Carbon Farming
TOPIC(S): Commodities, Forestry, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Ag Europe, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Rice, Carbon Farming,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: www.eurekalert.org

In search of rice to reduce methane emissions

Livestock, the petroleum industry and landfills are all leading producers of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But another significant but less well known contributor is one of the world’s most popular crops: rice. Rice plants transport methane from the flooded rice field into the atmosphere. A new paper from researchers at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT has found that it is possible to lower emissions by developing new varieties of rice.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Forestry, Agriculture Global, Carbon Farming,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

Agriculture, Forestry to Play Key Role in Namibia's Carbon Markets

Namibia has placed more weight on agriculture and forestry as key sectors in which carbon credits can be traded in Namibia, as agricultural practices, such as conservation tillage and soil carbon sequestration, can remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the soil.Recent studies have found that forests take in about 30% of the carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels globally.Other related sectors that Namibia has also lined up as...

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TOPIC(S): Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Ag Europe, Carbon Farming,

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