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Copenhagen leaders should embrace the advances being made in measuring s...
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Copenhagen leaders should embrace the advances being made in measuring soils potential in sequestering carbon by including agriculture within multilateral financial mechanisms such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI). They should also advocate for further robust methodologies and field-testing to overcome remaining uncertainties around measurement, reporting and verification.
At this critical and fragile interface of economic markets, our environment and human welfare, science has much to contribute. Let us make good use of it.
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Interview with Thomas Rosswall, Chairman of the CGIAR Challenge Programm...
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Interview with Thomas Rosswall, Chairman of the CGIAR Challenge Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
Many of the solutions for helping farmers address climate change already exist. These successes need to be scaled up, and they must reach the farmers who need them the most.
In addition to investments in road infrastructure linking farms to markets, solutions include integrated crop and pest management, no-till agriculture, intercropping, improved seeds, fertilizer best management practices and investment in storage facilities protecting crops after harvest.
But we must also use our current field of knowledge as the basis for further research and innovation to invent the necessary adaptation and mitigation solutions for the future. For instance, researchers are beginning to use new satellite technology to determine what type of farming techniques are being used. When matched with other agronomic and meteorological information, this mapping system can determine the amount of carbon being captured in the soil (the basis for a voluntary agricultural carbon trading scheme) and can supply farmers with more locally appropriate advice such as when to apply inputs, in what quantity to apply them, and when to harvest.
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In this video, agriculture research expert Thomas Rosswall discusses how...
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In this video, agriculture research expert Thomas Rosswall discusses how farmers lie at the heart of a climate solution. Thomas Rosswall is Chairman of the CGIAR Challenge Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
Agriculture generally, and farmers especially, are vital to mitigate and adapt to climate change. More than a billion farmers and their families around the world are on the front line of climate change. Their lives and livelihoods are directly affected by its impact, and they are also vital to implementing many of the solutions we need to help delay and deflect it.
Therefore, farmers must be involved in implementing climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. To support them, we must create sound and reliable incentives; we must share knowledge; and we must make adequate tools and technologies accessible to deliver both food and energy security.
Increasing farm productivity in a sustainable way and decreasing waste and losses can significantly mitigate the effects of climate change, prevent deforestation, and protect biodiversity. Adopting proven sustainable agricultural practices reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and enhances the effect of natural carbon sinks. Further research and innovation are essential to invent the necessary adaptation and mitigation solutions.
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FarmingFirst uploaded a new video
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Interview with Thomas Rosswall, Chairman of the CGIAR Challenge Programm...
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Interview with Thomas Rosswall, Chairman of the CGIAR Challenge Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
By 2050, the worlds population is expected to increase from 6 to 9 billion people. Meanwhile, yields from key staple crops are expected to decline, especially in many of the poorest countries, due to climate change.
Agriculture generally, and farmers especially, are vital to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Farmers are willing to play their part by adopting new practices which deliver our growing food needs in a carbon-efficient manner, but they cannot do so without our support.
Many of the solutions for helping farmers address climate change already exist. But we must also use our current field of knowledge as the basis for further research and innovation to invent the necessary adaptation and mitigation solutions for the future.
At this critical and fragile interface of economic markets, our environment and human welfare, science has much to contribute. Let us make good use of it.
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