender & Social Inclusion in #LivestockDevelopment 🐄🌱

Missed our Gender & Livestock Data CoP conversation? Watch the webinars and enjoy engaging presentations from leading experts!
📽️ Watch here: edin.ac/42AUPNn

Join the Community: 🔗 edin.ac/3EID8C3

#SustainableLivestock #WomenInAg

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📽️Webinar recordings available📽️
🌱Carbon Credits in Livestock Webinar Series🌱

✳️ Part 1: Lessons from Brazil
🔗 lnkd.in/eFSfv8q5
✳️ Part 2: Opportunities in Ghana and Nigeria
🔗 edin.ac/4181Wv9

🍿 Watch Today!

#Sustainability #CarbonCredits #Livestock #ClimateAction

We’re at the @fao.org Global Forum on Animal Feed and Feed Regulators!
Day 1 is just getting started 🎉

Come by and say hi! 👋 We’re here and ready to answer your questions about our latest outputs, including:

📚 Publications
📊 Investment roadmaps
🖥️ Dashboards

#SustainableLivestock #OneHealth

📢 Missed our recent webinar?

📽️ Catch the recording and explore key insights from a capacity development program strengthening the role of private sector veterinary paraprofessionals (VPPs) in sub-Saharan Africa’s animal health sector.

Watch here: 🔗 edin.ac/4hLIIS2

#AnimalHealth #WomenInAg

Attending the FAO Conference on #SustainableLivestock Transformation? 🐮

Visit our booth & explore the dashboard ‘Navigate Socio-Environmental Assessment Tools for Agri-Food Systems. Our team is there to answer your questions!

🤝 Can't come?
🔗 View it online: edin.ac/4gstrGR

#ClimateFinance

We’re at the FAO Conference on #SustainableLivestock Transformation🌍🐄 — come say hi! 😊

Swing by our booth to:
✅ Discover our work
🔎 Explore our new dashboard
🙋 Get your questions answered
🎉 Join our quiz & win prizes!

Visit our website:
🔗 livestockdata.org

#OneHealth #ClimateFinance #Gender

A diverse group of smiling people stands on a white stairway. The photo is of the members of the LD4D Solutions Group on Digital Services for Livestock Methane Management, taken at a workshop in Bonn, Germany in June 2025.

Thanks to our authors!
@ccacoalition.bsky.social @mapabrasil.bsky.social @envdefensefund.bsky.social @ilri.org @ucdavis.bsky.social AIM for Scale; Kenya Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development; SEBI-Livestock @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social ; Stellapps Technologies Private Limited 3/3

Investment Roadmap: Digital Services for Livestock Methane in LMICs

The Investment Roadmap on Digital Services for Livestock Methane in LMICs provides governments and development banks with:

1️⃣Practical recommendations
2️⃣Case studies from around the world
3️⃣Four investment pathways to scale
#DigitalServices4Livestock

Learn more 👇

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