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Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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This book provides standards and guidelines for quantifying
greenhouse gas emissions and removals in smallholder agricultural
systems and comparing options for climate change mitigation based
on emission reductions and livelihood trade-offs. Globally,
agriculture is directly responsible for about 11% of annual
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and induces an additional 17%
through land use change, mostly in developing countries. Farms in
the developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are
predominately managed by smallholders, with 80% of land holdings
smaller than ten hectares. However, little to no information exists
on greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potentials in
smallholder agriculture. Greenhouse gas measurements in agriculture
are expensive, time consuming, and error prone, challenges only
exacerbated by the heterogeneity of smallholder systems and
landscapes. Concerns over methodological rigor, measurement costs,
and the diversity of approaches, coupled with the demand for robust
information suggest it is germane for the scientific community to
establish standards of measurements for quantifying GHG emissions
from smallholder agriculture. Standard guidelines for use by
scientists, development organizations will help generate reliable
data on emissions baselines and allow rigorous comparisons of
mitigation options. The guidelines described in this book,
developed by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,
Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) and partners, are intended
to inform anyone conducting field measurements of agricultural
greenhouse gas sources and sinks, especially to develop IPCC Tier 2
emission factors or to compare mitigation options in smallholder
systems.
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