Genetics makes use of natural variation among animals. Selecting preferred animals as parents can yield permanent and cumulative improvements in the population. More efficient animals can greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and feed costs. Breeding, including cross-breeding between indigenous...
Haas, Yvette de
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Davis, Steve
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Reisinger, Andy
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Richards, Meryl
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Difford, Gareth
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Lassen, Jan
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[Improved ruminant genetics: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors]
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Improved ruminant genetics: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors
Agroforestry—the integration of trees with crops and livestock—generates many benefits directly relevant to the UNFCCC’s Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, including: (i) building resilience, (ii) increasing soil carbon and improving soil health, (iii) providing fodder and shade for sustainable...
Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Wilkes, Andreas
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Jallo, Courtney
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Namoi, Nictor
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Bulusu, Medha
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Suber, Marta
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Mboi, Damaris
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Mulia, Rachmat
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Simelton, Elisabeth
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Richards, Meryl
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Gurwick, Noel
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
,
[Making trees count: Measurement and reporting of agroforestry in UNFCCC national communications of non-Annex I countries]
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Making trees count: Measurement and reporting of agroforestry in UNFCCC national communications of non-Annex I countries
This book can be downloaded from the publisher's website.
Agriculture in tropical developing countries produces about 7–9 % of annual anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contributes to additional emissions through land-use change (Smith et al. 2014). At the same time, nearly 70 % of...
Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Richards, Meryl
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[Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture]
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Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture
Supplemental materials, including dataset for article: National contributions to climate change mitigation from agriculture: allocating a global target,
Article abstract: Globally, agriculture and related land use change contributed about 17% of the world’s anthropogenic GHG emissions in 2010 (8....
Richards, Meryl
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Vuuren, Detlef van
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[National contributions to climate change mitigation from agriculture: allocating a global target]
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National contributions to climate change mitigation from agriculture: allocating a global target
Climate change poses a number of risks to food and agricultural companies that impact their corporate performance and long-term value creation. Land use change (LUC) from commodity crop and subsistence agriculture, particularly in Latin America and Southeast Asia, where the production of beef, so...
Richards, Meryl
,
[Measure The Chain: Tools For Assessing GHG Emissions In Agricultural Supply Chains]
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Measure The Chain: Tools For Assessing GHG Emissions In Agricultural Supply Chains
At the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, COP21), a
voluntary action plan, the ‘4 per 1000 Initiative: Soils for Food Security and Climate’ was proposed under the Agenda for Action. The Initiative underlines the role of soil organic matter (SOM) in ...
Soussana, Jean-François
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Lutfalla, Suzanne
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Ehrhardt, Fiona
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Lamanna, Christine
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Havlík, Petr
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Richards, Meryl
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Chotte, Jean-Luc
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Torquebiau, Emmanuel F.
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Ciais, Philippe
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Smith, Pete
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Lal, Rattan
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[Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative]
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Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative
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
,
Wollenberg, Eva K.
,
[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
This brief summarizes an International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) report: The Economic Advantage: assessing the value of climate-change actions in agriculture. The report informs readers who seek to build economic evidence in support of the inclusion of actions on agriculture in cli...
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Richards, Meryl
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Pinto, Alex de
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Ferrarese, Dino
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Läderach, Peter
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Lan, Le
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Luckert, Marty
,
Mazzoli, Enrico
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Plant, Laura
,
Rinaldi, Roberto
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Stephenson, Jim
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Watkiss, Paul
,
[The economic advantage: assessing the value of climate change actions in agriculture]
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The economic advantage: assessing the value of climate change actions in agriculture
This report is aimed at readers who seek to build economic evidence in support of the inclusion of actions on agriculture in climate change plans and programmes, particularly at the national level under the umbrella of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the December 2015 Paris Agreemen...
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Richards, Meryl
,
Pinto, Alex de
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Ferrarese, Dino
,
Läderach, Peter
,
Lan, Le
,
Luckert, Marty
,
Mazzoli, Enrico
,
Plant, Laura
,
Rinaldi, Roberto
,
Stephenson, Jim
,
[The Economic Advantage: Assessing the value of climate-change actions in agriculture]
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The Economic Advantage: Assessing the value of climate-change actions in agriculture
SBSTA 45 in Marrakech represents a unique opportunity for Parties to decide on the future of agriculture within the UNFCCC. The process of discussions on issues related to agriculture initiated at COP17 in Durban 2011 culminates at COP22 in Marrakech 2016. The explicit reference to food security ...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Bacudo I
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Castro-Nuñez, Augusto
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Hedger, Merylyn
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Huyer, Sophia
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Iversen, P.
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Laure A
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Martius, Christopher
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Neufeldt, Henry
,
Nyasimi, Mary
,
Richards, Meryl
,
Wollenberg, L.
,
[Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators]
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Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators