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Biography
Alan has a PhD in livestock nutrition from University of Edinburgh. Following many years at the Macaulay Institute (now James Hutton Institute) in Edinburgh and Aberdeen he moved to Ethiopia in 2007 to work at the International Livestock Research Institute. While in Ethiopia he developed a portfolio of research for development projects on livestock systems in developing countries for major donors such as the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research and the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture. These projects involved research in many developing countries including Tanzania, Kenya, India, Vietnam, Syria and Ethiopia. As well as technical expertise in livestock nutrition Alan is interested in societal, economic and institutional barriers to improved livestock nutrition. He has developed several participatory approaches to livestock feed improvement including the widely used Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST). Alan joined the University of Edinburgh in 2017 as a joint appointee with the International Livestock Research Institute.
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Research output
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Information flows within farmer networks and the implications for farmer-to-farmer extension: Evidence from the Kenyan dairy sector
Morrison, R., Cassar, X., Duncan, A., O. Rao, E. J. & Barnes, A. P., 11 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of variation in gridded cattle diet composition on estimated enteric methane emissions in data sparse tropical regions
Mutua, J., Duncan, A., Robinson, T., Fraval, S., Notenbaert, A. M. O. & Watmough, G., 6 Jan 2025, In: Animal. 19, 1, 101396.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Low awareness and affordability are major drivers of low consumption of animal-source foods among children in northern Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study
Zerfu, T., Duncan, A., Baltenweck, I. & Mcneill, G., Jan 2025, In: Maternal and Child Nutrition. 21, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., e13720.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feed balances for ruminant livestock: gridded estimates for data constrained regions
Fraval, S., Mutua, J., Amole, T., Tolera, A., Feyisa, T., Thornton, P. K., Notenbaert, A. M. O., Adesogan, A. T., Balehegn, M., Ayantunde, A. A., Zampaligré, N. & Duncan, A., Jul 2024, In: Animal. 18, 7, 101199.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do multilevel agricultural innovation platforms support inclusive innovation? Lessons learned from a case study in the Ethiopian Highlands
Lema, Z., Lobry de Bruyn, L. A., Marshall, G. R., Roschinsky, R. & Duncan, A., 15 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Innovation and Development. p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 2 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Drylands Academy Working Group
Fiona Borthwick (Advisor), Guyo Roba (Advisor), Alan Duncan (Advisor), Geoff Simm (Advisor) & Gary Watmough (Advisor)
May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Jameel Observatory Food Security Early Warning Data-thon and community of practice
Gary Watmough (Advisor), Alan Duncan (Advisor), Geoff Simm (Advisor), Philipp Barthelme (Advisor), John Mutua (Advisor), George Mayenga (Advisor), Peter Ballantyne (Advisor), Isabelle Baltenweck (Advisor), Guyo Roba (Advisor), Dominic Moran (Advisor) & Fiona Borthwick (Advisor)
3 May 2023 → 10 May 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Co-developing a network and agenda for interdisciplinary research
Watmough, G., Bennitt, E., Collins, M., Barnes, C., Donovan, K., Gibson, L. & Duncan, A.
1/02/20 → 10/06/20
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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TRAIN@Ed: Transnational Research and Innovation Network at Edinburgh
Gorjanc, G., Bell, C., Duncan, A., Farrington, S., Florian, L., Forde, M., Hickey, J., Lacka, E., Ma, T., Mcneill, G., Medina-Lopez, E., Rosser, S., Rossi, R., Sabanis, S., Szpruch, L., Tenesa, A., Wake, D., Williamson, B. & Yang, Y.
EU government bodies, Non-EU industry, commerce and public corporations
1/11/19 → 19/04/23
Project: Research