At the Hague conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, Farming First held a side event ‘Best practices in agricultural value chains’, where spokespeople presented examples of initiatives that aim to increase resilience and productivity at different points in the value chain.
Carbon standards
Thom Achterbosch from the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council spoke
At the Hague conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, Farming First held a side event ‘Best practices in agricultural value chains’, where spokespeople presented examples of initiatives that aim to increase resilience and productivity at different points in the value chain.
NERP
Clyde Graham from the Canadian Fertilizer Institute introduced the Nitrous Oxide
The Indian Farm Forestry Development Cooperative (IFFDC) was established in 1993 to scale up eco-restoration and wastelands development efforts, predominantly afforestation, in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The initial activity was launched further back in 1986 by the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO).
The mission of the cooperative is “to enhance
Madagascar is a country rich in biodiversity, but deforestation, land degradation and the effects of climate change are ravaging the nation’s natural resources. It is estimated that 20% of the island is already affected by desertification.
Eighty-five percent of the Malagasy population practice subsistence farming. More than eighty percent of the population survives on less than
In the UK, farmers and growers are exploring how agriculture can better contribute to combating climate change. According to a National Farmers Union (NFU) case study, farming and forestry account for about 7% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Ninety million tonnes of agricultural organic material, such as manure, are produced per year,
In the Netherlands, agriculture is a major economic sector. The effects of climate change in the Netherlands may cause a rise in temperature and a higher CO2 concentration, which would result in higher yields. However, climate change also poses serious threats. To anticipate the effects of a changing climate and limit the risks, whilst maximising
