Climate Change Mitigation and Agriculture

Synopsis

This book reviews the state of agricultural climate change mitigation globally, with a focus on identifying the feasibility, opportunities and challenges for achieving mitigation among smallholder farmers. The purpose is ultimately to accelerate efforts towards mitigating land-based climate change. While much attention has been focused on forestry for its reputed cost-effectiveness, the agricultural sector contributes about ten to twelve per cent of emissions and has a large technical and economic potential for reducing greenhouse gases. The book does not dwell on the science of emissions reduction, as this is well covered elsewhere; rather, it focuses on the design and practical implementation of mitigation activities through changing farming systems. Climate Change Mitigation and Agriculture includes chapters about experiences in developed countries, such as Canada and Australia, where these efforts also have lessons for mitigation options for smallholders in poorer nations, as well as industrialising countries such as Brazil and China. A wide range of agroecological zones and of aspects or types of farming, including livestock, crops, fish farming, fertilizer use and agroforestry, as well as economics and finance, is included. The volume presents a synthesis of current knowledge and research activities on this emerging subject. Together the chapters capture an exciting period in the development of land-based climate change mitigation as attention is increasingly focused on agriculture's role in contributing to climate change.

Copyright:

2012

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

456 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781136503443

Related ISBNs:

9781849713924, 9780203144510, 9781849713931

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

06/14/23

Copyrighted By:

ICRAF and CIAT

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Technology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Eva Wollenberg

Edited by:

Marja-Liisa Tapio-Bistrom

Edited by:

Maryanne Grieg-Gran

Edited by:

Alison Nihart