The specialized exhibition “Animal Husbandry 2025,” focused on advancements and innovations in the livestock sector, was organized by the Business and Social Partnership Centre of the Agricultural Academy at Vytautas Magnus University near Kaunas from September 25–27, 2025.
The event featured various breeds of dairy and meat cattle, horses, sheep, goats, poultry, and other farm animals, alongside cutting-edge equipment and modern technologies for husbandry farms. These included tools for fodder preparation, loader equipment, fodder dispensers, milking and manure handling devices, livestock and poultry feed additives, microbiological products, and a variety of services for livestock farms. Educational and practical sessions, as well as workshops, were organized to deepen participants’ and visitors’ understanding of innovations, advanced technologies, and sustainable solutions in the livestock sector.
At the exhibition, the NPA stand highlighted the implementation of international projects funded under various programs, including the EU LIFE programme-funded GFarm for LIFE project. This initiative aims to support national and EU climate change mitigation goals by driving systemic changes in Lithuania’s agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sector. It focuses on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promoting carbon storage farming initiatives.
The GFarm for LIFE project is developing, testing, and implementing a common technological infrastructure and digital tools for monitoring GHG balances and soil organic carbon storage. The project brings together key stakeholders from science, business, public, and state sectors to create an ecosystem model for more accurate and reliable GHG assessments. It also seeks to design a framework for national carbon absorption certification and monitoring.
Visitors to the NPA stand showed interest in the GFarm for LIFE digital platform, which is being developed to facilitate the monitoring, reporting, and verification of carbon management, including a carbon register that will contribute to achieving environmental goals.
Additionally, many inquiries were made about smart agriculture and the adoption of new technologies designed to reduce farm operational costs and enhance environmental sustainability. Lithuanian farmers expressed a strong interest in modernizing their equipment and increasing the competitiveness of their farms. To achieve this, it is essential to understand the functionality of innovative technologies and select the most suitable solutions and tools. The acquisition of new technologies requires support mechanisms that can accelerate the modernization process.