Toward a protocol for quantifying the greenhouse gas balance and identifying mitigation options in smallholder farming systems

Globally, agriculture is directly responsible for 14% of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and induces an additional 17% through land use change, mostly in developing countries (Vermeulen et al 2012). Agricultural intensification and expansion in these regions is expected to catalyze the most si...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rosenstock, Todd S., Rufino, Mariana C., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: IOP Publishing 2013
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33540
_version_ 1855531508711817216
author Rosenstock, Todd S.
Rufino, Mariana C.
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
author_browse Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Rosenstock, Todd S.
Rufino, Mariana C.
Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
author_facet Rosenstock, Todd S.
Rufino, Mariana C.
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
author_sort Rosenstock, Todd S.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Globally, agriculture is directly responsible for 14% of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and induces an additional 17% through land use change, mostly in developing countries (Vermeulen et al 2012). Agricultural intensification and expansion in these regions is expected to catalyze the most significant relative increases in agricultural GHG emissions over the next decade (Smith et al 2008, Tilman et al 2011). 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 (FAO 2012). One can therefore posit that smallholder farming significantly impacts the GHG balance of these regions today and will continue to do so in the near future.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace33540
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2013
publishDateRange 2013
publishDateSort 2013
publisher IOP Publishing
publisherStr IOP Publishing
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace335402025-11-12T04:28:52Z Toward a protocol for quantifying the greenhouse gas balance and identifying mitigation options in smallholder farming systems Rosenstock, Todd S. Rufino, Mariana C. Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus Wollenberg, Eva Karoline climate change Globally, agriculture is directly responsible for 14% of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and induces an additional 17% through land use change, mostly in developing countries (Vermeulen et al 2012). Agricultural intensification and expansion in these regions is expected to catalyze the most significant relative increases in agricultural GHG emissions over the next decade (Smith et al 2008, Tilman et al 2011). 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 (FAO 2012). One can therefore posit that smallholder farming significantly impacts the GHG balance of these regions today and will continue to do so in the near future. 2013-06-01 2013-08-26T14:23:56Z 2013-08-26T14:23:56Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33540 en Open Access application/pdf IOP Publishing Rosenstock, T.S., Rufino, M.C., Butterbach-Bahl, K. and Wollenberg, E. 2013. Toward a protocol for quantifying the greenhouse gas balance and identifying mitigation options in smallholder farming systems. Environmental Research Letters 8(2): 021003.
spellingShingle climate change
Rosenstock, Todd S.
Rufino, Mariana C.
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
Toward a protocol for quantifying the greenhouse gas balance and identifying mitigation options in smallholder farming systems
title Toward a protocol for quantifying the greenhouse gas balance and identifying mitigation options in smallholder farming systems
title_full Toward a protocol for quantifying the greenhouse gas balance and identifying mitigation options in smallholder farming systems
title_fullStr Toward a protocol for quantifying the greenhouse gas balance and identifying mitigation options in smallholder farming systems
title_full_unstemmed Toward a protocol for quantifying the greenhouse gas balance and identifying mitigation options in smallholder farming systems
title_short Toward a protocol for quantifying the greenhouse gas balance and identifying mitigation options in smallholder farming systems
title_sort toward a protocol for quantifying the greenhouse gas balance and identifying mitigation options in smallholder farming systems
topic climate change
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33540
work_keys_str_mv AT rosenstocktodds towardaprotocolforquantifyingthegreenhousegasbalanceandidentifyingmitigationoptionsinsmallholderfarmingsystems
AT rufinomarianac towardaprotocolforquantifyingthegreenhousegasbalanceandidentifyingmitigationoptionsinsmallholderfarmingsystems
AT butterbachbahlklaus towardaprotocolforquantifyingthegreenhousegasbalanceandidentifyingmitigationoptionsinsmallholderfarmingsystems
AT wollenbergevakaroline towardaprotocolforquantifyingthegreenhousegasbalanceandidentifyingmitigationoptionsinsmallholderfarmingsystems