Overcoming barriers to the adoption of climate-friendly practices in agriculture

A Wreford, A Ignaciuk, G Gruère - 2017 - oecd-ilibrary.org
Considerable efforts have been devoted to understanding and developing technologies and
practices that can help the agricultural sector reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and …

Marginal abatement cost curves for agricultural climate policy: state-of-the art, lessons learnt and future potential

V Eory, S Pellerin, GC Garcia, H Lehtonen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Combatting climate change has risen to the top of the international policy discourse.
Effective governance necessitates the generation of concise information on the costs …

Management opportunities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from Chinese agriculture

D Nayak, E Saetnan, K Cheng, W Wang… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2015 - Elsevier
Agriculture accounts for approximately 11% of China's national greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. Through adoption of region-specific best management practices, Chinese …

[HTML][HTML] Relating the carbon footprint of milk from Irish dairy farms to economic performance

D O'Brien, T Hennessy, B Moran, L Shalloo - Journal of dairy science, 2015 - Elsevier
Mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of milk or the carbon footprint (CF) of
milk is a key issue for the European dairy sector given rising concerns over the potential …

Greenhouse gas mitigation in Chinese agriculture: Distinguishing technical and economic potentials

W Wang, F Koslowski, DR Nayak, P Smith… - Global Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
China is now the world's biggest annual emitter of greenhouse gases with 7467 million tons
(Mt) carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e) in 2005, with agriculture accounting for 11% of this …

Addressing food supply chain and consumption inefficiencies: potential for climate change mitigation

SD Porter, DS Reay - Regional Environmental Change, 2016 - Springer
Globally, more than 30% of all food that is produced is ultimately lost and/or wasted through
inefficiencies in the food supply chain. In the developed world this wastage is centred on the …

Options to overcome the barriers to pricing European agricultural emissions

G Grosjean, S Fuss, N Koch, BL Bodirsky… - Climate …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Although agriculture could contribute substantially to European emission reductions, its
mitigation potential lies untapped and dormant. Market-based instruments could be pivotal …

Marginal costs of abating greenhouse gases in the global ruminant livestock sector

B Henderson, A Falcucci, A Mottet, L Early… - … Adaptation Strategies for …, 2017 - Springer
Livestock [inclusive of ruminant species, namely cattle (Bos Taurus and Bos indicus), sheep
(Ovis aries), goats (Capra hircus), and buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis), and non-ruminant …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the effect of soil testing on chemical fertilizer use intensity: An empirical analysis of phosphorus fertilizer demand by Irish dairy farmers

E Micha, A Tsakiridis, A Ragkos, C Buckley - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Phosphorus (P) is considered the second most important nutrient for grass growth following
nitrogen (N) and it is applied on grasslands mainly through chemical fertilizers. Irrational use …

[HTML][HTML] The challenge of managing soil functions at multiple scales: An optimisation study of the synergistic and antagonistic trade-offs between soil functions in …

K Valujeva, L O'Sullivan, C Gutzler, R Fealy… - Land use policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent forecasts show a need to increase agricultural production globally by 60% from 2005
to 2050, in order to meet a rising demand from a growing population. This poses challenges …