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My next step is to linking climate change with agriculture in terms of strengthening SDGs.
Any suggestion, topics regarding this burning issues or beyond.
Thank you.
In terms of carbon footprint look to EPA analysis for the United States. Transportation Electricity and Industry comprise about one quarter each with production agriculture and commercial residental being close to one tenth. Agriculture footprint however which many put at 7% does not include the energy cost of food processing and distribution and does not include forestry industry footprint. The ability of cutting agricultural production foot print is large as organic agricultural production system using legumes rather ammoniated fertilizer can half the footprint. In addition while emissions can be significant in agriculture it can have a net positive greenhouse effect when the sequestration to soil over rides the emission cost of the production practices. Because of agricultural and forestry having the ability to both reduce current emissions and to sequester significant amounts of carbon these are particularly important. The improvement of soils in soil organic matter beside counteracting greenhouse gas enrichment in addition the increased soil organic matter allows plants to avoid periodic drought which is an increasing issue in a world experiencing climate change and global warming. Models of greenhouse gas enrichment show the increase in climate variability which would include abnormal heat waves and droughts. Over three quarters of crop insurance out lays are for either drought flooding hail or wind damage. Neither wind nor solar need to conflict with highly productive agriculture in tune and better environmental management.
Since I work in the field of agricultural sciences, one of the important thrusts in our field today is how to exploit the climate resilient features of existing germplasm of crops that we currently cultivate
one of the very ambitious project in this regard is exploiting the traits of CAM plants.
Sustainable Agricultural Goals can focus on the soil where much depletion has occurred. Methods of decreasing erosion and building soil such as utilization of composts are needed as well as goals to decrease reliance on chemical inputs.
Thanks,We need to also accept our traditional knowledge and skills in farming technics by integrating to our new innovation of todays technologies in Agriculture and climate change- local Knowledge .
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