Food loss and waste (FLW) reduce food available for consumption and increase the environmental burden of production. Reducing FLW increases agricultural and value-chain productivity and may reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with feeding the global population. Although studies of interven...
Galford, Gillian L.
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Peña, Olivia
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Sullivan, Amanda K
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Nash, Julie
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Gurwick, Noel
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Pirolli, Gillian
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Richards, Meryl
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White, Julianna M.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Agricultural development addresses food loss and waste while reducing greenhouse gas emissions]
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Agricultural development addresses food loss and waste while reducing greenhouse gas emissions
As many countries are increasing commitments to address climate change, national governments are exploring how they could best reduce the impact of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Agriculture is a major contributor to GHG emissions, especially in developing countries, where this sector acco...
Grewer, Uwe
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Bockel, Louis
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Galford, Gillian L.
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Gurwick, Noel
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Nash, Julie
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Pirolli, Gillian
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects]
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A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects
Analysis of potential mitigation in the
development project Accelerating Agriculture
Productivity Improvement (AAPI) in Bangladesh
showed a 2% reduction in greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions, driven by urea deep
placement (UDP) and alternate wetting and
drying (AWD) in flooded rice systems. Given
hig...
Nash, Julie
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Grewer, Uwe
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Bockel, Louis
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Galford, Gillian L.
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Pirolli, Gillian
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White, Julianna M.
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[Accelerating Agriculture Productivity Improvement in Bangladesh: Mitigation co-benefits of nutrients and water use efficency]
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Accelerating Agriculture Productivity Improvement in Bangladesh: Mitigation co-benefits of nutrients and water use efficency
Food loss and waste (FLW) reduces the amount of food available for distribution and consumption, decreases food security, and increases the environmental burden of food production. Combating FLW addresses the key pillars of climate-smart agriculture for farmers by increasing productivity, promoti...
Nash, Julie
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Peña, Olivia
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Galford, Gillian L.
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Gurwick, Noel
,
Pirolli, Gillian
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White, Julianna M.
,
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Reducing food loss in agricultural development projects through value chain efficiency]
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Reducing food loss in agricultural development projects through value chain efficiency
This article analyses the greenhouse gas (GHG) impact potential of improved management practices
and technologies for smallholder agriculture promoted under a global food security development
program. Under ‘business-as-usual’ development, global studies on the future of agriculture to 2050
proje...
Grewer, Uwe
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Nash, Julie
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Gurwick, Noel
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Bockel, Louis
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Galford, Gillian L.
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Richards, Meryl
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Costa, Ciniro
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White, Julianna M.
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Pirolli, Gillian
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Analyzing the greenhouse gas impact potential of smallholder development actions across a global food security program]
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Analyzing the greenhouse gas impact potential of smallholder development actions across a global food security program
The agricultural development project ACCESO
reduced greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and
led to net carbon sequestration due to perennial
crop expansion.
Increased fertilizer use was a moderate source
of emissions that was more than offset by
reduced emissions from other ACCESOsupported
practices...
The agricultural development project, Peru
Cacao Alliance (PCA), has contributed to climate
change mitigation. Estimated carbon
sequestration from perennial crop expansion,
which was –211,467 tCO2e metric tonnes of
carbon dioxide equivalent per year, more than
offset increased greenhouse gas emis...
Nash, Julie
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Grewer, Uwe
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Bockel, Louis
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Galford, Gillian L.
,
Pirolli, Gillian
,
White, Julianna M.
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[Peru Cacao Alliance: Carbon sequestration as a co-benefit of cacao expansion]
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Peru Cacao Alliance: Carbon sequestration as a co-benefit of cacao expansion
Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement
through Market Expansion (PRIME) showed a
notable decrease in emission intensity (GHG
emissions per unit of meat or milk). PRIME
enabled farmers to increase production
significantly, between 24% and 96%, which led
to a decrease in emission intensity rangin...
Nash, Julie
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Grewer, Uwe
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Bockel, Louis
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Galford, Gillian L.
,
Pirolli, Gillian
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White, Julianna M.
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[Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion (PRIME) in Ethiopia: Mitigation co-benefits of livestock productivity]
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Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion (PRIME) in Ethiopia: Mitigation co-benefits of livestock productivity
Analysis of the potential mitigation impacts of the
agricultural development project Chanje Lavi
Plantè in Haiti indicated that large amounts of
carbon sequestration could be achieved through
reforestation and perennial crop expansion. The
project’s strategy for watershed and landscape
restoratio...
Nash, Julie
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Grewer, Uwe
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Galford, Gillian L.
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Bockel, Louis
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[Chanje Lavi Plantè in Haiti: Hillside soil conservation as a measure to increase yields and sequester carbon in Haiti]
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Chanje Lavi Plantè in Haiti: Hillside soil conservation as a measure to increase yields and sequester carbon in Haiti
Analysis of agricultural activities in the Better
Life Alliance (BLA) project in Zambia showed
potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
(GHG), mostly (85%) due to avoided savanna
degradation and conversion. The GHG impact
due to BLA’s interventions is estimated at
–902,531 tCO2e/yr, equiva...
Nash, Julie
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Grewer, Uwe
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Bockel, Louis
,
Galford, Gillian L.
,
Pirolli, Gillian
,
White, Julianna M.
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[Better Life Alliance in Zambia: Climate change mitigation as a co-benefit of improved landscape, agroforestry, soil, and fertilizer management]
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Better Life Alliance in Zambia: Climate change mitigation as a co-benefit of improved landscape, agroforestry, soil, and fertilizer management