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Too little, too late? Rice production to mitigate climate change in Colombia by Generale, Giovanni

“…This is done analyzing the impact of adoption at the farmer level over several dimensions, such yield, carbon footprint, and production costs implementing an impact evaluation through propensity score matching. …”
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Carbon Critical Masterplanning tool by Prokofiev, Elias

“…A 3D model was built in the tool and the carbon footprint was calculated for a variety of combinations for energy supply to the future area. …”
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Further evidence that gender matters for GHG mitigation in the dairy sector: Analysis of survey data from central Kenya highlights interactive effects of gender and farm management... by Wilkes, Andreas, Wassie, Shimels Eshete, Vorlaufer, Miriam, Odhong’, Charles, Dijk, Suzanne van der

“…One way to reduce the carbon footprint of milk production is to increase productivity: more productive cows use a greater proportion of feed energy and protein intake for milk production than less productive cows. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions on Chinese dairy farms and potential for reduction by Dong, Hongmin, Wei, Sha

“…Regions in south China have the highest carbon footprint, while those in North China have the lowest level. …”
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Huella de Carbono de la cadena de maní de Argentina by Bongiovanni, Rodolfo, Tuninetti, Leticia, Garrido, Guillermo José

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CIAT Fundraising Factsheets: Cocoa in Indonesia by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…These CIAT Fundraising Factsheets provide overviews of the following Cocoa in Indonesia issues: Upscaling Climate-Smart Agriculture; Data to understand adoption of improved cocoa production practices; Exposure maps: Cocoa suitability; Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) and Carbon Insetting; and Understanding carbon footprint and GHG emissions.…”
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Improving legume yield through inoculant technology and partnership by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Grain legumes are particularly attractive to low input systems of agriculture because they take inert nitrogen from the air and (through root nodule bacteria known as rhizobia) transform it into proteins in a process that leaves no carbon footprint. The N2Africa project is delivering inoculant technology to small-scale farmers for enhancing grain legume production and soil fertility in Ethiopia.…”
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Efectividad de la preservación de Guadua angustifolia en el Eje Cafetero colombiano por el método de inmersión-difusión by Morales Pinzón, Tito, Durán, Luisa Fernanda, Alzate, César Andrés

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Estrategias de reducción de la huella de carbono en la producción del grano de cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) para la cooperativa CACAONICA en Waslala, Nicaragua by Poroma Colmena, Daniel

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Identification of beef production farms in the Pampas and Campos area that stand out in economic and environmental performance by Modernel, Pablo, Dogliotti, Santiago, Alvarez, Stéphanie, Corbeels, Marc, Picasso, Valentin, Tittonell, Pablo Adrian, Rossing, Walter A.H.

“…Compared to the values reported for the OECD countries the beef farming systems of the Río de la Plata grasslands region consume less energy and positive deviant farms demonstrated approximately average livestock productivity and carbon footprint. Increasing livestock productivity in the Rio de la Plata grasslands region resulted in a stronger decline of the carbon footprint without compromising the current negligible levels of fossil fuel energy use. …”
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Realising climate gains from smallholder chicken farming in Africa by Zewdie, Yihenew, Dessie, Tadelle

“…Chickens are among the few domestic animals that have a low environmental impact and carbon footprint, and research is moving forward to develop climate-smart poultry production for African smallholders.…”
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CCAFS project low emissions development of the Chinese dairy sector by Vries, Marion de, Zijlstra, Jelle

“…Part of the Carbon Footprint Assessment and Mitigation Options of Dairy under Chinese Conditions Project. …”
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Oat–Field Pea Intercropping for Sustainable Oat Production: Effect on Yield, Nutritive Value and Environmental Impact by Tamiru, Metekia, Alkhtib, Ashraf, Belachew, Basha, Demeke, Solomon, Worku, Zemene, Wamatu, Jane, Burton, Emily

“…Intercropping with field pea significantly reduced the carbon footprint, acidification, eutrophication, and human toxicity footprint compared to the control groups. …”
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Karnataka’s smart, new solar pump policy for irrigation by Shah, Tushaar, Verma, S., Durga, N.

“…Doing so can reduce pressure on aquifers, cut the subsidy burden on electricity companies, reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture and improve farm incomes. …”
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Examples of mitigation strategies in the Dutch dairy sector by Vries, Marion de

“…"Examples of mitigation strategies in the Dutch dairy sector," presented by Marion de Vries (Wageningen UR) at the CCAFS project meeting with CAAS, CAU & WUR in Beijing, January 15th 2019. Part of the Carbon Footprint Assessment and Mitigation Options of Dairy under Chinese Conditions Project. …”
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Are citizens' juries perceived to be legitimate? New survey examines public perception in Colombia by Citizens' Juries in Bogotá

“…This collaboration between the University of Marburg, the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Cali, focused on important issues related to mitigating carbon footprint in food systems and reversing deforestation in the Colombian Amazon. …”
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Solar power as remunerative crop by Shah, Tushaar, Durga, Neha, Verma, Shilp, Rathod, Rahul

“…We argue that SPaRC presents the best chance of taming western India's groundwater anarchy, of improving the finances of power distribuon companies, of curtailing the carbon footprint of our agriculture and of creang a new, risk-free source of serious cash income for India's farmers.…”
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Promoting solar power as a remunerative crop by Shah, Tushaar, Durga, N., Rai, Gyan Prakash, Verma, S., Rathod, R.

“…When compared to other models promoting solar irrigation in the country, the SPaRC model, which has successfully completed one year in Dhundi, offers multiple benefi ts across-the-board: it will control groundwater overexploitation, reduce the subsidy burden on DISCOMs, curtail carbon footprint of agriculture, and help double farmer incomes.…”
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La huella de carbono de la producción agrícola del brote de té certificado en Argentina by Lysiak, Emiliano

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The Boma: Animal-source foods for people and the planet by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Award-winning holistic farmer Emma Naluyima explains how integrated farming techniques can reduce the carbon footprint of livestock farming, and gives her vision for how children can become responsible global citizens of the future. …”
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