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Review of agricultural production systems in eastern Africa in relation to food and nutrition security and climate change [PDF]

, 2020
The goal of this paper is to provide a unified resource for Eritrea, Djibouti, Somaliland, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. For each country the review covers the topics of livestock production systems and agroecological zones, food
Eshete, Getachew, Eshetu, Zewdu, Hunt, Sarah, Tadesse, Million   +3 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced estimation and mitigation strategies: a cumulative approach to enteric methane abatement from ruminants

Journal of Animal Science and Technology, 2019
Methane, one of the important greenhouse gas, has a higher global warming potential than that of carbon dioxide. Agriculture, especially livestock, is considered as the biggest sector in producing anthropogenic ...
Mahfuzul Islam, Sang-Suk Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Climate Change Mitigation in the Dairy Sector: Uncovering Heterogeneity Through Eco‐Efficiency Clubs

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Combining climate change goals with economic targets is crucial for the dairy sector, which is a significant contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. In this paper, we assess economic and climate change implications of dairy production with panel data of Irish dairy farms from 2013 to 2021.
Doris Läpple, Christian Stetter, Cathal Buckley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Archaeal abundance in post-mortem ruminal digesta may help predict methane emissions from beef cattle [PDF]

, 2014
The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health and SRUC are funded by the Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) of the Scottish Government.
Duthie, Carol-Anne, Hyslop, Jimmy J., McKain, Nest, Motta de Souza, Shirley, Roehe, Rainer, Rooke, John A., Ross, David W., Snelling, Timothy J., Wallace, R. John, Waterhouse, Anthony   +9 more
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Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary private carbon initiatives (VPCIs) promote the implementation of agricultural conservation practices that mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) via financial incentives to participating farmers. Simultaneously, an array of public policies supports the adoption of conservation practices through technical and financial ...
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn, Alejandro Plastina   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards the identification of methanogenic archaeal groups as targets of methane mitigation in livestock animals.

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015
In herbivores, enteric methane is a by-product from the digestion of plant biomass by mutualistic gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbial communities.
Benoit eSt-Pierre, Laura eCersosimo, Suzanne L Ishaq, Andre-Denis eWright   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling of breath methane concentration profiles during exercise on an ergometer [PDF]

, 2016
We develop a simple three compartment model based on mass balance equations which quantitatively describes the dynamics of breath methane concentration profiles during exercise on an ergometer.
Jandacka, Martin, King, Julian, Mochalski, Pawel, Mohacsi, Arpad, Ruzsanyi, Vera, Szabo, Anna, Szabo, Gabor, Teschl, Gerald, Teschl, Susanne, Unterkofler, Karl   +9 more
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Evaluation of models of enteric methane emissions in finishing steers

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Accurate estimation of enteric CH4 emissions (i.e., MJ or g of CH4/ day) in the ruminant sector is necessary for properly determining greenhouse gas emissions and developing measuring, reporting, and verification programs. However, measuring enteric CH4 emissions under commercial conditions presents challenges due to technical and economic constraints.
J. Vargas, M. Swenson, A.K. Schilling-Hazlett, I.A. Reis, C. Velasquez, E.C. Martins, L. Sitorski, L.M. Campos, P.H.V. Carvalho, K.R. Stackhouse-Lawson, S.E. Place   +10 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Does Participating in Agricultural Global Value Chains Promote Agricultural Growth?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between GVC participation and agricultural value‐added growth in 43 countries over the period 1995–2022. In contrast to prior literature, we disaggregate the agricultural sector into four sub‐sectors namely crop cultivation, animal production, forestry and fishing.
Taner Turan, Halit Yanıkkaya, Hüseyin Alperen Özer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source