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Climate Change Mitigation

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A variety of options exists for the mitigation of GHG emissions in agriculture. The most prominent options are improved crop and grazing land management (e.g., improved agronomic practices, nutrient use, tillage, and residue management), restoration of organic soils that are drained for crop production, and restoration of degraded lands. Lower but still significant mitigation is possible with improved water and rice management; set-asides, land-use change (e.g., conversion of cropland to grassland) and agro-forestry as well as improved livestock and manure management. Emissions from livestock production can be reduced through improved nutrition and better management of manure. In addition, crop- and pasturelands can sequester significant amounts of carbon and therefore contribute to offsetting emissions from other sources, while improving soil quality and health. Many mitigation opportunities use current technologies and can be implemented immediately, but technological development will be a key driver ensuring the efficacy of additional mitigation measures in the future. GHG emissions could also be reduced by substituting fossil fuels with energy produced from agricultural feedstocks (e.g., crop residues, dung, energy crops), which would be counted in sectors using the energy.

Overall, the outlook for GHG mitigation in agriculture suggests that there is significant potential. Current initiatives suggest that synergy between climate change policies, sustainable development, and improvement of environmental quality will likely lead the way forward to realize the mitigation potential in this sector.

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