Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia has received more than $440,000 as part of a collaborative research, outreach and education program aimed at encouraging sustainable poultry production in the West African country of Mali. This project is part of the Livestock-Climate Change Collaborative Research Support Program at Colorado State University (CSU) and funded by the United States Agency for International Development bilateral mission in Mali under a $5.25 million Poultry and Pastoralism Associate Award.
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$15 million to study impact of climate change on livestock around the globe

Colorado State University has received a $15 million grant to look at the impact of climate change on livestock around the globe, particularly in developing countries. The research will focus on ways to help developing countries manage livestock under changing climate conditions.

Multiple partnerships and projects

CSU will manage the grant and, over the next five years, develop partnerships for multiple research projects in areas such as sub-Saharan Africa and central Asia. The grant was awarded to CSU’s Animal Population Health Institute and the university’s Institute for Livestock and the Environment by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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