Reducing Carbon Footprint of Agriculture—Can Organic Farming Help to Mitigate Climate Change?
In the face of a changing climate, intensive efforts are needed for limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 °C. Agricultural production has the potential to play an important role in mitigating climate change. It is necessary to optimize all of the agricultural practices that have high level...
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| description | In the face of a changing climate, intensive efforts are needed for limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 °C. Agricultural production has the potential to play an important role in mitigating climate change. It is necessary to optimize all of the agricultural practices that have high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Among the plant production processes, mineral fertilization is of the greatest importance in the formation of the carbon footprint (CF) of crops. There are many possibilities for reducing GHG emissions from the application of fertilizers. Further benefits in reducing the CF can be obtained through combining tillage treatments, reduced and no-till technologies, and the cultivation of catch crops and leguminous plants. Organic farming has the potential for reducing GHG emissions and improving organic carbon sequestration. This system eliminates synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and thus could lower global agricultural GHG emissions. Organic farming could result in a higher soil organic carbon content compared to non-organic systems. When used together with other environmentally friendly farming practices, significant reductions of GHG emissions can be achieved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c77eabab3bc54ee6aed6b9ef40652dd12023-11-23T14:33:03ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722022-09-01129138310.3390/agriculture12091383Reducing Carbon Footprint of Agriculture—Can Organic Farming Help to Mitigate Climate Change?Małgorzata Holka0Jolanta Kowalska1Magdalena Jakubowska2Department of Organic Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Institute of Plant Protection—National Research Institute, Władysława Węgorka 20, 60-318 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Organic Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Institute of Plant Protection—National Research Institute, Władysława Węgorka 20, 60-318 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Monitoring and Signalling of Agrophages, Institute of Plant Protection—National Research Institute, Władysława Węgorka 20, 60-318 Poznań, PolandIn the face of a changing climate, intensive efforts are needed for limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 °C. Agricultural production has the potential to play an important role in mitigating climate change. It is necessary to optimize all of the agricultural practices that have high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Among the plant production processes, mineral fertilization is of the greatest importance in the formation of the carbon footprint (CF) of crops. There are many possibilities for reducing GHG emissions from the application of fertilizers. Further benefits in reducing the CF can be obtained through combining tillage treatments, reduced and no-till technologies, and the cultivation of catch crops and leguminous plants. Organic farming has the potential for reducing GHG emissions and improving organic carbon sequestration. This system eliminates synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and thus could lower global agricultural GHG emissions. Organic farming could result in a higher soil organic carbon content compared to non-organic systems. When used together with other environmentally friendly farming practices, significant reductions of GHG emissions can be achieved.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/9/1383plant production systemsenvironmental effectsgreenhouse gas emissionslife cycle assessment |
| spellingShingle | Małgorzata Holka Jolanta Kowalska Magdalena Jakubowska Reducing Carbon Footprint of Agriculture—Can Organic Farming Help to Mitigate Climate Change? Agriculture plant production systems environmental effects greenhouse gas emissions life cycle assessment |
| title | Reducing Carbon Footprint of Agriculture—Can Organic Farming Help to Mitigate Climate Change? |
| title_full | Reducing Carbon Footprint of Agriculture—Can Organic Farming Help to Mitigate Climate Change? |
| title_fullStr | Reducing Carbon Footprint of Agriculture—Can Organic Farming Help to Mitigate Climate Change? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reducing Carbon Footprint of Agriculture—Can Organic Farming Help to Mitigate Climate Change? |
| title_short | Reducing Carbon Footprint of Agriculture—Can Organic Farming Help to Mitigate Climate Change? |
| title_sort | reducing carbon footprint of agriculture can organic farming help to mitigate climate change |
| topic | plant production systems environmental effects greenhouse gas emissions life cycle assessment |
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