Tapping Indian Agriculture’s Mitigation Potential

Posted on October 29, 2009 by cgiar

Submitted by Christina Lakatos, IFPRI
India has several highly appealing alternatives for cost-effective reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, according to a new study from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Particularly promising are changes in irrigation practices and reductions in subsidies on electricity used to pump groundwater for irrigation.

Payments for environmental services, [...]

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Nitrous Oxide – No Laughing Matter

Posted on July 30, 2009 by cgiar

Submitted by Laura Yates, CIMMYT
Recent research by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) points to an effective means of reducing emissions of nitrous oxide – a greenhouse gas that is 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide – caused by inefficient fertilizer use in agriculture.
Farmers worldwide apply about 25 million tons of nitrogen [...]

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