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The agriculture sector in Asia and the Pacific region contributes massively to climate change, as the region has the … largest share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture. The region is the largest producer of rice, a major source … use for irrigation) emissions from agriculture. Besides this, a substantial increase in livestock production for meat and …
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the world's freshwater supplies go to agriculture; in South Asia, agriculture uses over 90%. On-farm greenhouse gas …; in Asia, during the same period, on-farm GHG emissions grew by 27%, from 2.5 to 3.2 GtCO2e. All of this puts agriculture … to "end hunger" and "achieve food security and improved nutrition," while promoting "sustainable agriculture." Lifting …
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Climate change is having adverse implications for agriculture yields in India, especially in the agriculture …) has been gaining eminence in transitioning agriculture towards sustainability. This research fills the gap to tease out … community networks, both formal and informal, in adaptation of agriculture in Bihar to climate change. The survey of farmers is …
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Climate change is having adverse implications for agriculture yields in India, especially in the agriculture …) has been gaining eminence in transitioning agriculture towards sustainability. This research fills the gap to tease out … community networks, both formal and informal, in adaptation of agriculture in Bihar to climate change. The survey of farmers is …
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Agriculture is a major emitter of greenhouse gases. Its potential to contribute to limiting global warming to less than …
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Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) represent 22% of global greenhouse gas emissions. To meet the … across four types of levers (increasing sequestration; improving the emissions efficiency of agriculture; incentivising …
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In this paper, we assess the economy-wide impact of Climate Change (CC) on agriculture and food security in 20 Latin … agricultural and non-agricultural production: (i) agricultural yields; (ii) labor productivity in agriculture, and; (iii) economy …
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Nowadays, agriculture is facing a special challenge - to produce more food for a growing population, while reducing … greenhouse gas emissions caused by food production. This piece of research is focused on the impact of agriculture on climate … change, starting from the assumption that agriculture is affected by climate variability, but also it contributes to it by …
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Biochar is a carbon-rich solid obtained from the heating of biomass in the (near) absence of oxygen in a process called pyrolysis. Its soil incorporation is increasingly discussed as a means to sequester carbon in soils and, thus, to help mitigate climate change. When deployed in agricultural...
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Biochar is a carbon-rich solid obtained from the heating of biomass in the (near) absence of oxygen in a process called pyrolysis. Its deployment in soils is increasingly discussed as a promising means to sequester carbon in soils and, thus, to help mitigate climate change. For a wide range of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010400607