Improving Manure Management Data for Livestock MRV and Emissions Estimation

Abstract

Presentation for the Livestock MRV Capacity Building and Action Planning Workshop in Kampala. It explains why improved manure-management data are needed for accurate livestock greenhouse-gas inventories and Tier 2 estimation, identifies determinants of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from manure, and links manure properties and management systems with data requirements for national MRV.

Citation

Wanyama, I., Ahimbisibwe, M., Nelson, K., Mugumya, R., Katongole, C., Merbold, L. and Leitner, S. 2026. Improving Manure Management Data for Livestock MRV and Emissions Estimation. Presented at the Livestock MRV Capacity Building and Action Planning Workshop, Kampala, Uganda, 7–8 April 2026. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

Authors

  • Wanyama, Ibrahim