Over €7m for climate-related research in collaboration with New Zealand

The four projects are in key areas including rumen microbiology for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, monitoring and emission reduction technologies, animal breeding for reduced emissions, and inventory improvement. 

The research seeks to address the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from pasture-based livestock systems to help meet the climate goals of both countries.

Over €7m is being awarded for four climate and agriculture research projects being carried out in collaboration with New Zealand.

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is awarding €3.6m, with the additional funding made available by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries, for projects arising from the 2022 Ireland - New Zealand joint research call.