A recent report by the Worldwatch Institute covering climate change through food and land use, suggests that agriculture can play a big part in any solution to global warming.
In a summary of the report, the authors describe:
More than 30 percent of all greenhouse gas emission arise from the land use sector. Thus, no strategy for
Livestock is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, especially in New Zealand.
A compound developed by Lincoln University scientists, when applied to urine patches in pastures, helps prevent the formation of these gases and nutrient leaching. Keeping nutrients in the soil improves pasture growth and provides an inexpensive form of additional feed.
The product is
Biotech crops, such as more nitrogen efficient crops, can help preserve water resources by increasing nutrient efficiency and limiting run-offs.
Most plants use less than half of the nitrogen applied to them through fertilizers. Increasing the nitrogen efficiency in a plant allows farmers to use less fertilizer, which in turns reduces the risk of leaching.
Furthermore, unused
